नमस्ते
Hindi
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Etymology
From Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste), from नमस् (námas, “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation”) and ते (te, “to you”). नमः (namaḥ) can be traced back to Proto-Indo-Iranian *namas (“to bow”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
नमस्ते • (namaste) (Urdu spelling نمستے)
- A salutation; a greeting used for most purposes including hello, good morning/afternoon, and goodbye
Usage notes
नमस्ते (namaste) is a secular greeting but it can also be seen by some as a Hindu greeting. Sikh speakers in formal situations may prefer to use सत श्री अकाल (sat śrī akāl) when greeting other Sikhs, and Muslim speakers employ सलाम अलैकुम (salām alaikum) when greeting other Muslims. It is often considered gracious to greet someone in their religion’s greeting.
In modern Hindi urban usage, the English hi and hello are also common.
Synonyms
- सत श्री अकाल (sat śrī akāl)
- सलाम अलैकुम (salām alaikum)
Noun
नमस्ते • (namaste) f (Urdu spelling نمستے)
- greeting, salutation, an instance of the interjection namaste
Declension
References
Nepali
Etymology
From Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste), from नमस् (námas, “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation”) and ते (te, “to you”). नमस् (namas) can be traced back to Proto-Indo-Iranian *namas (“to bow”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
नमस्ते • (namaste)
- A salutation; a greeting used for most purposes including hello, good morning/afternoon, and goodbye
See also
- नमस्कार [namaskār]
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
- নমস্তে (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬫᬲ᭄ᬢᬾ (Balinese script)
- নমস্তে (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰦𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰸 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀢𑁂 (Brahmi script)
- နမသ္တေ (Burmese script)
- નમસ્તે (Gujarati script)
- ਨਮਸ੍ਤੇ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦩꦱ꧀ꦠꦺ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂧𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂵 (Kaithi script)
- ನಮಸ್ತೇ (Kannada script)
- នមស្តេ (Khmer script)
- ນມສ຺ເຕ (Lao script)
- നമസ്തേ (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᠠᠮᠠᠰ᠌ᢠᡝ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘦𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘹 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠᠮᠠᠰᢐᠧ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧆𑧍𑧠𑦽𑧚 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐩𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐾 (Newa script)
- ନମସ୍ତେ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢪꢱ꣄ꢡꢾ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆩𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆼 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖦𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖸 (Siddham script)
- නමස්තෙ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩴𑪁 𑪙𑩫𑩔 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚢𑚨𑚶𑚙𑚲 (Takri script)
- நமஸ்தே (Tamil script)
- నమస్తే (Telugu script)
- นมสฺเต (Thai script)
- ན་མ་སྟེ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒧𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒹 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨢𑨰𑩇𑨙𑨄 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From नमस् (námas, “a bow, obeisance”) from Proto-Indo-European *némos (“bowing”) + ते (te, “to you”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
नमस्ते • (namaste)
- a bow to you (salutations)
Descendants
- Hindi phrasebook
- Hindi terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Hindi terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nem-
- Hindi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Hindi terms derived from the Proto-Indo-Iranian root *nam-
- Hindi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Hindi terms derived from the Proto-Indo-Aryan root *nam-
- Hindi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Hindi terms derived from the Sanskrit root नम्
- Hindi terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hindi lemmas
- Hindi interjections
- Hindi nouns
- Hindi feminine nouns
- Hindi feminine consonant-stem nouns
- hi:Greetings
- Nepali terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Nepali terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nem-
- Nepali terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Nepali terms derived from the Proto-Indo-Iranian root *nam-
- Nepali terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Nepali terms derived from the Proto-Indo-Aryan root *nam-
- Nepali terms derived from Sanskrit
- Nepali terms derived from the Sanskrit root नम्
- Nepali terms with IPA pronunciation
- Nepali lemmas
- Nepali interjections
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sanskrit lemmas
- Sanskrit interjections