नाम

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See also: नम, नम्, and नामी

Angika

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit नाम (nā́ma).

Noun

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नाम (nām)

  1. name

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɑːm/, [nä̃ːm]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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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

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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

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  • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नाम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  • “नाम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], 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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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

References

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  • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎[1]

Kurukh

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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नाम (nām)

  1. we (inclusive)
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  • एम (em, “we (exclusive)”)

References

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  • Hahn, Ferb (1903) “नाम”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary‎[2], Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta

Marathi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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नाम • (nām) n

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

Declension

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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 ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

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References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नाम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • 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 [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “नाम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Nepali

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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नाम • (nām)

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

Further reading

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  • “नाम”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[3], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “नाम”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

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Noun

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नाम n

  1. Devanagari script form of nāma (“name”)
    • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎[4], 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]‎[5], 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

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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

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Noun

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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

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Etymology

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Noun

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नाम (namʌ)

  1. sun
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