नामन्

See also: निम्न

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬦᬵᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
• নামন্ (Assamese script)
• নামন্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰯𑰦𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀸𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
• નામન્ (Gujarati script)
• ਨਾਮਨੑ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦤꦴꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
• នាមន៑ (Khmer script)
• ನಾಮೝ (Kannada script)
• ນາມນ຺ (Lao script)
• നാമന് (Malayalam script)
• 𑘡𑘰𑘦𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠠᢗᠮᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
• ᠨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠮᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
• နာမန် (Burmese script)
• 𑧁𑧑𑧆𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐵𑐩𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
• ନାମନ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢵꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆳𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖯𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
• නාමන් (Sinhalese script)
• நாமந் (Tamil script)
• నామౝ (Telugu script)
• นามนฺ (Thai script)
• ནཱ་མ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒰𑒧𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Cognate with Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Latin nōmen, Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥‎ (nāman), Proto-Slavic *jьmę, Old Persian 𐎴𐎠𐎶 (n-a-m /⁠nāma⁠/) (whence Persian نام‎ (nâm)), Hittite 𒆷𒀀𒈠𒀭 (lāman), Old English nama (whence English name).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɑ́ː.mɐn/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ɑː.mɐn̪/

Noun

नामन् • (nā́man) root form, n

1. name, personal name, appellation

   नाम अधात् ― nā́ma ádhāt ― he gave a name

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

2. a characteristic mark or sign, form, nature, kind, manner
3. merely the name (as opposed to reality; compare नामधारक (nāmadhāraka), नाममात्र (nāmamātra), नामशेष (nāmaśeṣa) etc.)
4. (grammar) a noun (as opposed to a verb)
5. substance, essence (in the mīmāṃsā philosophy opposed to guṇa, accidental quality)
6. a good or great name, renown, fame (only at the end of a compound; compare श्वनामन् (śvanāman), सुमन्तुनामन् (sumantunāman))

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of नामन् (nā́man)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नाम nā́ma	नाम्नी / नामनी nā́mnī / nā́manī	नामानि nā́māni
Vocative	नामन् / नाम nā́man / nā́ma	नाम्नी / नामनी nā́mnī / nā́manī	नामानि nā́māni
Accusative	नाम nā́ma	नाम्नी / नामनी nā́mnī / nā́manī	नामानि nā́māni
Instrumental	नाम्ना nā́mnā	नामभ्याम् nā́mabhyām	नामभिः nā́mabhiḥ
Dative	नाम्ने nā́mne	नामभ्याम् nā́mabhyām	नामभ्यः nā́mabhyaḥ
Ablative	नाम्नः nā́mnaḥ	नामभ्याम् nā́mabhyām	नामभ्यः nā́mabhyaḥ
Genitive	नाम्नः nā́mnaḥ	नाम्नोः nā́mnoḥ	नाम्नाम् nā́mnām
Locative	नाम्नि / नामनि nā́mni / nā́mani	नाम्नोः nā́mnoḥ	नामसु nā́masu

Borrowed terms

• → Khmer: នាម (niəm)
• → Kannada: ನಾಮ (nāma)
• → Old Marathi:

  Modi script: 𑘡𑘰𑘦 (nāma)

  Devanagari script: नाम (nāma)

  • → Marathi: नाम (nām)
• → Malay: nama
  • Ambonese Malay: nama
  • Indonesian: nama
• → Proto-Southwestern Tai:
  • Lao: ນາມ (nām)
  • Lü: ᦓᦱᧄ (naam)
  • Thai: นาม (naam)
• → Telugu: నామము (nāmamu)
• → Tulu: ನಾಮ (nāma)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀫 (ṇāma)
  • Awadhi: नाउँ (nāũ)
• Dardic:
  • Dameli: [script needed] (nam)
  • Domaaki: [script needed] (nōm)
  • Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (nam)
  • Indus Kohistani: [script needed] (nã̄)
  • Kalami: [script needed] (nām)
  • Kalasha: نوم‎ (nom)
  • Kashmiri: ناو‎ (nāv)
  • Khowar: [script needed] (nam)
  • Kohistani Shina: [script needed] (nōm)
  • Northeast Pashayi: [script needed] (nōm)
  • Northwest Pashayi: [script needed] (nām)
  • Phalura: [script needed] (nō̃)
  • Shina: [script needed] (nom)
  • Shumashti: [script needed] (nām)
  • Tirahi: [script needed] (nām)
  • Torwali: [script needed] (nām)
  • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (nām)
• Helu Prakrit:
  • Dhivehi: ނަން‎ (nan̊)
  • Sinhalese: නම (nama)
• Khasa Prakrit:
  • Garhwali: नौं (na͠u)
  • Nepali: नाउँ (nāũ)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀫 (ṇāma)
  • Assamese: নাম (nam)
  • Bengali: নাম (nam)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: नाउँ (nāũ)
  • Odia: ନାମ (namô)
  • Sylheti: ꠘꠣꠝ (nam)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀫 (ṇāma)
  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
    • Awadhi: नाउँ (nāũ)
  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Dhivehi: ނަން‎ (nan̊)
    • Sinhalese: නම (nama)
  • Khasa Prakrit:
    • Garhwali: नौं (na͠u)
    • Nepali: नाउँ (nāũ)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Assamese: নাম (nam)
    • Bengali: নাম (nam)
    • Bhojpuri: नाउँ (nāũ)
    • Odia: ନାମ (namô)
    • Sylheti: ꠘꠣꠝ (nam)
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Konkani: nāv

      Devanagari script: नाव

      Kannada script: ನಾವ್

      Latin script: nav

    • Old Marathi: nāva, nāṃva

      Modi script: 𑘡𑘰𑘪, 𑘡𑘰𑘽𑘪

      Devanagari script: नाव, नांव

      • Marathi: नाव (nāv)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: nā̃

      Gurmukhi script: ਨਾਂ

      Shahmukhi script: ناں‎

    • Sindhi:

      Devanagari script: नाउँ (nāũ)

  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Old Gujarati: नाम (nāma)
      • Gujarati: નામ (nām)
    • Hindustani: nām

      Hindi: नाम

      Urdu: نَام‎ (nām)

    • Romani: nav, anav
• Pali: nāma
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀫 (ṇāma)
  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
    • Awadhi: नाउँ (nāũ)
  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Dhivehi: ނަން‎ (nan̊)
    • Sinhalese: නම (nama)
  • Khasa Prakrit:
    • Garhwali: नौं (na͠u)
    • Nepali: नाउँ (nāũ)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Assamese: নাম (nam)
    • Bengali: নাম (nam)
    • Bhojpuri: नाउँ (nāũ)
    • Odia: ନାମ (namô)
    • Sylheti: ꠘꠣꠝ (nam)
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Konkani: nāv

      Devanagari script: नाव

      Kannada script: ನಾವ್

      Latin script: nav

    • Old Marathi: nāva, nāṃva

      Modi script: 𑘡𑘰𑘪, 𑘡𑘰𑘽𑘪

      Devanagari script: नाव, नांव

      • Marathi: नाव (nāv)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: nā̃

      Gurmukhi script: ਨਾਂ

      Shahmukhi script: ناں‎

    • Sindhi:

      Devanagari script: नाउँ (nāũ)

  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Old Gujarati: नाम (nāma)
      • Gujarati: નામ (nām)
    • Hindustani: nām

      Hindi: नाम

      Urdu: نَام‎ (nām)

    • Romani: nav, anav
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi script: ਨਾਂ (nā̃), ਨਾਉਂ (nāũ)

      Shahmukhi script: ناں‎ (nāṉ)

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi:

      Devanagari script: नाउँ (nāũ)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “नामन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 536.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nāˊman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press