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Angika
Etymology
From Sanskrit नाम (nā́ma).
Noun
नाम (nām)
- 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/,
Noun
नाम • (nām) m (Urdu spelling نام)
- name
- मेरा नाम विनोद है। ― merā nām vinod hai. ― My name is Vinod.
- name, fame, reputation
उसका नाम सारे देश में फैल गया।- uskā nām sāre deś mẽ phail gayā.
- His fame spread all over the country.
- (Hinduism) the divine name
Declension
Declension of नाम (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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नाम nām
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नाम nām
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oblique
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नाम nām
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नामों nāmõ
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vocative
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नाम nām
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नामो nāmo
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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)
- name
- (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)
- 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
- 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)
- name
- Synonym: नाउँ (nāũ)
- fame, reputation
- (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
- nāma (Latin script)
- 𑀦𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- নাম (Bengali script)
- නාම (Sinhalese script)
- နာမ or ၼႃမ (Burmese script)
- นาม or นามะ (Thai script)
- ᨶᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
- ນາມ or ນາມະ (Lao script)
- នាម (Khmer script)
- 𑄚𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)
Noun
नाम n
- 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)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- নাম (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬵᬫ (Balinese script)
- নাম (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰯𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- နာမ (Burmese script)
- નામ (Gujarati script)
- ਨਾਮ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌾𑌮 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦴꦩ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂰𑂧 (Kaithi script)
- ನಾಮ (Kannada script)
- នាម (Khmer script)
- ນາມ (Lao script)
- നാമ (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᠠ᠊ᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘰𑘦 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠᢗᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧑𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐵𑐩 (Newa script)
- ନାମ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢵꢪ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆳𑆩 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖯𑖦 (Siddham script)
- නාම (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩛𑩴 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚭𑚢 (Takri script)
- நாம (Tamil script)
- నామ (Telugu script)
- นาม (Thai script)
- ནཱ་མ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒰𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨊𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
Noun
नाम • (nā́ma) n
- nominative singular of नामन् (nā́man)
- vocative singular of नामन् (nā́man)
- accusative singular of नामन् (nā́man)
- Combining form of नामन् (nā́man)
Yakkha
Etymology
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Noun
नाम (namʌ)
- sun