мана

See also: маня and Appendix:Variations of "mana"

Chuvash

Pronoun

мана • (mana)

1. dative/accusative of эпӗ (ep̬ĕ)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmana]
• Rhymes: -ana

Noun

мана • (mana) f

1. flaw, fault

Declension

Declension of мана

	singular	plural
indefinite	мана (mana)	мани (mani)
definite unspecified	маната (manata)	маните (manite)
definite proximal	манава (manava)	маниве (manive)
definite distal	манана (manana)	манине (manine)
vocative	мано (mano)	мани (mani)

Alternative forms

• маана (maana)

Mariupol Greek

Etymology 1

Originally baby talk. Cognate with Greek μάνα (mána).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmänɐ]
• Hyphenation: ма‧на

Noun

ма́на • (mána) f

1. mum, mummy

Declension

Declension of ма́на
	singular	plural
nominative	ма́на (mána)	ма́ныс (mánys)
oblique	ма́на (mána)	ма́ныс (mánys)
*) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.

Etymology 2

A wanderwort, originally from Ottoman Turkish بهانه.

Related to Serbo-Croatian ма́на, Macedonian мана (mana) and Urum мана, all borrowed from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈnä]

Noun

мана́ • (maná) n

1. fault, blame

Declension

Declension of мана́
	singular	plural
nominative	мана́ (maná)	мана́я (manája)
oblique	мана́ (maná)	мана́яс (manájas)
*) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.

References

• T. N. Chernysheva, editor (1859), “ма́на”, in Греческий глосарий Ф. А. Хартахая [The Greek glossary of F. A. Xartaxay], published 1959
• A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “ма́на”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN
• G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса‎^[2], Donetsk, page 81

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From a dialectal vulgarism of Ottoman Turkish بهانه (bahane), either in the form of "mahane" or "mana", 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

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