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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نم (nam).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nəm/,
Adjective
नम • (nam) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نم)
- moist
- damp
- wet
Noun
नम • (nam) f (Urdu spelling نم)
- moisture
- humidity
- dew
Declension
Declension of नम (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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नम
nam
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नमें
namẽ
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| oblique
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नम
nam
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नमों
namõ
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| vocative
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नम
nam
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नमो
namo
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References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “नम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- nama (Latin script)
- 𑀦𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- নম (Bengali script)
- නම (Sinhalese script)
- နမ or ၼမ (Burmese script)
- นม or นะมะ (Thai script)
- ᨶᨾ (Tai Tham script)
- ນມ or ນະມະ (Lao script)
- នម (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄟 (Chakma script)
Verb
नम
- Devanagari script form of nama, which is second-person singular imperative active of नमति (namati, “to bend”)