ماں

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit माता (mātā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /mä̃ː/
• Rhymes: -ä̃ː

Noun

ماں • (māṉ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਾਂ)

1. mum, mom

References

• “ماں”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸 (mādā), from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr. Doublet of ماتا (mātā) and مادَر (mādar). Compare Punjabi ਮਾਂ (mā̃)/ماں (māṉ), Sindhi ماء (māʾu), Bengali মা (ma), Gujarati મા (mā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mɑ̃ː/

Noun

ماں • (mā̃) f (Hindi spelling माँ)

1. mother

   Synonyms: (formal) مادَر (mādar), (formal) والِدَہ (vālida), (informal) اَمّا (ammā)

Declension

Declension of ماں
	singular	plural
direct	ماں (mā̃)	مائیں (māẽ)
oblique	ماں (mā̃)	ماؤں (māõ)
vocative	ماں (mā̃)	ماؤں (māõ)