नमस्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• নমস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬫᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• নমস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰦𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀫𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• နမသ် (Burmese script)
• નમસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਨਮਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦩꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂧𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ನಮಸ್ (Kannada script)
• នមស៑ (Khmer script)
• ນມສ຺ (Lao script)
• നമസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᠠᠮᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘦𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠠᠮᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧆𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐩𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ନମସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢪꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆩𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖦𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• නමස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩴𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚢𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• நமஸ் (Tamil script)
• నమస్ (Telugu script)
• นมสฺ (Thai script)
• ན་མ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒧𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨢𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *námas (“homage, salutation”), from Proto-Indo-European *némos (“sacrifice, worship”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬋 (nəmaŋhō), Sogdian: (/⁠namāč⁠/, “homage; prayer; reverence”), Persian نماز (namāz, “prayer, worship”), Ancient Greek νέμος (némos).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐ́.mɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ɐ.mɐs̪/

Noun

नमस् • (námas) stem, n

1. bow, obeisance, homage, reverential salutation, adoration (by gesture or word)

   नमः शिवाय

   namaḥ śivāya

   Salutations to Shiva

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of नमस् (námas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नमः námaḥ	नमसी námasī	नमांसि námāṃsi
Vocative	नमः námaḥ	नमसी námasī	नमांसि námāṃsi
Accusative	नमः námaḥ	नमसी námasī	नमांसि námāṃsi
Instrumental	नमसा námasā	नमोभ्याम् námobhyām	नमोभिः námobhiḥ
Dative	नमसे námase	नमोभ्याम् námobhyām	नमोभ्यः námobhyaḥ
Ablative	नमसः námasaḥ	नमोभ्याम् námobhyām	नमोभ्यः námobhyaḥ
Genitive	नमसः námasaḥ	नमसोः námasoḥ	नमसाम् námasām
Locative	नमसि námasi	नमसोः námasoḥ	नमःसु námaḥsu

Derived terms

• नमस्कार (namaskāra)
• नमस्ते (namaste)