नामन्

नामन्

See also: निम्न

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Latin nōmen, Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥‎ (nāman), Old Persian 𐎴𐎠𐎶 (n-a-m /nāma/) (whence Persian نام‎ (nâm)), Hittite 𒆷𒀀𒈠𒀭 (lāman), Old English nama (whence English name).

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬦᬵᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
• নামন্ (Assamese script)
• নামন্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰡𑰯𑰦𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀦𑀸𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
• નામન્ (Gujarati script)
• ꦤꦴꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
• ನಾಮನ್ (Kannada script)
• နာမန္ (Burmese script)
• ନାମନ୍ (Oriya script)
• ꢥꢵꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆤𑆳𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖡𑖯𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
• నామన్ (Telugu script)
• ནཱམན྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒢𑒰𑒧𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /n̪ɑ́ː.mɐn̪/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ɑː.mɐn̪/

Noun

नामन् • (nā́man) n

1. name, personal name, appellation

   नाम अधात् ― nā́ma ádhāt ― he gave a name

   (with √kṛ or √vi-dhā) — to call by a name

2. a characteristic mark or sign, form, nature, kind, manner
3. merely the name (as opposed to reality; compare नामधारक (nāmadhāraka), नाममात्र (nāmamātra), नामशेष (nāmaśeṣa) etc.)
4. (grammar) a noun (as opposed to a verb)
5. substance, essence (in the mīmāṃsā philosophy opposed to guṇa, accidental quality)
6. a good or great name, renown, fame (only at the end of a compound; compare श्वनामन् (śvanāman), सुमन्तुनामन् (sumantunāman))

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of नामन् (nā́man)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	नाम nā́ma	नाम्नी / नामनी nā́mnī / nā́manī	नामानि nā́māni
Vocative	नामन् / नाम nā́man / nā́ma	नाम्नी / नामनी nā́mnī / nā́manī	नामानि nā́māni
Accusative	नाम nā́ma	नाम्नी / नामनी nā́mnī / nā́manī	नामानि nā́māni
Instrumental	नाम्ना nā́mnā	नामभ्याम् nā́mabhyām	नामभिः nā́mabhiḥ
Dative	नाम्ने nā́mne	नामभ्याम् nā́mabhyām	नामभ्यः nā́mabhyaḥ
Ablative	नाम्नः nā́mnaḥ	नामभ्याम् nā́mabhyām	नामभ्यः nā́mabhyaḥ
Genitive	नाम्नः nā́mnaḥ	नाम्नोः nā́mnoḥ	नाम्नाम् nā́mnām
Locative	नाम्नि / नामनि nā́mni / nā́mani	नाम्नोः nā́mnoḥ	नामसु nā́masu

Borrowed terms

• Khmer: នាម (niəm)
• Kannada: ನಾಮ (nāma)
• Telugu: నామము (nāmamu)
• Malay: nama
  • Indonesian: nama
    • Ambonese Malay: nama
• Southwestern Tai: [Term?]
  • Lao: ນາມ (naam)
  • Thai: นาม (naam)

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
  • Assamese: নাম (nam)
  • Bengali: নাম (nam)
  • Sylheti: ꠘꠣꠝ (nam)
• Dardic: [Term?]
  • Kashmiri: ناو‎ (nāv)
• Dhivehi: ނަން‎‎ (nan‎)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀫 (ṇāma)
  • Old Marathi: नांव (nāṃva)
    • Marathi: नाव (nāva)
• Pali: nāma
  • → Burmese: နာမ် (nam)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: [Term?]
  • Gujarati: નામ (nām)
  • Hindi: नाम (nām)
  • Punjabi: ਨਾਮ (nām)
  • Urdu: نام‎ (nām)
• Sinhalese: නම (nama)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “नामन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 536.