अनमना (anamnaa)
adjective
A single-sense adjective describing a listless, half-hearted, or reluctant state of mind -- someone whose heart just isn't in what they're doing.
Sense
1
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listless, half-hearted, reluctant, in low spirits
adjective Often paired with मन (man, 'mind/heart') in phrasing like मन अनमना होना (man anamnaa honaa, 'to feel listless/out of sorts'), since the word itself is built from मन (man) plus a negating/altering prefix.
Synonyms: उदास (udaas, sad/gloomy rather than reluctant), बेदिल (bedil, half-hearted), अनिच्छुक (anichchhuk, unwilling), खिन्न (khinn, glum)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this word most often describing a child who's sulking over food, or an employee dragging their feet through a task they don't want to do -- it's that specific flavor of low-energy reluctance, not deep sadness. It pairs naturally with the dative-subject-style constructions you already know from लगना (lagnaa), since Hindi tends to locate this kind of mood in मन (man) or दिल (dil) rather than in the person as a direct actor.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for उदास (udaas) when they mean अनमना (anamnaa) -- उदास (udaas) is sadness or gloom, while अनमना (anamnaa) is more about a lack of enthusiasm or will, like doing something without your heart in it. 2) It's frequently used with दिल (dil) or मन (man) as the grammatical subject rather than the person directly, e.g. उसका मन अनमना था (uskaa man anamnaa thaa, 'his mind was listless') -- learners sometimes force the person as subject instead.
Sample Sentences:
आज सुबह से मेरा मन बड़ा अनमना है।
Since this morning my mind has been quite listless.
(aaj subah se meraa man badaa anamnaa hai।)
बच्चा खाना देखकर अनमना सा हो गया।
The child became a bit sulky and reluctant on seeing the food.
(bachchaa khaanaa dekhkar anamnaa saa ho gayaa।)
वह दफ्तर में अनमने ढंग से काम कर रहा था।
He was working half-heartedly at the office.
(vah daphtar men anamne dhang se kaam kar rahaa thaa।)
तुम इतने अनमने क्यों लग रहे हो, तबीयत तो ठीक है?
Why do you seem so listless -- are you feeling okay?
(tum itne anamne kyon lag rahe ho, tabiiyat to thiik hai?)
अगर तुम्हारा मन अनमना है तो आज मत आओ, कल कर लेंगे।
If you're feeling reluctant, don't come today, we'll do it tomorrow.
(agar tumhaaraa man anamnaa hai to aaj mat aao, kal kar lenge।)
काश वह इतना अनमना न रहता, तो काम जल्दी हो जाता।
If only he hadn't been so listless, the work would have gotten done sooner.
(kaash vah itnaa anamnaa n rahtaa, to kaam jaldii ho jaataa।)
बेटा, इतना अनमना मत बैठ, कुछ खा ले।
Son, don't sit around so sulky, eat something.
(betaa, itnaa anamnaa mat baith, kuchh khaa le।)
शायद उसका मन किसी बात से अनमना हो गया हो।
Perhaps something has made her feel low and withdrawn.
(shaayad uskaa man kisii baat se anamnaa ho gayaa ho।)
उसका जवाब अनमने स्वर में दिया गया था।
Her reply was given in a listless, reluctant tone.
(uskaa javaab anamne svar men diyaa gayaa thaa।)
पूरी शाम वह चुपचाप अनमना बैठा रहा।
He sat there quietly and listlessly the whole evening.
(poorii shaam vah chupchaap anamnaa baithaa rahaa।)
Morphology
Adjective (variable)
(sg.m):
अनमना
(anamnaa)
(pl.m):
अनमने
(anamne)
(sg.f):
अनमनी
(anamnii)
(pl.f):
अनमनी
(anamnii)