नामन्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HnaHman- (compare Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥 (nāman-), Old Persian 𐎴𐎠𐎶 (nāma)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nḗh₃mn̥ (“name”). Further cognates include Hittite 𒆷𒀀𒈠𒀭 (lāman), Ancient Greek ὄνομα (onoma), Latin nōmen, Tocharian A ñom, and Old English nama (English name).

Noun

नामन् (nā́man) n

1. a characteristic mark or sign, form, nature, kind, manner
2. name, appellation

   (with √kṛ or √vi-dhā) — to call by a name

3. personal name (as opposed to गोत्रे (gotre, “family name”); compare नामगोत्र (nāma-gotra))
4. merely the name (as opposed to reality; compare नामधारक (nāma-dhāraka), नाममात्र (nāma-mātra), नामशेष (nāma-śeṣa) etc.)
5. (grammar) a noun (as opposed to a verb)
6. substance, essence (in the mīmāṃsā philosophy opposed to guṇa, accidental quality)
7. a good or great name, renown, fame (only at the end of a compound; compare श्वनामन् (śva-nāman), सुमन्तुनामन् (sumántu-nāman))
8. water

Descendants

Ambonese Malay: nama Bengali: নাম (nam) Gujarati: નામ (nām) Hindi: नाम (nām) Indonesian: nama Kannada: ನಾಮ (nāma)

Lao: ນາມ (naam) Malay: nama Marathi: नाम (nām) Panjabi: ਨਾਮ (nām) Thai: นาม (nām) Urdu: نام (nām)

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0536