नमस्ते
Hindi
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, “salutations to you”).
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editनमस्ते • (namaste) (Urdu spelling نَمَسْتے)
- A salutation; a greeting used for most purposes including hello, goodbye, etc.
- Synonym: नमस्कार (namaskār)
Usage notes
editIn India, नमस्ते (namaste) and नमस्कार (namaskār) are non-religious greetings, while elsewhere they might be considered Hindu or Indic greetings. Religious greetings include:
- (Hindu) जय श्री राम (jay śrī rām), जय सिया राम (jay siyā rām), जय श्री कृष्ण (jay śrī kŕṣṇa), राम राम (rām rām), राधे राधे (rādhe rādhe), जय जगन्नाथ (jay jagannāth), etc.
- (Jain) जय जिनेंद्र (jay jinendra)
- (Sikh) सत श्री अकाल (sat śrī akāl)
- (Muslim) सलाम अलैकुम (salām alaikum)
which may be used by or when speaking to a person of the mentioned religion, as it is often considered gracious to greet someone in their religion’s greeting.
In modern Hindi urban usage, English hi and hello are also common.
Noun
editनमस्ते • (namaste) f or m (Urdu spelling نَمَسْتے)
- an instance of the interjection namaste; greeting, salutation
- (colloquial, often humorous) farewell, ending
- नमस्ते करना ― namaste karnā ― to bid farewell; to fire, kick out
- कोरोना इफ़ेक्ट ने अतिथिदेवो भव की संस्कृति को 21 दिन के लिए नमस्ते कर दिया।
- koronā ifekṭ ne atithidevo bhav kī sanskŕti ko 21 din ke lie namaste kar diyā.
- Corona effect has bid farewell to “guest is god” culture for 21 days.
- आज उसे नौकरी से नमस्ते कर दिया गया।
- āj use naukrī se namaste kar diyā gayā.
- Today he was fired from job.
Declension
editReferences
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नमस्ते”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 544
Marathi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, “salutations to you”).
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editनमस्ते • (namaste)
- A salutation; a greeting used for most purposes including hello, goodbye, etc.; namaste
- Synonym: ( more common) नमस्कार (namaskār)
References
edit- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नमस्ते”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Nepali
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, “salutations to you”).
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editनमस्ते • (namaste)
- A salutation; a greeting used for most purposes including hello, good morning/afternoon, and goodbye
See also
edit- नमस्कार [namaskār]
Sanskrit
editAlternative scripts
edit- নমস্তে (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬫᬲ᭄ᬢᬾ (Balinese script)
- নমস্তে (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰦𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰸 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀢𑁂 (Brahmi script)
- နမသ္တေ (Burmese script)
- નમસ્તે (Gujarati script)
- ਨਮਸ੍ਤੇ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦩꦱ꧀ꦠꦺ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂧𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂵 (Kaithi script)
- ನಮಸ್ತೇ (Kannada script)
- នមស្តេ (Khmer script)
- ນມສ຺ເຕ (Lao script)
- നമസ്തേ (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᠠᠮᠠᠰ᠌ᢠᡝ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘦𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘹 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠᠮᠠᠰᢐᠧ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧆𑧍𑧠𑦽𑧚 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐩𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐾 (Newa script)
- ନମସ୍ତେ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢪꢱ꣄ꢡꢾ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆩𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆼 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖦𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖸 (Siddham script)
- නමස්තෙ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩴𑪁 𑪙𑩫𑩔 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚢𑚨𑚶𑚙𑚲 (Takri script)
- நமஸ்தே (Tamil script)
- నమస్తే (Telugu script)
- นมสฺเต (Thai script)
- ན་མ་སྟེ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒧𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒹 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨢𑨰𑩇𑨙𑨄 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
editFrom नमस् (námas), nominative singular of नमस् (námas, “a bow, obeisance”) + ते (te, “to you”).
Pronunciation
editInterjection
editनमस्ते • (namaste)
- a bow to you; salutations, greetings
- 1940, संघ प्रार्थना :
- नमस्ते सदा वत्सले मातृभूमे
त्वया हिन्दुभूमे सुखं वर्धितोऽहम् ।
महामङ्गले पुण्यभूमे त्वदर्थे
पतत्वेष कायो नमस्ते नमस्ते ॥- namaste sadā vatsale mātṛbhūme
tvayā hindubhūme sukhaṃ vardhitoʼham.
mahāmaṅgale puṇyabhūme tvadarthe
patatveṣa kāyo namaste namaste. - I bow to you always, dear motherland; I have been brought up happily by you, O Hindu land;
May this body fall for you, O much auspicious holy land!
Salutations to you, salutations to you.
- namaste sadā vatsale mātṛbhūme
- नमस्ते सदा वत्सले मातृभूमे
Descendants
edit- → English: namaste
- → Spanish: namasté
- → Persian: نمسته (namaste)
- → French: namasté
- → Gujarati: નમસ્તે (namaste)
- → Hindustani: namaste
- → Italian: namaste
- → Japanese: ナマステ (namasute)
- → Kannada: ನಮಸ್ತೆ (namaste)
- → Korean: 나마스테 (namaseute)
- → Malayalam: നമസ്തേ (namastē)
- → Marathi: नमस्ते (namaste)
- → Nepali: नमस्ते (namaste)
- → Punjabi: namaste
- → Portuguese: namastê
- → Russian: намастэ́ (namastɛ́), намасте́ (namasté)
- → Tamil: நமஸ்தே (namastē)
- → Telugu: నమస్తే (namastē)
- → Chinese: 那摩斯戴 (nàmósīdài)
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