мана

мана

See also: маня

Chuvash

Pronoun

мана • (mana)

1. dative/accusative of эпӗ (ep̬ĕ)

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmana]
• Rhymes: -ana

Noun

мана • (mana) f

1. flaw, fault

Declension

Declension of мана

	singular	plural
indefinite	мана	мани
definite unspecified	маната	маните
definite proximal	манава	маниве
definite distal	манана	манине
vocative	мано	мани

Alternative forms

• маана (maana)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From a dialectal vulgarism of Ottoman Turkish بهانه‎ (bahane), either in the form of "mahane" or "mana"[1], from Persian بهانه‎ (bahâne, “excuse”). Related to Macedonian маана (maana), Bulgarian махана (mahana), Albanian mahanë - all borrowed from Ottoman Turkish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǎːna/
• Hyphenation: ма‧на
• Rhymes: -ǎːna

Noun

ма́на f (Latin spelling mána)

1. fault, defect, shortcoming

Declension

Declension of мана

	singular	plural
nominative	мана	мане
genitive	мане	мана
dative	мани	манама
accusative	ману	мане
vocative	мано	мане
locative	мани	манама
instrumental	маном	манама

References

1. Redhouse, James W. (1890), “بهانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 415

Etymology 2

From Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן‎ (mān, “'manna”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâna/
• Hyphenation: ма‧на

Noun

ма̏на f (Latin spelling mȁna)

1. manna

Declension

Declension of мана

	singular	plural
nominative	мана	мане
genitive	мане	мана
dative	мани	манама
accusative	ману	мане
vocative	мано	мане
locative	мани	манама
instrumental	маном	манама

Etymology 3

From English mana, itself from a Polynesian source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâna/
• Hyphenation: ма‧на

Noun

ма̏на f (Latin spelling mȁna)

1. mana

Declension

Declension of мана

	singular	plural
nominative	мана	мане
genitive	мане	мана
dative	мани	манама
accusative	ману	мане
vocative	мано	мане
locative	мани	манама
instrumental	маном	манама