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) IPA(key): /nɑːm/,
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

नाम (nāmm (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

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)
  • 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 (nāmn

  1. (grammar) noun
  2. (dated) name

Declension

Declension of नाम (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
नाम
nām
direct
plural
नामे, नामं
nāme, nāma
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
नाम
nām
नामे, नामं
nāme, nāma
oblique
सामान्यरूप
नामा
nāmā
नामां-
nāmān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
नामाला
nāmālā
नामांना
nāmānnā
ergative नामाने, नामानं
nāmāne, nāmāna
नामांनी
nāmānnī
instrumental नामाशी
nāmāśī
नामांशी
nāmānśī
locative
सप्तमी
नामात
nāmāt
नामांत
nāmāt
vocative
संबोधन
नामा
nāmā
नामांनो
nāmānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of नाम (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
नामाचा
nāmāċā
नामाचे
nāmāċe
नामाची
nāmācī
नामाच्या
nāmācā
नामाचे, नामाचं
nāmāċe, nāmāċa
नामाची
nāmācī
नामाच्या
nāmācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
नामांचा
nāmānċā
नामांचे
nāmānċe
नामांची
nāmāñcī
नामांच्या
nāmāncā
नामांचे, नामांचं
nāmānċe, nāmānċa
नामांची
nāmāñcī
नामांच्या
nāmāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नाम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नाम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “नाम”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “नाम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

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) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “नाम”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

नाम n

  1. Devanagari script form of nāma (name)
    • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎ (overall work in Pali), 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]‎ (overall work in Pali), 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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Noun

नाम (nā́man

  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