नम

See also: नम्, नाम, and नामी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نم (nam).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nəm/, [nɐ̃m]

Adjective

नम • (nam) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نم)

1. moist
2. damp
3. wet

Noun

नम • (nam) f (Urdu spelling نم)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) moisture
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) humidity
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) dew

Declension

Declension of नम (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नम nam	नमें namẽ
oblique	नम nam	नमों namõ
vocative	नम nam	नमो namo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “नम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• nama (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• নম (Bengali script)
• නම (Sinhalese script)
• နမ or ၼမ (Burmese script)
• นม or นะมะ (Thai script)
• ᨶᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ນມ or ນະມະ (Lao script)
• នម (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄟 (Chakma script)

Verb

नम

1. Devanagari script form of nama, which is second-person singular imperative active of नमति (namati, “to bend”)