नाम

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See also: नम, नम्, and नामी

Angika

Etymology

From Sanskrit नाम (nā́ma).

Noun

नाम (nām)

  1. name

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit नाम (nā́ma). Also influenced by Classical Persian نام (nām). Cognate of English name.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑːm/,
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Noun

नाम • (nām) m (Urdu spelling نام)

  1. name
    मेरा नाम विनोद है। ― merā nām vinod hai. ― My name is Vinod.
  2. name, fame, reputation
    उसका नाम सारे देश में फैल गया।
    uskā nām sāre deś mẽ phail gayā.
    His fame spread all over the country.
  3. (Hinduism) the divine name

Declension

Declension of नाम (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct नाम
nām 		नाम
nām
oblique नाम
nām 		नामों
nāmõ
vocative नाम
nām 		नामो
nāmo

Further reading

  • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नाम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  • “नाम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • S. W. Fallon (1879) “नाम”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “नाम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “नाम”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नाम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नाम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नाम (nāma). Doublet of नांव (nāuva).

Pronunciation

Noun

नाम • (nām) (Latin script nam, Kannada script ನಾಮ್)

  1. name
  2. (grammar) noun
    Synonym: संज्ञा (sañjñā)

References

  • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎

Kurukh

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ñām. Cognate to Tamil நாம் (nām), Malayalam നാം (nāṁ), and Kannada ನಾವು (nāvu).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

नाम (nām)

  1. we (inclusive)

Related terms

  • एम (em, “we (exclusive)”)

References

  • Hahn, Ferb (1903) “नाम”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary‎, Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नाम (nā́ma). Doublet of नाव (nāv).

Pronunciation

Noun

नाम • (nām) n

  1. name

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नाम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “नाम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नाम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नाम (nā́ma). Doublet of नाउँ (nāũ).

Pronunciation

Noun

नाम • (nām)

  1. name
    Synonym: नाउँ (nāũ)
  2. fame, reputation
  3. (grammar) noun

Further reading

  • “नाम”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “नाम”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Noun

नाम n

  1. Devanagari script form of nāma (“name”)
    • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎, page 2; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
      तत्थ अक्खरेसु अकारादीसु ओदन्ता अत्थ सरा नाम होन्ति।
      Tattha akkharesu akārādīsu odantā aṭṭha sarā nāma honti.
      There amongst the letters are eight vowels, namely starting with 'a' and ending with 'o'
    • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎, page 252; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
      नामम्हि पयुज्जमानेपि अप्पयुज्ज्मानेपि तुल्याधिकरणे पठमो पुरिसो होति।
      Nāmamhi payujjamānepi appayujjamānepi tulyādhikaraṇe paṭhamo puriso hoti.
      The third person is used when in agreement with a noun be it expressed or unexpressed.

Declension

Declension table of "नाम" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)नामं (nāmaṃ)नामानि (nāmāni)
Accusative (second)नामं (nāmaṃ) or नाम (nāma)नामानि (nāmāni)
Instrumental (third)नामेन (nāmena)नामेहि (nāmehi) or नामेभि (nāmebhi)
Dative (fourth)नामस्स (nāmassa) or नामाय (nāmāya) or नामत्थं (nāmatthaṃ)नामानं (nāmānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)नामस्मा (nāmasmā) or नामम्हा (nāmamhā) or नामा (nāmā)नामेहि (nāmehi) or नामेभि (nāmebhi)
Genitive (sixth)नामस्स (nāmassa)नामानं (nāmānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)नामस्मिं (nāmasmiṃ) or नामम्हि (nāmamhi) or नामे (nāme)नामेसु (nāmesu)
Vocative (calling)नाम (nāma)नामानि (nāmāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

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Pronunciation

Noun

नाम • (nā́ma) n

  1. nominative singular of नामन् (nā́man)
  2. vocative singular of नामन् (nā́man)
  3. accusative singular of नामन् (nā́man)
  4. Combining form of नामन् (nā́man)

Yakkha

Etymology

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Noun

नाम (namʌ)

  1. sun
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