𐎴𐎠𐎶
Old Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬥𐬅𐬨𐬀𐬥 (ną̇̇man-)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnāman- (compare Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”) (compare Hittite 𒆷𒀀𒈠𒀭 (lāman), Old Armenian անուն (anun), Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Latin nōmen, Tocharian A ñom, and Old English nama (English name)).
Adverb
𐎴𐎠𐎶 (nāma)
- by name, named, called
Usage notes
Usually after masculine names.
Related terms
- 𐎴𐎠𐎶𐎠 (nāmā)
Descendants
- Middle Persian:
- Manichaean: 𐫗𐫀𐫖 (nʾm /nām/)
- Book Pahlavi: ŠM (nām)
- Classical Persian: نام (nâm)
- Iranian Persian: نام (nâm)
- Tajik: ном (nom)
- → Uzbek: nom
- → Ottoman Turkish: نام (nâm)