نام
Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the root ن و م (n-w-m). Cognate with Hebrew נם (nam).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
نَامَ • (nāma) I, non-past يَنَامُ (yanāmu)
- to sleep
- الطِّفْلُ نَامَ بِسُكُونٍ بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ طَوِيلٍ.
- aṭ-ṭiflu nāma bisukūnin baʕda yawmin ṭawīlin.
- The child slept peacefully after a long day.
- to go to bed
- to go to sleep
- to abate, to subside, to let up, to calm down
- to be inactive, to be listless
- to be numb
- to neglect, to omit, to overlook (عَنْ (ʕan) or عَلَى (ʕalā))
- to forget
- to be reassured, to accept, to assent, to acquiesce
- to trust, to have confidence in (إِلَى (ʔilā))
Conjugation[edit]
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر |
nawm or manām | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل |
nāʔim | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول |
manūm | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | nimtu |
nimta |
نَامَ nāma |
nimtumā |
nāmā |
nimnā |
nimtum |
nāmū | |||
f | nimti |
nāmat |
nāmatā |
nimtunna |
nimna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | ʔanāmu |
tanāmu |
yanāmu |
tanāmāni |
yanāmāni |
nanāmu |
tanāmūna |
yanāmūna | |||
f | tanāmīna |
tanāmu |
tanāmāni |
tanamna |
yanamna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | ʔanāma |
tanāma |
yanāma |
tanāmā |
yanāmā |
nanāma |
tanāmū |
yanāmū | |||
f | tanāmī |
tanāma |
tanāmā |
tanamna |
yanamna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | ʔanam |
tanam |
yanam |
tanāmā |
yanāmā |
nanam |
tanāmū |
yanāmū | |||
f | tanāmī |
tanam |
tanāmā |
tanamna |
yanamna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر |
m | nam |
nāmā |
nāmū |
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f | nāmī |
namna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد |
dual الْمُثَنَّى |
plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب |
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم |
2nd person الْمُخَاطَب |
3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي |
m | — | — | nīma |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع |
m | — | — | yunāmu |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب |
m | — | — | yunāma |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم |
m | — | — | yunam |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — |
Related terms[edit]
- نَوَام (nawām)
- نَوْم (nawm), نَوَّمَ (nawwama)
- نَوْمِيّ (nawmiyy, “related to sleep”)
- نَوْمَة (nawma)
- نُؤُوم (nuʔūm)
- نَامَ عَلَى حَرِير (nāma ʕalā ḥarīr)
References[edit]
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “نوم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Baluchi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.
Noun[edit]
نام • (nám)
Egyptian Arabic[edit]
Root |
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ن و م |
1 term |
Verb[edit]
نام • (nām) I (non-past ينام (yinām))
- to sleep
Malay[edit]
Noun[edit]
نام (plural نام-نام or نام۲, informal 1st possessive نامکو, 2nd possessive ناممو, 3rd possessive نامڽ)
Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Persian ŠM (/nām/), from Old Persian 𐎴𐎠𐎶 (n-a-m /nāma/), from Proto-Iranian *Hnā́ma (compare Northern Kurdish nav, Pashto نوم (nūm), Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥- (nāman-)) from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma (compare Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), Hindi नाम (nām)/Urdu نام (nām)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”) (compare Greek όνομα (ónoma), Italian nome, Tocharian A ñom, Armenian անուն (anun), and English name).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [nɑːm]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nɒːm]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nɔm]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | nām |
Dari reading? | nām |
Iranian reading? | nâm |
Tajik reading? | nom |
Audio (Iran) (file)
Noun[edit]
Dari | نام |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | ном |
نام • (nâm) (plural نامها (nâm-hâ))
- name
- Synonym: اسم (esm)
- reputation
Usage notes[edit]
- (name): In Iran, نام is more common in formal speech, while اسم (esm) is more common in informal speech. In Dari and Tajik, نام is more common at every level of formality.
Inflection[edit]
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Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- اسم (esm)
References[edit]
- ^ Edelʹman, D. I. (2015) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 5, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 539
South Levantine Arabic[edit]
Root |
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ن و م |
7 terms |
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
نام • (nām) I (present بنام (binām), active participle نايم (nāyem))
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of نام (nām) | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | نمت (nimt) | نمت (nimt) | نام (nām) | نمنا (nimna) | نمتو (nimtu) | نامو (nāmu) | |
f | نمتي (nimti) | نامت (nāmat) | ||||||
present | m | بنام (banām) | بتنام (bitnām) | بنام (binām) | مننام (minnām) | بتنامو (bitnāmu) | بنامو (bināmu) | |
f | بتنامي (bitnāmi) | بتنام (bitnām) | ||||||
subjunctive | m | انام (anām) | تنام (tnām) | ينام (ynām) | ننام (nnām) | تنامو (tnāmu) | ينامو (ynāmu) | |
f | تنامي (tnāmi) | تنام (tnām) | ||||||
imperative | m | نام (nām) | نامو (nāmu) | |||||
f | نامي (nāmi) |
Related terms[edit]
- نوم (nōm)
Urdu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀫 (ṇāma), from Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma (compare Persian نام (nâm)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). Cognate with Punjabi ناں (nāṉ) and English name.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nɑːm/
Audio (IN) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːm
Noun[edit]
نام • (nām) m (Hindi spelling नाम)
Declension[edit]
Declension of نام | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | نام (nām) | نام (nām) |
oblique | نام (nām) | ناموں (nāmō̃) |
vocative | نام (nām) | نامو (nāmō) |
Synonyms[edit]
- اسم (ism)
References[edit]
- “نام”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “نام”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- “نام”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
Uyghur[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
نام • (nam) (plural ناملار (namlar))
Further reading[edit]
- Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN
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