-नामा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نامه (-nāma).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.mɑː/, [näː.mäː]

Suffix

-नामा • (-nāmā) (Urdu spelling نامَہ)

1. Forms compounds referring to a document or writing

Declension

Declension of -नामा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	-नामा -nāmā	-नामे -nāme
oblique	-नामे -nāme	-नामों -nāmõ
vocative	-नामे -nāme	-नामो -nāmo

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -नामा

Related terms

• नामा (nāmā, “document”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नामा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press