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नामन्
नामन्
See also: निम्न
Sanskrit
Noun
नामन् • (nā́man) n
- a characteristic mark or sign, form, nature, kind, manner
- name, appellation
- (with √kṛ or √vi-dhā) — to call by a name
- personal name (as opposed to गोत्रे (gotre, “family name”); compare नामगोत्र (nāma-gotra))
- merely the name (as opposed to reality; compare नामधारक (nāma-dhāraka), नाममात्र (nāma-mātra), नामशेष (nāma-śeṣa) 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 (śva-nāman), सुमन्तुनामन् (sumántu-nāman))
- water
Declension
| Neuter n-stem declension of नामन् | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | नाम (nāma) | ||
| Gen. sg. | नाम्नः (nāmnaḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | नाम (nāma) | नामनी (nāmanī) | नामानि (nāmāni) |
| Vocative | नाम (nāma) | नामनी (nāmanī) | नामानि (nāmāni) |
| Accusative | नाम (nāma) | नामनी (nāmanī) | नामानि (nāmāni) |
| Instrumental | नाम्ना (nāmnā) | नामभ्याम् (nāmabhyām) | नामभिः (nāmabhiḥ) |
| Dative | नाम्ने (nāmne) | नामभ्याम् (nāmabhyām) | नामभ्यः (nāmabhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | नाम्नः (nāmnaḥ) | नामभ्याम् (nāmabhyām) | नामभ्यः (nāmabhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | नाम्नः (nāmnaḥ) | नाम्नोः (nāmnoḥ) | नाम्नाम् (nāmnām) |
| Locative | नाम्नि (nāmni) | नाम्नोः (nāmnoḥ) | नामसु (nāmasu) |
Descendants
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 536