# नामन्
## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* নামন্ (Assamese script)
* ᬦᬵᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
* নামন্ (Bengali script)
* 𑰡𑰯𑰦𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀦𑀸𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
* နာမန် (Burmese script)
* નામન્ (Gujarati script)
* ਨਾਮਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
* ꦤꦴꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
* 𑂢𑂰𑂧𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
* ನಾಮೝ (Kannada script)
* នាមន៑ (Khmer script)
* ນາມນ຺ (Lao script)
* നാമന് (Malayalam script)
* ᠨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠮᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
* 𑘡𑘰𑘦𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
* ᠨᠠᢗᠮᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧁𑧑𑧆𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐣𑐵𑐩𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
* ନାମନ୍ (Odia script)
* ꢥꢵꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆤𑆳𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
* 𑖡𑖯𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
* නාමන් (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩯𑩛𑩴𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚝𑚭𑚢𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
* நாமந் (Tamil script)
* నామౝ (Telugu script)
* นามนฺ (Thai script)
* ནཱ་མ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒢𑒰𑒧𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨝𑨊𑨢𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /nɑ́ː.mɐn/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /n̪ɑː.mɐn̪/

### Noun

नामन् • (nā́man) stem, n
* name, personal name, appellation
    नाम अधात् ― nā́ma ádhāt ― he gave a name
    (with √kṛ or √vi-dhā) — to call by a name
* a characteristic mark or sign, form, nature, kind, manner
* merely the name (as opposed to reality; compare नामधारक (nāmadhāraka), नाममात्र (nāmamātra), नामशेष (nāmaśeṣa) etc.)
* (grammar) a noun (as opposed to a verb)
* substance, essence (in the mīmāṃsā philosophy opposed to guṇa, accidental quality)
* a good or great name, renown, fame (only at the end of a compound; compare श्वनामन् (śvanāman), सुमन्तुनामन् (sumantunāman))

#### Declension

* ¹Vedic

#### Borrowed terms

* → Khmer: នាម (niəm)
* → Kannada: ನಾಮ (nāma)
* → Old Marathi:
    Modi script: 𑘡𑘰𑘦 (nāma)
    Devanagari script: नाम (nāma)
** Marathi: नाव (nāva)
* → Malay: nama
** Ambonese Malay: nama
** Indonesian: nama
* → Proto-Southwestern Tai:
** Lao: ນາມ (nām)
** Lü: ᦓᦱᧄ (naam)
** Thai: นาม (naam)
* → Telugu: నామము (nāmamu)
* → Tulu: ನಾಮ (nāma)

#### Descendants

* Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀫 (ṇāma)
** Awadhi: नाउँ (nāũ)
* Dardic:
** Dameli: [script needed] (nam)
** Domaaki: [script needed] (nōm)
** Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (nam)
** Indus Kohistani: [script needed] (nã̄)
** Kalami: [script needed] (nām)
** Kalasha: نوم (nom)
** Kashmiri: ناو (nāv)
** Khowar: [script needed] (nam)
** Kohistani Shina: [script needed] (nōm)
** Northeast Pashayi: [script needed] (nōm)
** Northwest Pashayi: [script needed] (nām)
** Phalura: [script needed] (nō̃)
** Shina: [script needed] (nom)
** Shumashti: [script needed] (nām)
** Tirahi: [script needed] (nām)
** Torwali: [script needed] (nām)
** Wotapuri-Katarqalai: [script needed] (nām)
* Helu Prakrit:
** Dhivehi: ނަން (nan̊)
** Sinhalese: නම (nama)
* Khasa Prakrit:
** Garhwali: नौं (na͠u)
** Nepali: नाउँ (nāũ)
* Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀫 (ṇāma)
** Assamese: নাম (nam)
** Bengali: নাম (nam)
** Bihari:
*** Bhojpuri: नाउँ (nāũ)
** Odia: ନାମ (nāma)
** Sylheti: ꠘꠣꠝ (nam)
* Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀫 (ṇāma)
** Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
*** Awadhi: नाउँ (nāũ)
** Helu Prakrit:
*** Dhivehi: ނަން (nan̊)
*** Sinhalese: නම (nama)
** Khasa Prakrit:
*** Garhwali: नौं (na͠u)
*** Nepali: नाउँ (nāũ)
** Magadhi Prakrit:
*** Assamese: নাম (nam)
*** Bengali: নাম (nam)
*** Bhojpuri: नाउँ (nāũ)
*** Odia: ନାମ (nāma)
*** Sylheti: ꠘꠣꠝ (nam)
** Maharastri Prakrit:
*** Konkani: nāv
    Devanagari script: नाव
    Kannada script: ನಾವ್
    Latin script: nav
*** Old Marathi: nāva, nāṃva
    Modi script: 𑘡𑘰𑘪, 𑘡𑘰𑘽𑘪
    Devanagari script: नाव, नांव
**** Marathi: नाव (nāv)
** Paisaci Prakrit:
*** Punjabi: nā̃
    Gurmukhi script: ਨਾਂ
    Shahmukhi script: ناں
*** Sindhi:
    Devanagari script: नाउँ (nāũ)
** Sauraseni Prakrit:
*** Old Gujarati: नाम (nāma)
**** Gujarati: નામ (nām)
*** Hindustani: nām
    Hindi: नाम
    Urdu: نَام (nām)
*** Romani: nav, anav
* Pali: nāma
* Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀡𑀸𑀫 (ṇāma)
** Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
*** Awadhi: नाउँ (nāũ)
** Helu Prakrit:
*** Dhivehi: ނަން (nan̊)
*** Sinhalese: නම (nama)
** Khasa Prakrit:
*** Garhwali: नौं (na͠u)
*** Nepali: नाउँ (nāũ)
** Magadhi Prakrit:
*** Assamese: নাম (nam)
*** Bengali: নাম (nam)
*** Bhojpuri: नाउँ (nāũ)
*** Odia: ନାମ (nāma)
*** Sylheti: ꠘꠣꠝ (nam)
** Maharastri Prakrit:
*** Konkani: nāv
    Devanagari script: नाव
    Kannada script: ನಾವ್
    Latin script: nav
*** Old Marathi: nāva, nāṃva
    Modi script: 𑘡𑘰𑘪, 𑘡𑘰𑘽𑘪
    Devanagari script: नाव, नांव
**** Marathi: नाव (nāv)
** Paisaci Prakrit:
*** Punjabi: nā̃
    Gurmukhi script: ਨਾਂ
    Shahmukhi script: ناں
*** Sindhi:
    Devanagari script: नाउँ (nāũ)
** Sauraseni Prakrit:
*** Old Gujarati: नाम (nāma)
**** Gujarati: નામ (nām)
*** Hindustani: nām
    Hindi: नाम
    Urdu: نَام (nām)
*** Romani: nav, anav
* Paisaci Prakrit:
** Takka Apabhramsa:
*** Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਨਾਂ (nā̃), ਨਾਉਂ (nāũ)
    Shahmukhi script: ناں (nāṉ)
** Vracada Apabhramsa:
*** Sindhi:
    Devanagari script: नाउँ (nāũ)

### References

* Monier Williams (1899) “नामन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 536.
* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nāˊman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press