नाम

See also: नम, नम्, and नामी

Angika

Etymology

From Sanskrit नामन् (nāman).

Noun

नाम (nām)

1. name

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Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑːm/, [nä̃ːm]

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

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

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• nāma (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• নাম (Bengali script)
• නාම (Sinhalese script)
• နာမ or ၼႃမ (Burmese script)
• นาม or นามะ (Thai script)
• ᨶᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ນາມ or ນາມະ (Lao script)
• នាម (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)

Noun

नाम n

1. Devanagari script form of nāma (“name”)

Declension

Declension table of "नाम" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	नामं (nāmaṃ)	नामानि (nāmāni)
Accusative (second)	नामं (nāmaṃ) or नाम (nāma)	नामानि (nāmāni)
Instrumental (third)	नामेन (nāmena)	नामेहि (nāmehi) or नामेभि (nāmebhi)
Dative (fourth)	नामस्स (nāmassa) or नामाय (nāmāya) or नामत्थं (nāmatthaṃ)	नामानं (nāmānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	नामस्मा (nāmasmā) or नामम्हा (nāmamhā) or नामा (nāmā)	नामेहि (nāmehi) or नामेभि (nāmebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	नामस्स (nāmassa)	नामानं (nāmānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	नामस्मिं (nāmasmiṃ) or नामम्हि (nāmamhi) or नामे (nāme)	नामेसु (nāmesu)
Vocative (calling)	नाम (nāma)	नामानि (nāmāni)