நமன்

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Tamil

Etymology

From Sanskrit यम (yama). Cognate with Malayalam ഞെമൻ (ñemaṉ). Doublet of ஞமன் (ñamaṉ), யமன் (yamaṉ), and எமன் (emaṉ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪ɐmɐn/
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Proper noun

நமன் (namaṉ) (literary)

  1. Yama, the god of Justice
    நாமார்க்குங் குடியல்லோம் நமனை யஞ்சோம்.
    nāmārkkuṅ kuṭiyallōm namaṉai yañcōm.
    None other do we serve, nor do we fear Yama.
    (Thevaram, The Sixth Tirumurai)
    Synonym: எமதர்மன் (ematarmaṉ)

Declension

ṉ-stem declension of நமன் (namaṉ) (singular only)
Singular Plural
Nominative நமன்
namaṉ
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Vocative நமனே
namaṉē
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Accusative நமனை
namaṉai
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Dative நமனுக்கு
namaṉukku
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Genitive நமனுடைய
namaṉuṭaiya
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Singular Plural
Nominative நமன்
namaṉ
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Vocative நமனே
namaṉē
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Accusative நமனை
namaṉai
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Dative நமனுக்கு
namaṉukku
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Benefactive நமனுக்காக
namaṉukkāka
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Genitive 1 நமனுடைய
namaṉuṭaiya
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Genitive 2 நமனின்
namaṉiṉ
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Locative 1 நமனில்
namaṉil
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Locative 2 நமனிடம்
namaṉiṭam
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Sociative 1 நமனோடு
namaṉōṭu
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Sociative 2 நமனுடன்
namaṉuṭaṉ
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Instrumental நமனால்
namaṉāl
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Ablative நமனிலிருந்து
namaṉiliruntu
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