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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀫𑁄 (ṇamo), from Sanskrit नमस् (námas). Cognate with Odia ନୁଆଂ (nuāṁ).

Adjective

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نِیوُں (nīyūṉ)

  1. bent (standing bent)

Further reading

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  • نیوں”, in Dictionary of the Jatki Or Western Panjábi Language, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2019 (originally published in 1900), →ISBN, page 314
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “námas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 400