ނަން

Dhivehi

Etymology

PIE word
*h₁nómn̥

Inherited from Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man). Cognate with Sinhalese නම (nama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nan/

Noun

ނަން • (nan̊) (plural ނަންތައް)

1. name
2. appellation
3. (grammar) noun

References

• Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000), “ނަން”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nāˊman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press