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