نام

Arabic

Root
ن و م (n w m)
9 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew נָם (nɔm).

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 bi-sukūnin baʕda yawmin ṭawīlin.
The child slept peacefully after a long day.
to go to bed
to go to sleep
أنَامْ أَوْ أَقْرَءْ. ― I go to sleep or read.
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*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					نَوْم, مَنَام nawm, manām
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					نَائِم nāʔim
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَنُوم manūm
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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

Verb

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

to sleep

Conjugation

Conjugation of **نام**
		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)
future¹	m	هنام (hanām)	هتنام (hatnām)	هينام (haynām)	هننام (hannām)	هتناموا (hatnāmu)	هيناموا (haynāmu)
future¹	f	هنام (hanām)	هتنامي (hatnāmu)	هتنام (hatnām)	هننام (hannām)	هتناموا (hatnāmu)	هيناموا (haynāmu)
imperative	m		نام (nām)			ناموا (nāmu)
imperative	f		نامي (nāmi)			ناموا (nāmu)

¹ The future tense can be prefixed with either هـ (ha-) or حـ (ḥa-) depending on the speaker.

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**
		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)

Iraqi Arabic

Root
ن و م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَامَ (nāma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /naːm/

Verb

نام (nām) I (non-past ينام (ynām))

to sleep
to lie down

Conjugation

Conjugation of **نام**
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	نمت (nimit)	نمت (nimit)	نام (nām)	نمنا (nimna)	نمتو (nimtu)	نامو (nāmaw)
past	f	نمت (nimit)	نمتي (nimti)	نامت (nāmat)	نمنا (nimna)	نمتن (nimtan)	نامن (nāman)
present	m	انام (anām)	تنام (tnām)	ينوم (ynām)	ننام (nnām)	تنامون (tnāmūn)	ينامون (ynāmūn)
present	f	انام (anām)	تنامين (tnāmīn)	تنام (tnām)	ننام (nnām)	تنامن (tnāman)	ينامن (ynāman)
imperative	m		نام (nām)			نامو (nāmu)
imperative	f		نامي (nāmi)			نامن (nāman)

Malay

Noun

نام (plural نام-نام or نام٢)

Jawi spelling of nama.‎

Persian

Alternative forms

نوم (num) (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Persian ŠM (/⁠nām⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎴𐎠𐎶 (n-a-m /⁠nāma⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *Hnā́ma (compare Northern Kurdish nav, Pashto نوم (nūm), Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥- (nāman-)) from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma (compare Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), Hindi नाम (nām)/Urdu نام (nām)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”) (compare Greek όνομα (ónoma), Italian nome, Tocharian A ñom, Armenian անուն (anun), and English name).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈnaːm/

(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

Regional synonyms of "name"
Dari	نام
Iranian Persian	اسم
Tajik	ном

نام • (nām / nâm) (plural نام‌ها (nām-hā / nâm-hâ), Tajik spelling ном)

(formal in Iran, normal elsewhere) name
Synonym: اسم (esm)
reputation

Usage notes

(name): see usage notes under .

Inflection

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

^△ Colloquial.

Possessive forms of
	singular	plural
1^st person singular (“my”)	نامم (nâmam)	نام‌هایم، نام‌هام، نامام^△ (nâm-hấyam, nâmấm^△)
2^nd person singular (“your”)	نامت (nâmat, nâmet^△)	نام‌هایت، نام‌هات، نامات^△ (nâm-hấyat, nâmất^△)
3^rd person singular (“his, her, its”)	نامش (nâmaš, nâmeš^△)	نام‌هایش، نام‌هاش، ناماش^△ (nâm-hấyaš, nâmấš^△)
1^st person plural (“our”)	ناممان، ناممون^△ (nâmemân, nâmemun^△)	نام‌هایمان، نام‌هامون، نامامون^△ (nâm-hấyemân, nâmấmun^△)
2^nd person plural (“your”)	نامتان، نامتون^△ (nâmetân, nâmetun^△)	نام‌هایتان، نام‌هاتون، ناماتون^△ (nâm-hấyetân, nâmấtun^△)
3^rd person plural (“their”)	نامشان، نامشون^△ (nâmešân, nâmešun^△)	نام‌هایشان، نام‌هاشون، ناماشون^△ (nâm-hấyešân, nâmấšun^△)

^△ Colloquial.

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

^△ Colloquial Dari.

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Possessive forms of (Dari Persian)
	singular	plural
1^st person singular (“my”)	نامم (nāmam)	نام‌هایم، نامایم^△ (nām-hā́yam, nāmā́ym^△)
2^nd person singular (“your”)	نامت (nāmat)	نام‌هایت، نامایت^△ (nām-hā́yat, nāmā́yt^△)
3^rd person singular (“his, her, its”)	نامش، نامشِی^△ (nāmaš, nāmšī^△)	نام‌هایش، نامایش^△ (nām-hā́yaš, nāmā́yš^△)
1^st person plural (“our”)	ناممان، نامما^△ (nāmimān, nāmimā^△)	نام‌هایمان، نامایما^△ (nām-hā́yimān, nāmā́ymā^△)
2^nd person plural (“your”)	نامتان (nāmitān)	نام‌هایتان، نامایتان^△ (nām-hā́yitān, nāmā́ytān^△)
3^rd person plural (“their”)	نامشان (nāmišān)	نام‌هایشان، نامایشان^△ (nām-hā́yišān, 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**
		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

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, 2025.

Uyghur

Etymology

From Persian (nâm).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɑm/

Noun

نام • (nam) (plural ناملار (namlar))

name, title
fame, prestige, renown, reputation

Arabic

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South Levantine Arabic

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