नमस्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *námas (“to bow, prostrate”). The primary meaning of "bow, salutation" is Rigvedic. It is an s-stem formed on the basis of the verbal root नम् (nam) (नमति (namati)), meaning "to bend, bow, to submit oneself".

All alternative meanings are limited to glossaries and lexicographies (Naighaṇṭuka and other collections).

Noun

नमस् • (námas) n

  1. bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration (by gesture or word)
  2. food
  3. a thunderbolt
  4. gift, donation

Derived terms

Noun

नमस् • (námas) m

  1. an inarticulate cry
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