ŠM

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sm"

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

• 𐫗𐫀𐫖 (nʾm) — Manichaean

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎴𐎠𐎶 (n-a-m /⁠nāma⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Logogram from Aramaic 𐡔𐡌 (šm).

Noun

ŠM • (/nām/)

1. name

   PWN ŠM Y yzdʾn' ― pad nām ī yazdān ― in the name of god

Descendants

• Persian: نام (nâm)