نام

Arabic

Etymology

From root ن و م (IPA: /n-w-m/) (Other: n-w-m)

Verb

نَامَ (nāma) perfectيَنامُ  (yanāmu) imperfectVerb form I

  1. to sleep
  2. to go to bed
  3. to go to sleep
  4. to abate, to subside, to let up, to calm down
  5. to be inactive, to be listless
  6. to be numb
  7. to neglect, to omit, to overlook
  8. to forget
  9. to be reassured, to accept, to assent, to acquiesce
  10. to trust, to have confidence in

Conjugation

Related terms

  • نوام
  • نوم
  • نومي
  • نومة
  • نؤوم

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Baluchi

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HnaHman-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nḗh₃mn̥ (name).

Noun

نام (nám)

  1. name
  2. reputation
  3. designation

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HnaHman-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nḗh₃mn̥ (name).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /namə/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /nama/
  • Rhymes: -amə, -mə,

Noun

نام (Rumi spelling nama)

  1. name (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing)

Descendants

  • Ambonese Malay: nama

Synonyms


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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭠𐭬 (nām), from Old Persian 𐎴𐎠𐎶 (nāma), from Proto-Iranian (compare Kurdish nav, Pashto نوم (nūm), Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥 (nāman-)) from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HnaHman- (compare Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), Hindi नाम (nām)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nḗh₃mn̥ (name) (compare Greek όνομα (ónoma), Italian nome, Tocharian A ñom, Armenian անուն (anun), and English name).

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari نام
Iranian Persian نام
Tajik ном

نام  (nâm), plural نام‌ها (nâm-hấ)

  1. name
  2. reputation

Inflection

Derived terms

  • نامی (nâmi)
  • نامیدن (nâmidan)
  • بنام (benâm)

See also


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Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HnaHman- (compare Persian نام (nâm)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nḗh₃mn̥ (name) (compare Greek όνομα (ónoma), Italian nome, Tocharian A ñom, Armenian անուն (anun), and English name).

Noun

نام  (nām) m, Hindi spelling नाम

  1. name

Declension

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