ਨਾਂ
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See also: ਨਾ
Punjabi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ਨਾਉਂ (nāũ)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀦𑀸𑀫 (nāma)), from Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).
Noun[edit]
ਨਾਂ • (nā̃) m (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling ناں)
- name
- ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਨਾਂ ਕੀ ਹੈ?
- tuhāḍā nā̃ kī hai?
- What is your name?
References[edit]
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nāˊman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Categories:
- Punjabi terms inherited from Paisaci Prakrit
- Punjabi terms derived from Paisaci Prakrit
- Punjabi terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Punjabi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Punjabi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Punjabi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Punjabi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Punjabi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Punjabi terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Punjabi terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Punjabi lemmas
- Punjabi nouns
- Punjabi indeclinable nouns
- Punjabi nouns in Gurmukhi script
- Punjabi masculine nouns
- Punjabi terms with usage examples