Contionary:manta

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Siwa

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

manta anim or inan (marked mantaka or manųa)

  1. world, earth, land
Inflection
manta — inanimate noun, a-declension
Unmarked
agentive/dative
Marked
patientive/genitive
Locative
inessive illative elative adessive allative ablative
manta mantaka mantakia mantakita mantakika mantakima mantakibma mantakiska
manta — animate noun
  Unmarked
agentive/dative
Marked
patientive/genitive
singular manta manųa
plural mantagi manųagi

Etymology 2

Verb

mant‧a (agentive transitive, infinitive mantami, past mantia)

  1. to take, to receive, to accept
    Aksa muontu męrana ỉstodi tatamantami
    It was not a difficult decision to accept the gift.
  2. to host

Etymology 3

Verb

manta

  1. infinitive of mani