नमन

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमन (namana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nə.mən/, [nɐ.mɐ̃n]

Adjective

नमन • (naman) (indeclinable) (rare, formal)

1. bowed, humble, bent

Noun

नमन • (naman) m

1. bowing down, sinking
2. bow, greeting, salutation, obeisance, humility

Declension

Declension of नमन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नमन naman	नमन naman
oblique	नमन naman	नमनों namanõ
vocative	नमन naman	नमनो namano

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नमन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “नमन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नमन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Konkani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमन (namana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nəmən]

Noun

नमन • (naman) (Latin script nomon, Kannada script ನಮನ್)

1. bowing, greeting, salutation

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[1]

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নমন (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬫᬦ (Balinese script)
• নমন (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰦𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀫𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• နမန (Burmese script)
• નમન (Gujarati script)
• ਨਮਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌮𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦩꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂧𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ನಮನ (Kannada script)
• នមន (Khmer script)
• ນມນ (Lao script)
• നമന (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᠠᠮᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘦𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠠᠮᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧆𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐩𑐣 (Newa script)
• ନମନ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢪꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆩𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖦𑖡 (Siddham script)
• නමන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩴𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚢𑚝 (Takri script)
• நமந (Tamil script)
• నమన (Telugu script)
• นมน (Thai script)
• ན་མ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒧𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨢𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From नम् (nam, “to bow down”, root) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐ.mɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ɐ.mɐ.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

नमन • (namana) stem

1. bowed, bent, humble

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of नमन (namana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नमनः namanaḥ	नमनौ / नमना¹ namanau / namanā¹	नमनाः / नमनासः¹ namanāḥ / namanāsaḥ¹
Vocative	नमन namana	नमनौ / नमना¹ namanau / namanā¹	नमनाः / नमनासः¹ namanāḥ / namanāsaḥ¹
Accusative	नमनम् namanam	नमनौ / नमना¹ namanau / namanā¹	नमनान् namanān
Instrumental	नमनेन namanena	नमनाभ्याम् namanābhyām	नमनैः / नमनेभिः¹ namanaiḥ / namanebhiḥ¹
Dative	नमनाय namanāya	नमनाभ्याम् namanābhyām	नमनेभ्यः namanebhyaḥ
Ablative	नमनात् namanāt	नमनाभ्याम् namanābhyām	नमनेभ्यः namanebhyaḥ
Genitive	नमनस्य namanasya	नमनयोः namanayoḥ	नमनानाम् namanānām
Locative	नमने namane	नमनयोः namanayoḥ	नमनेषु namaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of नमनी (namanī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नमनी namanī	नमन्यौ / नमनी¹ namanyau / namanī¹	नमन्यः / नमनीः¹ namanyaḥ / namanīḥ¹
Vocative	नमनि namani	नमन्यौ / नमनी¹ namanyau / namanī¹	नमन्यः / नमनीः¹ namanyaḥ / namanīḥ¹
Accusative	नमनीम् namanīm	नमन्यौ / नमनी¹ namanyau / namanī¹	नमनीः namanīḥ
Instrumental	नमन्या namanyā	नमनीभ्याम् namanībhyām	नमनीभिः namanībhiḥ
Dative	नमन्यै namanyai	नमनीभ्याम् namanībhyām	नमनीभ्यः namanībhyaḥ
Ablative	नमन्याः / नमन्यै² namanyāḥ / namanyai²	नमनीभ्याम् namanībhyām	नमनीभ्यः namanībhyaḥ
Genitive	नमन्याः / नमन्यै² namanyāḥ / namanyai²	नमन्योः namanyoḥ	नमनीनाम् namanīnām
Locative	नमन्याम् namanyām	नमन्योः namanyoḥ	नमनीषु namanīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of नमन (namana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नमनम् namanam	नमने namane	नमनानि / नमना¹ namanāni / namanā¹
Vocative	नमन namana	नमने namane	नमनानि / नमना¹ namanāni / namanā¹
Accusative	नमनम् namanam	नमने namane	नमनानि / नमना¹ namanāni / namanā¹
Instrumental	नमनेन namanena	नमनाभ्याम् namanābhyām	नमनैः / नमनेभिः¹ namanaiḥ / namanebhiḥ¹
Dative	नमनाय namanāya	नमनाभ्याम् namanābhyām	नमनेभ्यः namanebhyaḥ
Ablative	नमनात् namanāt	नमनाभ्याम् namanābhyām	नमनेभ्यः namanebhyaḥ
Genitive	नमनस्य namanasya	नमनयोः namanayoḥ	नमनानाम् namanānām
Locative	नमने namane	नमनयोः namanayoḥ	नमनेषु namaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

नमन • (namana) stem, n

1. bowing down, sinking
2. bow, greeting, salutation, obeisance, humility
3. bending (of a bow)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of नमन (namana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नमनम् namanam	नमने namane	नमनानि / नमना¹ namanāni / namanā¹
Vocative	नमन namana	नमने namane	नमनानि / नमना¹ namanāni / namanā¹
Accusative	नमनम् namanam	नमने namane	नमनानि / नमना¹ namanāni / namanā¹
Instrumental	नमनेन namanena	नमनाभ्याम् namanābhyām	नमनैः / नमनेभिः¹ namanaiḥ / namanebhiḥ¹
Dative	नमनाय namanāya	नमनाभ्याम् namanābhyām	नमनेभ्यः namanebhyaḥ
Ablative	नमनात् namanāt	नमनाभ्याम् namanābhyām	नमनेभ्यः namanebhyaḥ
Genitive	नमनस्य namanasya	नमनयोः namanayoḥ	नमनानाम् namanānām
Locative	नमने namane	नमनयोः namanayoḥ	नमनेषु namaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Ashokan Prakrit:
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡𑀫𑀡 (ṇamaṇa)
    • Marathi: लवण (lavaṇ)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Odia: [script needed] (neuḷa)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gujarati: [script needed] (namṇū)
• → Telugu: నమనం (namanaṁ)
• → Hindi: नमन (naman) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “नमन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 528, column 1.