ŠM
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sm"
Middle Persian
Alternative forms
- 𐫗𐫀𐫖 (nʾm) — Manichaean
Etymology
From Old Persian 𐎴𐎠𐎶 (n-a-m /nāma/), from Proto-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).
Logogram from Aramaic 𐡔𐡌 (šm).
Noun
ŠM • (/nām/)
- name
- PWN ŠM Y yzdʾn' ― pad nām ī yazdān ― in the name of god
Descendants
- Persian: نام (nâm)