نام

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ن و م (n-w-m). Cognate with Hebrew נם (nam).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naː.ma/

Verb

نَامَ • (nāma) I (non-past يَنَامُ (yanāmu), verbal noun نَوْم (nawm) or مَنَام (manām))

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 [with عَنْ (ʕan) or عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘something’]
to forget [with عَنْ (ʕan) ‘about something’]
to accept, to assent to, to acquiesce in [with إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘something’]
to trust, to have confidence in [with إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘someone/something’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of نَامَ (I, hollow, i ~ a, impersonal passive, verbal nouns نَوْم, مَنَام)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					نَوْم, مَنَام nawm, manām
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					نَائِم nāʔim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَنُوم manūm
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نِمْتُ nimtu	نِمْتَ nimta	نَامَ nāma	نِمْتُمَا nimtumā	نَامَا nāmā	نِمْنَا nimnā	نِمْتُمْ nimtum	نَامُوا nāmū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	نِمْتُ nimtu	نِمْتِ nimti	نَامَتْ nāmat	نِمْتُمَا nimtumā	نَامَتَا nāmatā	نِمْنَا nimnā	نِمْتُنَّ nimtunna	نِمْنَ nimna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَنَامُ ʔanāmu	تَنَامُ tanāmu	يَنَامُ yanāmu	تَنَامَانِ tanāmāni	يَنَامَانِ yanāmāni	نَنَامُ nanāmu	تَنَامُونَ tanāmūna	يَنَامُونَ yanāmūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَنَامُ ʔanāmu	تَنَامِينَ tanāmīna	تَنَامُ tanāmu	تَنَامَانِ tanāmāni	تَنَامَانِ tanāmāni	نَنَامُ nanāmu	تَنَمْنَ tanamna	يَنَمْنَ yanamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنَامَ ʔanāma	تَنَامَ tanāma	يَنَامَ yanāma	تَنَامَا tanāmā	يَنَامَا yanāmā	نَنَامَ nanāma	تَنَامُوا tanāmū	يَنَامُوا yanāmū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَنَامَ ʔanāma	تَنَامِي tanāmī	تَنَامَ tanāma	تَنَامَا tanāmā	تَنَامَا tanāmā	نَنَامَ nanāma	تَنَمْنَ tanamna	يَنَمْنَ yanamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنَمْ ʔanam	تَنَمْ tanam	يَنَمْ yanam	تَنَامَا tanāmā	يَنَامَا yanāmā	نَنَمْ nanam	تَنَامُوا tanāmū	يَنَامُوا yanāmū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَنَمْ ʔanam	تَنَامِي tanāmī	تَنَمْ tanam	تَنَامَا tanāmā	تَنَامَا tanāmā	نَنَمْ nanam	تَنَمْنَ tanamna	يَنَمْنَ yanamna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَمْ nam		نَامَا nāmā			نَامُوا nāmū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		نَامِي nāmī		نَامَا nāmā			نَمْنَ namna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	نِيمَ nīma	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُنَامُ yunāmu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُنَامَ yunāma	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُنَمْ yunam	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Related terms

نَوَام (nawām)
نَوْم (nawm), نَوَّمَ (nawwama)
نَوْمِيّ (nawmiyy, “related to sleep”)
نَوْمَة (nawma)
نُؤُوم (nuʔūm)
نَامَ عَلَى حَرِير (nāma ʕalā ḥarīr)

References

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

Baluchi

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Noun

نام • (nám)

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ن و م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَامَ (nāma).

Pronunciation

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Verb

نام • (nām) I (non-past ينام (yinām), verbal noun نوم (nōm))

to sleep

Conjugation

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Conjugation of نام (form-I hollow)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	نمت (nimt)	نمت (nimt)	نام (nām)	نمنا (nimna)	نمتوا (nimtu)	ناموا (nāmu)
past	f	نمت (nimt)	نمتي (nimti)	نامت (nāmit)	نمنا (nimna)	نمتوا (nimtu)	ناموا (nāmu)
present subjunctive	m	انام (anām)	تنام (tinām)	ينام (yinām)	ننام (ninām)	تناموا (tināmu)	يناموا (yināmu)
present subjunctive	f	انام (anām)	تنامي (tināmi)	تنام (tinām)	ننام (ninām)	تناموا (tināmu)	يناموا (yināmu)
present indicative	m	بنام (banām)	بتنام (bitnām)	بينام (biynām)	بننام (binnām)	بتناموا (bitnāmu)	بيناموا (biynāmu)
present indicative	f	بنام (banām)	بتنامي (bitnāmu)	بتنام (bitnām)	بننام (binnām)	بتناموا (bitnāmu)	بيناموا (biynāmu)
future	m	حنام (ḥanām)	حتنام (ḥatnām)	حينام (ḥaynām)	حننام (ḥannām)	حتناموا (ḥatnāmu)	حيناموا (ḥaynāmu)
future	f	حنام (ḥanām)	حتنامي (ḥatnāmu)	حتنام (ḥatnām)	حننام (ḥannām)	حتناموا (ḥatnāmu)	حيناموا (ḥaynāmu)
imperative	m		نام (nām)			ناموا (nāmu)
imperative	f		نامي (nāmi)			ناموا (nāmu)

References

Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) “نام”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎^[1], Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 892

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن و م
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَامَ (nāma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naːm/

Verb

نام • (nām) I (non-past ينام (yinām), active participle نايم (nāyim))

to sleep
to lie down [with على]

Conjugation

Conjugation of نام (nām)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	نمت (numt)	نمت (numt)	نام (nām)	نمنا (numna)	نمتوا (numtu)	ناموا (nāmu)
past	f	نمت (numt)	نمتي (numti)	نامت (nāmat)	نمنا (numna)	نمتوا (numtu)	ناموا (nāmu)
non-past	m	أنام (ʔanām)	تنام (tinām)	ينام (yinām)	ننام (ninām)	تناموا (tināmu)	يناموا (yināmu)
non-past	f	أنام (ʔanām)	تنامي (tināmi)	تنام (tinām)	ننام (ninām)	تناموا (tināmu)	يناموا (yināmu)
imperative	m		نام (nām)			نواموا (nāmu)
imperative	f		نامي (nāmi)			نواموا (nāmu)

Related terms

نوم (nōm)

Malay

Noun

نام (plural نام-نام or نام۲, informal 1st possessive نامکو, 2nd possessive ناممو, 3rd possessive نامڽ)

Jawi spelling of nama‎

Persian

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:

نام

Wikipedia ^fa

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑːm]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nɑːm]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nɔːm]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nɒːm]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nɔm]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nām
Dari reading^?	nām
Iranian reading^?	nâm
Tajik reading^?	nom

Audio (Iran): (file)

Noun


Iranian Persian	نام
Dari	نام
Tajik	ном

نام • (nâm) (plural نام‌ها (nâm-hâ))

name
Synonym: اسم (esm)
reputation

Usage notes

(name): see usage notes under .

Inflection

Enclitic-attached forms of نام (nâm) (Iranian Persian)

Basic forms of نام (nâm)
	singular	plural
bare	نام (nâm)	نام‌ها (nâm-hấ) ناما ^△ (nâmấ)
definitive direct object	نام را (nâm râ) نام رو ^△ (nâmo)	نام‌ها را (nâm-hấ râ) ناما رو ^△ (nâmấ ro)
ezâfe	نام (nâm-e)	نام‌های (nâm-hấ-ye) نامای ^△ (nâmấ-ye)
marked indefinite or relative definite	نامی (nâm-i)	نام‌هایی (nâmấn-i, nâm-hấ-i) نامایی ^△ (nâmấi)
^△ Colloquial.

Possessive forms of نام (nâm)
	singular	plural
1^st person singular (“my”)	نامم (nâmam)	نام‌هایم (nâm-hấyam) نام‌هام، نامام ^△ (nâmấm)
2^nd person singular (“your”)	نامت (nâmat) [Term?] ^△ (nâmet)	نام‌هایت (nâm-hấyat) نام‌هات، نامات ^△ (nâmất)
3^rd person singular (“his, her, its”)	نامش (nâmaš) [Term?] ^△ (nâmeš)	نام‌هایش (nâm-hấyaš) نام‌هاش، ناماش ^△ (nâmấš)

1^st plural (“our”)	ناممان (nâmemân) ناممون ^△ (nâmemun)	نام‌هایمان (nâm-hấyemân) نام‌هامون، نامامون ^△ (nâmấmun)
2^nd plural (“your”)	نامتان (nâmetân) نامتون ^△ (nâmetun)	نام‌هایتان (nâm-hấyetân) نام‌هاتون، ناماتون ^△ (nâmấtun)
3^rd plural (“their”)	نامشان (nâmešân) نامشون ^△ (nâmešun)	نام‌هایشان (nâm-hấyešân) نام‌هاشون، ناماشون ^△ (nâmấšun)
^△ Colloquial.

Enclitic-attached forms of نام (nām) (Dari Persian)

Basic forms of نام (nām) (Classical and Dari Persian)
	singular	plural
bare	نام (nām)	نام‌ها (nām-hā́)
definitive direct object	نام را (nām rā́) نام ره ^△ (nāma)	نام‌ها را (nām-hā́ rā́) ناما ره ^△ (nāmā́ ra)
izāfa	نام (nām-i)	نام‌های (nām-hā́-yi) نامای ^△ (nāmā́-yi)
marked indefinite / relative definite	نامی (nām-ē)	نام‌هایی (nāmā́n-ē, nām-hā́-ē) نامایی ^△ (nāmā́-yē)
^△ Colloquial Dari.

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Possessive forms of نام (nām)
	singular	plural
1^st person singular (“my”)	نامم (nāmam)	نام‌هایم (nām-hā́yam) نامایم ^△ (nāmā́ym)
2^nd person singular (“your”)	نامت (nāmat)	نام‌هایت (nām-hā́yat) نامایت ^△ (nāmā́yt)
3^rd person singular (“his, her, its”)	نامش (nāmaš) نامشِی ^△ (nāmšī)	نام‌هایش (nām-hā́yaš) نامایش ^△ (nāmā́yš)

1^st plural (“our”)	ناممان (nāmimān) نامما ^△ (nāmimā)	نام‌هایمان (nām-hā́yimān) نامایما ^△ (nāmā́ymā)
2^nd plural (“your”)	نامتان (nāmitān)	نام‌هایتان (nām-hā́yitān) نامایتان ^△ (nāmā́ytān)
3^rd plural (“their”)	نامشان (nāmišān)	نام‌هایشان (nām-hā́yišān) نامایشان ^△ (nāmā́yšān)
^△ Colloquial.

Derived terms

بدنام (bad-nâm, “infamous”)
بنام (be-nâm, “renowned”)
بهنام (beh-nâm, “of good repute; Behnam”)
نامزد (nâm-zad, “candidate”)
نامور (nâm-var, “renowned”)
نامی (nâmi, “renowned”)
نامیدن (nâmidan, “to name”)

References

^ 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

Root
ن و م
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَامَ (nāma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naːm/, [næːm]
Audio (al-Lidd): (file)

Verb

نام • (nām) I (present بنام (binām), active participle نايم (nāyem))

to sleep
بنام شوي بعد الغدا.
banām šway baʕd il-ḡada.
I sleep a little bit after lunch.
to lie down (+ على)
نام ع الكنبة و ارتاح.
nām ʕal-kanabe w-irtāḥ.
Lie down on the couch and relax.

Conjugation

Conjugation of نام (nām)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	نمت (nimt)	نمت (nimt)	نام (nām)	نمنا (nimna)	نمتو (nimtu)	نامو (nāmu)
past	f	نمت (nimt)	نمتي (nimti)	نامت (nāmat)	نمنا (nimna)	نمتو (nimtu)	نامو (nāmu)
present	m	بنام (banām)	بتنام (bitnām)	بنام (binām)	مننام (minnām)	بتنامو (bitnāmu)	بنامو (bināmu)
present	f	بنام (banām)	بتنامي (bitnāmi)	بتنام (bitnām)	مننام (minnām)	بتنامو (bitnāmu)	بنامو (bināmu)
subjunctive	m	انام (anām)	تنام (tnām)	ينام (ynām)	ننام (nnām)	تنامو (tnāmu)	ينامو (ynāmu)
subjunctive	f	انام (anām)	تنامي (tnāmi)	تنام (tnām)	ننام (nnām)	تنامو (tnāmu)	ينامو (ynāmu)
imperative	m		نام (nām)			نامو (nāmu)
imperative	f		نامي (nāmi)			نامو (nāmu)

Related terms

نوم (nōm)

Torwali

Etymology

From Sanskrit नामन् (nāman), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). Compare Khowar نم (nam).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naːm/

Noun

نام (nām)

name

Urdu

Urdu Wikipedia has an article on:

نام

Wikipedia ^ur

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀫 (ṇāma), from Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma (compare Persian (nâm)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). Cognate with Punjabi ناں (nāṉ) and English name.

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑːm/
Audio (India): (file)
Rhymes: -ɑːm

Noun

نام • (nām) m (Hindi spelling नाम)

name

Declension

Declension of نام
	singular	plural
direct	نام (nām)	نام (nām)
oblique	نام (nām)	ناموں (nāmõ)
vocative	نام (nām)	نامو (nāmo)

Synonyms

اسم (ism)

References

“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

Etymology

From Persian (nâm).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɑm/

Noun

نام • (nam) (plural ناملار (namlar))

name, title
fame, prestige, renown, reputation

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