نام

Etymology

From the root ن و م‎ (n-w-m).

Verb

نَامَ • (nāma) I, non-past يَنَامُ‎‎ (yanāmu)

1. to sleep
2. to go to bed
3. to go to sleep
4. to abate, to subside, to let up, to calm down
5. to be inactive, to be listless
6. to be numb
7. to neglect, to omit, to overlook
8. to forget
9. to be reassured, to accept, to assent, to acquiesce
10. to trust, to have confidence in

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “نوم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́man-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Noun

نام • (nám)

1. name
2. reputation
3. designation

Noun

نام (plural نام-نام‎ or نام۲‎)

1. Jawi spelling of nama

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭠𐭬‎ (nʾm /nām/), from Old Persian 𐎴𐎠𐎶 (nāma), from Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Kurdish nav, Pashto نوم‎ (nūm), Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥‎ (nāman-)) from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́man- (compare Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), Hindi नाम (nām)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”) (compare Greek όνομα (ónoma), Italian nome, Tocharian A ñom, Armenian անուն (anun), and English name).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian): IPA^(key): /nɒːm/
• (Dari): IPA^(key): /nɒːm/
• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /nɒːm/
  • (Tehrani): IPA^(key): /nuːm/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /nɔːm/

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Noun

نام • (nâm) (plural نام‌ها‎ (nâm-hấ))

1. name
2. reputation

See also

• اسم‎ (esm)

Etymology

From Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́man- (compare Persian نام‎ (nâm)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”) (compare Greek όνομα (ónoma), Italian nome, Tocharian A ñom, Armenian անուն (anun), and English name).

Noun

نام • (nām) m (Hindi spelling नाम)

1. name