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))

1. to sleep

   الطِّفْلُ نَامَ بِسُكُونٍ بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ طَوِيلٍ.

   aṭ-ṭiflu nāma bi-sukūnin baʕda yawmin ṭawīlin.

   The child slept peacefully after a long day.

2. to go to bed
3. to go to sleep
4. to abate, to subside, to let up, to calm down
5. to be inactive, to be listless
6. to be numb
7. to neglect, to omit, to overlook [with عَنْ (ʕan) or عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘something’]
8. to forget [with عَنْ (ʕan) ‘about something’]
9. to accept, to assent to, to acquiesce in [with إِلَى (ʔilā) ‘something’]
10. 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
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	نِمْتُ nimtu	نِمْتَ nimta	نَامَ nāma		نِمْتُمَا nimtumā	نَامَا nāmā		نِمْنَا nimnā	نِمْتُمْ nimtum	نَامُوا nāmū
	f		نِمْتِ nimti	نَامَتْ nāmat			نَامَتَا nāmatā			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
	f		تَنَامِينَ tanāmīna	تَنَامُ tanāmu			تَنَامَانِ tanāmāni			تَنَمْنَ tanamna	يَنَمْنَ yanamna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَنَامَ ʔanāma	تَنَامَ tanāma	يَنَامَ yanāma		تَنَامَا tanāmā	يَنَامَا yanāmā		نَنَامَ nanāma	تَنَامُوا tanāmū	يَنَامُوا yanāmū
	f		تَنَامِي tanāmī	تَنَامَ tanāma			تَنَامَا tanāmā			تَنَمْنَ tanamna	يَنَمْنَ yanamna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَنَمْ ʔanam	تَنَمْ tanam	يَنَمْ yanam		تَنَامَا tanāmā	يَنَامَا yanāmā		نَنَمْ nanam	تَنَامُوا tanāmū	يَنَامُوا yanāmū
	f		تَنَامِي tanāmī	تَنَمْ tanam			تَنَامَا tanāmā			تَنَمْنَ tanamna	يَنَمْنَ yanamna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		نَمْ nam			نَامَا nāmā				نَامُوا nāmū
	f		نَامِي nāmī							نَمْنَ namna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	نِيمَ nīma		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُنَامُ yunāmu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُنَامَ yunāma		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُنَمْ yunam		—	—		—	—	—
	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)

1. name
2. reputation
3. designation

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ن و م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَامَ (nāma).

Verb

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

1. to sleep

Conjugation

Conjugation of نام

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نمت (nimt)	نمت (nimt)	نام (nām)		نمنا (nimna)	نمتوا (nimtu)	ناموا (nāmu)
	f		نمتي (nimti)	نامت (nāmit)
present subjunctive	m	انام (anām)	تنام (tinām)	ينام (yinām)		ننام (ninām)	تناموا (tināmu)	يناموا (yināmu)
	f		تنامي (tināmi)	تنام (tinām)
present indicative	m	بنام (banām)	بتنام (bitnām)	بينام (biynām)		بننام (binnām)	بتناموا (bitnāmu)	بيناموا (biynāmu)
	f		بتنامي (bitnāmu)	بتنام (bitnām)
future1	m	هنام (hanām)	هتنام (hatnām)	هينام (haynām)		هننام (hannām)	هتناموا (hatnāmu)	هيناموا (haynāmu)
	f		هتنامي (hatnāmu)	هتنام (hatnām)
imperative	m		نام (nām)				ناموا (nāmu)
	f		نامي (nāmi)

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))

1. to sleep
2. to lie down [with على]

Conjugation

Conjugation of نام

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

Related terms

• نوم (nōm)

Malay

Noun

نام (plural نام-نام or نام٢, informal 1st possessive نامکو, 2nd possessive ناممو, 3rd possessive نامڽ)

1. 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).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [nɑːm]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nɑːm]

• (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):

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Noun

Dari	نام
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ном

نام • (nâm) (plural نام‌ها (nâm-hâ))

1. name

   Synonym: اسم (esm)

2. reputation

Usage notes

• (name): see usage notes under اسم.

Inflection

Basic forms of نام

	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 نام

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

Possessive forms of نام (Dari Persian)

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

See also

• اسم (esm)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن و م
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic نَامَ (nāma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naːm/, [næːm]

• Audio (al-Lidd):

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Verb

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

1. to sleep

   بنام شوي بعد الغدا. ― banām šway baʕd il-ḡada. ― I sleep a little bit after lunch.

2. to lie down (+ على)

   نام عالكنبة وارتاح. ― nām ʕal-kanabe w-irtāḥ. ― Lie down on the couch and relax.

Conjugation

Conjugation of نام

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

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)

1. 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 نام (nâm)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). Cognate with Punjabi ناں (nāṉ) and English name.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /nɑːm/

• Audio (India):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːm

Noun

نام • (nām) m (Hindi spelling नाम)

1. 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 نام (nâm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑm/

Noun

نام • (nam) (plural ناملار (namlar))

1. name, title
2. fame, prestige, renown, reputation

Further reading

• Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN