नम

See also: नम्, नाम, and नामी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نم (nam).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nəm/, [nɐ̃m]

Adjective

नम • (nam) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling نم)

1. moist, damp, wet

   आँखें नम होना ― ā̃khẽ nam honā ― of eyes, to become wet

   Synonyms: गीला (gīlā), आर्द्र (ārdra)

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “नम”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 336.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2533

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• nama (Latin script)
• 𑀦𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• নম (Bengali script)
• නම (Sinhalese script)
• နမ or ၼမ (Burmese script)
• นม or นะมะ (Thai script)
• ᨶᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ນມ or ນະມະ (Lao script)
• នម (Khmer script)
• 𑄚𑄟 (Chakma script)

Verb

नम

1. Devanagari script form of nama, which is second-person singular imperative active of नमति (namati, “to bend”)