𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *mányuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mányuš, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“think, mind”). Cognate with Sanskrit मनस् (manas)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmai̯nʲii̯u/

Noun

𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 • (maⁱniiu) m

1. spirit (inperceptible intelligent being)

Declension

Declension of 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (YAv, masculine u-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬱 (mainiiuš)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (mainiiu)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬋 (mainiiauuō)
vocative	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬋 (mainiiō)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (mainiiu)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬋 (mainiiauuō)
accusative	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬨 (mainiium)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (mainiiu)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬱 (mainiiuš)
instrumental	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (mainiiu)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬀 (mainiiubiia)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬠𐬌𐬱 (mainiiubiš)
dative	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬊𐬈 (mainiiaoe)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬀 (mainiiubiia)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋 (mainiiubiiō)
ablative	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬊𐬝 (mainiiaot̰)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬀 (mainiiubiia)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋 (mainiiubiiō)
genitive	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬊𐬱 (mainiiaoš)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬃 (mainiiuuā̊)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬥𐬄𐬨 (mainiiunąm)
locative	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬋 (mainiiuuō)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬋 (mainiiuuō)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬱𐬎 (mainiiušu)

Declension of 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 (OAv, masculine u-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬱 (mainiiuš)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬏 (mainiiū)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬋 (mainiiauuō)
vocative	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬋 (mainiiō)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬏 (mainiiū)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬋 (mainiiauuō)
accusative	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬏𐬨 (mainiiūm)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬏 (mainiiū)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬏𐬱 (mainiiūš)
instrumental	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬏 / 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬁 (mainiiū / mainiiuuā)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬁 (mainiiubiiā)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬠𐬍𐬱 (mainiiubīš)
dative	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬉 / 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬌𐬌𐬉 (mainiiauuē / mainiiuiiē)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬁 (mainiiubiiā)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋 (mainiiubiiō)
ablative	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬇𐬎𐬱 (mainiiə̄uš)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬁 (mainiiubiiā)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬠𐬌𐬌𐬋 (mainiiubiiō)
genitive	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬇𐬎𐬱 (mainiiə̄uš)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬃‎ (mainiiuuā̊‎)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬥𐬄𐬨 (mainiiunąm)
locative	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬋 / 𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬎 (mainiiaō / mainiiāu)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬋 (mainiiuuō)	𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎𐬱𐬏 (mainiiušū)