ਨਾਂ

See also: ਨਾ

Punjabi

Alternative forms
  • ਨਾਉਂ (nāũ)

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀦𑀸𑀫 (nāma)), from Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Noun

ਨਾਂ • (nā̃) m (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling ناں‎)

  1. name
    ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਨਾਂ ਕੀ ਹੈ?
    tuhāḍā nā̃ kī hai?
    What is your name?

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nāˊman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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