𐎴𐎠𐎶

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬥𐬅𐬨𐬀𐬥 (ną̇̇man-)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnāman- (compare Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”) (compare Hittite 𒆷𒀀𒈠𒀭 (lāman), Old Armenian անուն (anun), Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Latin nōmen, Tocharian A ñom, and Old English nama (English name)).

Adverb

𐎴𐎠𐎶 (nāma)

1. by name, named, called

Usage notes

Usually after masculine names.

Related terms

• 𐎴𐎠𐎶𐎠 (nāmā)

Descendants

• Middle Persian: (/⁠nām⁠/)

  Manichaean script: 𐫗𐫀𐫖 (nʾm)

  Book Pahlavi script: ŠM (ŠM)

  Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭱𐭬 (ŠM)

  Psalter Pahlavi script: 𐮐𐮋 (ŠM)

  • Lurish:

    Northern Luri: نؤم (nom)

    Bakhtiari: نؤم (nom)

    Southern Luri: نؤم (nom)

  • Classical Persian: نام (nâm)
    • Dari: نام (nâm)
    • Iranian Persian: نام (nâm)
    • Tajik: ном (nom)
      • → Uzbek: nom
    • → Ottoman Turkish: نام (nâm)