नाम

See also: नम, नम्, and नामी

Angika

Etymology

From Sanskrit नाम (nā́ma).

Noun

नाम (nām)

1. name

Hindi

Alternative forms

• नाँव (nā̃v)

Etymology

From Sanskrit नाम (nā́ma). Also influenced by Classical Persian نام (nām). Cognate of English name.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑːm/, [nä̃ːm]

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Noun

नाम • (nām) m (Urdu spelling نام)

1. name

   मेरा नाम विनोद है। ― merā nām vinod hai. ― My name is Vinod.

2. name, fame, reputation

   उसका नाम सारे देश में फैल गया।

   uskā nām sāre deś mẽ phail gayā.

   His fame spread all over the country.

3. (Hinduism) the divine name

Declension

Declension of नाम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाम nām	नाम nām
oblique	नाम nām	नामों nāmõ
vocative	नाम nām	नामो nāmo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नाम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• “नाम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• S. W. Fallon (1879) “नाम”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “नाम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “नाम”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नाम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नाम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Konkani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नाम (nāma). Doublet of नांव (nāuva).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɑːm]

Noun

नाम • (nām) (Latin script nam, Kannada script ನಾಮ್)

1. name
2. (grammar) noun

   Synonym: संज्ञा (sañjñā)

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[1]

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Kurukh

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ñām. Cognate to Tamil நாம் (nām), Malayalam നാം (nāṁ), and Kannada ನಾವು (nāvu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naːm]

Pronoun

नाम (nām)

1. we (inclusive)

Related terms

• एम (em, “we (exclusive)”)

References

• Hahn, Ferb (1903) “नाम”, in Kurukh Orao English dictionary‎^[2], Bengal Secretariat Press, Calcutta

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Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नाम (nā́ma). Doublet of नाव (nāv).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nam/

Noun

नाम • (nām) n

1. (grammar) noun
2. (dated) name

Declension

Declension of नाम (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	नाम nām
direct plural	नामे, नामं nāme, nāma
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	नाम nām		नामे, नामं nāme, nāma
oblique सामान्यरूप	नामा nāmā		नामां- nāmān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	नामाला nāmālā		नामांना nāmānnā
ergative	नामाने, नामानं nāmāne, nāmāna		नामांनी nāmānnī
instrumental	नामाशी nāmāśī		नामांशी nāmānśī
locative सप्तमी	नामात nāmāt		नामांत nāmāt
vocative संबोधन	नामा nāmā		नामांनो nāmānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of नाम (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	नामाचा nāmāċā	नामाचे nāmāċe	नामाची nāmācī	नामाच्या nāmācā	नामाचे, नामाचं nāmāċe, nāmāċa	नामाची nāmācī	नामाच्या nāmācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	नामांचा nāmānċā	नामांचे nāmānċe	नामांची nāmāñcī	नामांच्या nāmāncā	नामांचे, नामांचं nāmānċe, nāmānċa	नामांची nāmāñcī	नामांच्या nāmāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

• सर्वनाम (sarvanām, “pronoun”)
• विशेषण (viśeṣaṇ, “adjective”)
• क्रियापद (kriyāpad, “verb”)
• क्रियाविशेषण (kriyāviśeṣaṇ, “adverb”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “नाम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नाम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “नाम”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “नाम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नाम (nā́ma). Doublet of नाउँ (nāũ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [näm]
• Phonetic Devanagari: नाम्

Noun

नाम • (nām)

1. name

   Synonym: नाउँ (nāũ)

2. fame, reputation
3. (grammar) noun

Further reading

• “नाम”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[3], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “नाम”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• nāma (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• নাম (Bengali script)
• නාම (Sinhalese script)
• နာမ or ၼႃမ (Burmese script)
• นาม or นามะ (Thai script)
• ᨶᩣᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ນາມ or ນາມະ (Lao script)
• នាម (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄂𑄟 (Chakma script)

Noun

नाम n

1. Devanagari script form of nāma (“name”)
   • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎^[4], page 2; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:

     तत्थ अक्खरेसु अकारादीसु ओदन्ता अत्थ सरा नाम होन्ति।

     Tattha akkharesu akārādīsu odantā aṭṭha sarā nāma honti.

     There amongst the letters are eight vowels, namely starting with 'a' and ending with 'o'

   • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎^[5], page 252; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:

     नामम्हि पयुज्जमानेपि अप्पयुज्ज्मानेपि तुल्याधिकरणे पठमो पुरिसो होति।

     Nāmamhi payujjamānepi appayujjamānepi tulyādhikaraṇe paṭhamo puriso hoti.

     The third person is used when in agreement with a noun be it expressed or unexpressed.

Declension

Declension table of "नाम" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	नामं (nāmaṃ)	नामानि (nāmāni)
Accusative (second)	नामं (nāmaṃ) or नाम (nāma)	नामानि (nāmāni)
Instrumental (third)	नामेन (nāmena)	नामेहि (nāmehi) or नामेभि (nāmebhi)
Dative (fourth)	नामस्स (nāmassa) or नामाय (nāmāya) or नामत्थं (nāmatthaṃ)	नामानं (nāmānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	नामस्मा (nāmasmā) or नामम्हा (nāmamhā) or नामा (nāmā)	नामेहि (nāmehi) or नामेभि (nāmebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	नामस्स (nāmassa)	नामानं (nāmānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	नामस्मिं (nāmasmiṃ) or नामम्हि (nāmamhi) or नामे (nāme)	नामेसु (nāmesu)
Vocative (calling)	नाम (nāma)	नामानि (nāmāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• নাম (Assamese script)
• ᬦᬵᬫ (Balinese script)
• নাম (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰯𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀸𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• နာမ (Burmese script)
• નામ (Gujarati script)
• ਨਾਮ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌨𑌾𑌮 (Grantha script)
• ꦤꦴꦩ (Javanese script)
• 𑂢𑂰𑂧 (Kaithi script)
• ನಾಮ (Kannada script)
• នាម (Khmer script)
• ນາມ (Lao script)
• നാമ (Malayalam script)
• ᠨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘡𑘰𑘦 (Modi script)
• ᠨᠠᢗᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧁𑧑𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐣𑐵𑐩 (Newa script)
• ନାମ (Odia script)
• ꢥꢵꢪ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆳𑆩 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖯𑖦 (Siddham script)
• නාම (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩯𑩛𑩴 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚝𑚭𑚢 (Takri script)
• நாம (Tamil script)
• నామ (Telugu script)
• นาม (Thai script)
• ནཱ་མ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒰𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨝𑨊𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɑ́ː.mɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ɑː.mɐ/

Noun

नाम • (nā́ma) n

1. nominative singular of नामन् (nā́man)
2. vocative singular of नामन् (nā́man)
3. accusative singular of नामन् (nā́man)
4. Combining form of नामन् (nā́man)

Yakkha

Etymology

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Noun

नाम (namʌ)

1. sun