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nāmaनामnā́ma ind. (acc. of nā́man) by name i.e. named, called, [RV.] &c. &c. (also with nāmatas and nāmnā)
indeed, certainly, really, of course, [ib.]
quasi, only in appearance, [Jātakam.]
however, nevertheless, [ib.]
after an interr. = then, pray, e.g. kiṃ n°, kathaṃ n°, kadā nevertheless, what then? pray, what? &c., [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
after an Impv. = may it be so, no matter, e.g. [Śak. v, 8]
api n° at the beginning of a sentence = perhaps, I dare say, e.g. apy eṣa nāma phalam icchati, this man wants perhaps a reward, [Mṛcch. viii, 25]
with Pot. often = would that, e.g. api nāmaivaṃ syāt, would that it were so, [Vikr. v, 19]/[20]
opp. to mā n° with Pot. would that not, I should think not, e.g. mā nāma akāryaṃ kuryāt, I hope he will not do something wrong, [Mṛcch. iii, 26.]
in comp. for nāman, q.v. (sometimes ifc. as in satya-, q.v.)
nāmanनामन्nā́man n. (prob. neither fr. √ jñā nor fr. √ mnā [cf. [Uṇ. iv, 150]]; ifc. f. either = m. or °mnī) a characteristic mark or sign, form, nature, kind, manner, [RV.]; [VS.]; [AV.]
name, appellation, [RV.] &c. &c.
personal name (as opp. to gotre, family name; cf. nama-gotra above), [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. viii, 2, 23] (often ifc. = named, called, e.g. viṣṇu-śarma-nāmā paṇḍitaḥ, a sage named V°)
merely the name (as opp. to reality; cf. nāma-dhāraka, -mātra, -śeṣa &c.), a noun (as opp. to a verb), [Nir.]; [Prāt.]
substance, essence (in the Mīmāṃsā phil. opp. to guṇa, accidental quality)
a good or great name, renown, fame (only ifc.; cf. sva-, sumántu-)
water, [Naigh. i, 11]
[cf. Zd. nāman; Gk. ὄ-νομα; Lat. nōmen; Goth. namō; Germ. namo &c.; Eng. name.]
nāmadhāनामधाnāma—dhá or nāma—dhā́, m. name-giver, [RV.]; [AV.]
nāmadhaनामधnāma—dhá or nāma—dhā́, m. name-giver, [RV.]; [AV.]
nāmathāनामथाnāmáthā ind. by name, [AV.]
nāmakaनामकmf(ikA)n. ifc. = nāman, name, [Hariv.]; [Kāv.] &c. (cf. aṅghri., kṛta- &c.)
nāmanauनामनौnāma—nau f. a ship only by name (not real), [BhP.]
nāmanaनामनmfn. (fr. Caus. of √ nam) bending down, humiliating, [Kāvyād.]
depression under the horizon, [Gol.]
nāmatasनामतस्ind. = abl. of nāman, [BhP. v, 12, 8]
by name, namely (often with 1. nāma), [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
with √ kṛ, to give a person (acc.) a name, call by the name of (acc.), [MBh.]
with √ prach, to inquire after the name of (acc.), [Śak. vii, 20/21.]
nāmavatनामवत्nāma—vat mfn. having a name, [ĀpŚr.], Sch.
nāmadhātuनामधातुnāma—dhātu m. a verbal base derived from a noun, [Pāṇ.]
nāmadheyaनामधेयnāma—dhéya n. a name, title, appellation (often ifc.; cf. kiṃ-n°, puṃ-n° &c.), [RV.] &c. &c.
nāmaśeṣaनामशेषnāma—śeṣa mfn. having only the name left i.e. dead, [Uttarar.]
nāma—śeṣa m. death, [W.]
nāmacauraनामचौरnāma—caura m. the stealer of (i.e. assumer of) another person's name, [L.]
nāmadevaनामदेवnāma—deva m. N. of a man, [L.]
nāmamālāनाममालाnāma—mālā f. N. of sev. glossaries (also -kośa m. and °likā f.)
nāmapadaनामपदnāma—pada n. name, [BhP.]
nāmarūpaनामरूपnāma—rūpá n. du. name and form, [Br.]; [Up.] &c. (°pātmaka mfn.)
= individual being, [MWB. 102.]
nāmatikaनामतिकmf(I)n. (fr. 2. namata) dressed in woollen cloth, [L.]
nāmavidhiनामविधिnāma—vidhi m. N. of ch. of [ŚivaP.]
nāmadhārinनामधारिन्nāma—dhārin mfn. bearing the name of, being called (ifc.), [Kathās.]
= prec. [Gobh.]
nāmaśuṇḍīनामशुण्डीnāma—śuṇḍī f. a kind of gourd, [L.]
nāmagṛhyaनामगृह्यnāma—gṛhya ind. while mentioning the name, [ĀpŚr.]
nāmagotraनामगोत्रnāma—gotra n. du. personal and family name, [Gaut.]; [Kauś.]
nāmagrāhaनामग्राहnāma—grāhá m. ([AV.]; [Lāṭy.]) id.
nāmagrahaनामग्रहnāma—graha m. mentioning a name, naming, [Amar.]
nāmaliṅgaनामलिङ्गnāma—liṅga n. the gender of nouns or a wk. treating thereof [L.]
nāmamātraनाममात्रnāma—mātra mfn. = having only the name of (nom.), [Pañc. i, 87]
nāma—mātra n. the mere name, [Śak.]; [Pañc.]
nāmamudrāनाममुद्राnāma—mudrā f. a seal-ring with a name (engraved on it), [Śak.]
nāmapūrvaनामपूर्वnāma—pūrva mfn. having a noun as first element, [ĀpGṛ.]
nāmasūtraनामसूत्रnāma—sūtra n. pl. N. of a philos. and of a gramm. wk.
nāmatīrthaनामतीर्थnāma—tīrtha m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
nāmavyūhaनामव्यूहnāma—vyūha m. N. of a Samādhi, [L.]
nāmayajñaनामयज्ञnāma—yajña m. a sacrifice only in name, [Bhag.]
nāmadhārakaनामधारकnāma—dhāraka mfn. bearing only the name of (nom.), [Pañc. ii, 91.]
nāmagrāhamनामग्राहम्nāma—grā́ham ind. = -gṛhya, [ŚBr.]; [Kauś.]
nāmakaumudīनामकौमुदीnāma—kaumudī f. N. of wk.
nāmakaraṇaनामकरणnāma—karaṇa m. a nominal suffix, [Nir.]
nāma—karaṇa n. the calling of a person (gen.) by the name of (nāmnā), [Sarvad.]
the ceremony of naming a child after birth, [Kauś.] &c., [RTL. 370]
(°raṇaṃ √ kṛ, to perform this ceremony), [BhP.]
nāmakarmanनामकर्मन्nāma—karman n. name-giving (cf. prec.), [R.]
nāmamālikāनाममालिकाnāma—mālikā f.
nāmanāmikaनामनामिकnāma—nāmika m. N. of Viṣṇu, [MBh.]
nāmanidhānaनामनिधानnāma—nidhāna n. N. of glossaries.
nāmavācakaनामवाचकnāma—vācaka mf(ikA)n. expressing a name
(gram.) a proper name, [MW.]
nāmadheyatasनामधेयतस्nāma—dheya—tas ind. by name, [MW.]
nāmadvādaśīनामद्वादशीnāma—dvādaśī f. a ceremony consisting in worshipping Durgā under one of her 12 appellations (Gaurī, Kālī, Umā, Bhadrā, Durgā, Kānti, Sarasvatī, Maṅgalā, Vaiṣṇavī, Lakṣmī, Śivā, Nārāyaṇī), [W.]
nāmagrahaṇaनामग्रहणnāma—grahaṇa n. ([ŚrS.]; [Mn.]; [Kāv.] &c.) id.
nāmakīrtanaनामकीर्तनnāma—kīrtana n. mentioning the name of (gen.), [Yājñ., Sch.]
(esp.) incessant repetition of the name of a god, [RTL. 141]
nāmakaustubhaनामकौस्तुभnāma—kaustubha m. or n. N. of a Stotra.
nāmamātreṇaनाममात्रेणnāma—mātreṇa ind. nominally, merely, [MW.]
nāmanighaṇṭuनामनिघण्टुnāma—nighaṇṭu m.
nāmanirdeśaनामनिर्देशnāma—nirdeśa m. pointing out by name, [MW.]
nāmavarjitaनामवर्जितnāma—varjita or nāma—vivarjita, mfn. nameless, stupid, [L.]
nāmavismṛtiनामविस्मृतिnāma—vismṛti f. forgetting the name (of any one), [MW.]
nāmabibhratinनामबिभ्रतिन्nāma—bibhratín mfn. bearing only the name, [AV.]
nāmacandrikāनामचन्द्रिकाnāma—candrikā f. N. of wk.
nāmamāhātmyaनाममाहात्म्यnāma—māhātmya n. N. of wk.
nāmamālākośaनाममालाकोशnāma—mālā—kośa m.
nāmapārāyaṇaनामपारायणnāma—pārāyaṇa n.
nāmaprapañcaनामप्रपञ्चnāma—prapañca m. N. of glossaries.
nāmarasāyanaनामरसायनnāma—rasāyana and nāma—rasodaya, m. or n. N. of Stotras.
nāmarasodayaनामरसोदयnāma—rasāyana and nāma—rasodaya, m. or n. N. of Stotras.
nāmasaṃgrahaनामसंग्रहnāma—saṃgraha m. collection of, nouns
nāmasiddhāntaनामसिद्धान्तnāma—siddhānta m.
nāmacintāmaṇiनामचिन्तामणिnāma—cintāmaṇi m. N. of wk.
nāmajātigrahaनामजातिग्रहnāma—jāti-graha m. ([Mn.])
nāmarūpātmakaनामरूपात्मकnāma—rūpātmaka mfn.
nāmaratnākaraनामरत्नाकरnāma—ratnākara m. N. of wk.
nāmaratnāvalīनामरत्नावलीnāma—ratnāvalī f. N. of wk.
nāmasāroddharaनामसारोद्धरnāma—sāroddhara m. N. of a glossary of nouns.
nāmavivarjitaनामविवर्जितnāma—varjita or nāma—vivarjita, mfn. nameless, stupid, [L.]
nāmadheyakaraṇaनामधेयकरणnāma—dhéya n. a name, title, appellation (often ifc.; cf. kiṃ-n°, puṃ-n° &c.), [RV.] &c. &c.
nāmasaṃkīrtanaनामसंकीर्तनnāma—saṃkīrtana n. the glorification or incessant repetition of the name of a god, [RTL. 105]
N. of ch. of [ŚivaP.]
nāmadheyagrahaṇaनामधेयग्रहणnāmadheya-grahaṇa n. the mentioning of the name (of partic. sacrificers), [ĀpY.]
nāmacaraṇabhāṣyaनामचरणभाष्यnāma—caraṇa-bhāṣya n. N. of wk.
nāmajātigrahaṇaनामजातिग्रहणnāma—jāti-grahaṇa n. ([Kull.]) mentioning the name and race.
nāmamālāsaṃgrahaनाममालासंग्रहnāma—mālā—saṃgraha m. N. of a Stotra.
nāmapaṭhanastotraनामपठनस्तोत्रnāma—paṭhana-stotra n. N. of a Stotra.
nāmasaṃgrahamālāनामसंग्रहमालाnāma—saṃgraha—mālā f. N. of vocabulary.
nāmakaraṇaprayogaनामकरणप्रयोगnāma—karaṇa—prayoga m. N. of wk.
nāmaliṅgānuśāsanaनामलिङ्गानुशासनnāma—liṅ°gānuśāsana n. N. of wk.
nāmamātrāvaśeṣitaनाममात्रावशेषितnāma—mātrāvaśeṣita mfn. having only the name left i.e. dead, [R.]
nāmaniyatapraveśaनामनियतप्रवेशnāma—niyata-praveśa m. N. of a Samādhi, [L.]
nāmaratnavivaraṇaनामरत्नविवरणnāma—ratna-vivaraṇa n. N. of wk.
nāmacaraṇavārttikaनामचरणवार्त्तिकnāma—caraṇa-vārttika n. N. of wk.
nāmaliṅgākhyākomudīनामलिङ्गाख्याकोमुदीnāma—liṅ°gākhyā-komudī f. N. of wk.
nāmamātrikānighaṇṭuनाममात्रिकानिघण्टुnāma—mātrikā-nighaṇṭu m. N. of a vocabulary.
nāmadheyapādakaustubhaनामधेयपादकौस्तुभnāma—dheya—pāda-kaustubha m. or n. N. of wk.
nāmakīrtanamāhātmyaनामकीर्तनमाहात्म्यnāma—kīrtana—māhātmya n. N. of wk.
nāmasaṃgrahanighaṇṭuनामसंग्रहनिघण्टुnāma—saṃgraha—nighaṇṭu m. N. of vocabulary.
nāmayāthārthyanirṇayaनामयाथार्थ्यनिर्णयnāma—yāthārthya-nirṇaya m. N. of wk.