नम

See also: नम्, नाम, and नामी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (nam).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /nəm/, [nɐ̃m]

Adjective

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

moist, damp, wet
Synonyms: गीला (gīlā), आर्द्र (ārdra)

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

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

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