नाम

See also: नम, नम्, and नामी

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *nā́man, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́man- (compare Persian نام‏ (nâm)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). Compare Greek όνομα (ónoma), Italian nome, Tocharian A ñom, Armenian անուն (anun), and English name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naːm/

Noun

नाम • (nām) m (Urdu spelling نام‏)

1. name

   मेरा नाम विनोद है।

   merā nām vinod hai.

   My name is Vinod.

   यह उसका असली नाम नहीं है।

   yah uskā aslī nām nahī̃ hai.

   This is not his real name.

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

Declension of नाम
	singular	plural
direct	नाम (nām)	नाम (nām)
oblique	नाम (nām)	नामों (nāmõ)
vocative	नाम (nām)	नामो (nāmo)

References

• 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, page 553

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Marathi

Noun

नाम • (nām) ?

1. name

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Nepali

Noun

नाम • (nām)

1. name