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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

नामन्nāmann.A name, appellation, personal name (opp. गोत्र); किं नु नामैतदस्याः Mu.1.1; नाम ग्रह् 'to address or call upon…
[म्नायते अभ्यस्यते नम्यते अभिधीयते अर्थोऽ नेन वा]
1. A name, appellation, personal name (Opposite of गोत्र); किं नु नामैतदस्याः Mu.1.1; नाम ग्रह् 'to address or call upon by name,' नामग्राहमरोदीत् सा Bk.5,5; नाम कृ or दा, नाम्ना or नामतः कृ 'to give a name, call, name'; चकार नाम्ना रघु- मात्मसंभवम् R.3.31;5.36; तौ कुशलवौ चकार किल नामतः 15.32; चन्द्रापीड इति नाम चक्रे K.74; मातरं नामतः पृच्छेयम् Ś.7.
2. The mere name; संतप्तायसि संस्थितस्य पयसो नामापि न ज्ञायते Bh.2.67 'not even the name, id est, that is no trace or mark is seen' etc.; Pt.1.25.
3. (In Grammar) A noun, substantive (Opposite of आख्यात); तन्नाम येनाभिदधाति सत्त्वम्; सत्त्व- प्रधानानि नामानि Nir.
4. A word, name, synonymous word; इति वृक्षनामानि.
5. Substance (Opposite of गुण).
6. Water.
7. Vedic Mark, sign, token.
8. Form, mode, manner.
Derived forms and compounds
- -अङ्क
  
  Adjective marked with a name; नामाङ्करावणशराङ्कितकेतुयष्टिम् (रथम्) R.12.13. अनुशास नम्, अभिधानम् declaring one's name.
  
  a dictionary, lexicon.
- -अपराधः abusing (a respectable man) by name, calling names.
- -आख्यातिक Adjective relating to nouns and verbs.
- -आवली a list of names (of a god).
- -करणम्, -कर्मन्
  
  Neuter
  
  the ceremony of naming a child after birth.
  
  a nominal affix.
- -ग्रहः, -ग्रहणम् addressing or mentioning by name, utterance of the name, calling to mind the name; पुण्यानि नामग्रहणान्यपि महामुनी- नाम् K.43; Ms.8.271; R.7.41;6.67.
- -ग्राहम् Indeclinable by naming, by mentioning the name; नामग्राहमरोदीत् सा भ्रातरौ रावणान्तिके Bk.5.5.
- -त्यागः abandonment of name; स्वनामत्यागं करोमि Pt.1 'I shall forego my name'.
- -द्वादशी a kind of religious ceremony, the worship of Durgā daily under one of her 12 names, id est, that is गौरी, काली, उमा, भद्रा, दुर्गा, कान्ति, सरस्वती, मङ्गला, वैष्णवी, लक्ष्मी, शिवा and नारायणी.
- -धातुः a nominal verb, denominative base (as पार्थायते, वृषस्यति etc.).
- -धारक, -धारिन् Adjective bearing only the name, in name only, nominal; (तथा) अर्थेन विहीनोऽत्र पुरुषो नामधारकः Pt.2.84.
- -धेयम्
  
  a name, appellation; वनज्योत्स्नेति कृतनामधेया Ś.1; किं नामधेया सा M.4; R.1.45;1.67;11.8; नामधेयस्य ये केचिदभिवादं न जानते Ms.2.123.
  
  the ceremony of naming a child. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedशब्दः a word or an expression which forms the name of a thing or an act; चोदकाच्च नामधेयशब्दो बलवत्तरः । ŚB. on MS.12.1.14.
- -नाभिकः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
- -निर्देशः indication by name.
- -मात्र Adjective having only the name, nominal, in name; काचे मणिर्मणौ काचो येषां बुद्धिः प्रवर्तते । न तेषां सन्निधौ भृत्यो नाममात्रोऽपि तिष्ठति ॥ Pt.1.77;2.86. (-त्रम्) the mere name or mention (of a thing); नाममात्रप्रस्तावो मे विषादाय कल्पते Ś.7; Pt.3.81; H.1.128; नाममात्रावशेषिताः शत्रवः Rām.
- -माला, -संग्रहः a list of names, glossary (of nouns).
- -मुद्रा a seal-ring, signetring; उभे नाममुद्राक्षराण्यनुवाच्य परस्परमवलोकयतः Ś.1.
- -लिङ्गम् gender of nouns. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअनुशासनम् rules on the gender of nouns.
- -वर्जित
  
  Adjective
  
  nameless.
  
  stupid, foolish.
- -वाचक Adjective expressing a name. (-कम्) a proper name.
- -शेष Adjective having only the name left, remaining in name only, dead, deceased; त्वां नामशेषामपि दृश्यमानः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)2.6.
- -षः death.
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अतिनामन्atināmanN. of a ṛiṣi of the Saptarṣi group of the sixth Manvantara.

Name of a ṛiṣi of the Saptarṣi group of the sixth Manvantara.

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अनामन्anāmana.Nameless.
1. Nameless.
2. Infamous. Masculine
3. 'The nameless' month, an intercalary month.
4. The ringfinger; see अनामिका below. -Neuter [अननमनः, अनं जीवनम् अमयति रुजति, अम्-कनिन् Tv.] Piles (अर्शोरोग).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

नामन्nāman[nấ-man] n. (f. --˚ a. -mnî or less commonly -man) mark, token; form, manner; name, appellation; mere name…

[nấ-man] neuter (feminine; also equal for --˚ adjective -mnî or less commonly -man) mark, token; form, manner; name, appellation; mere name (opposite reality), trace; personal name (opposite family name or gotra); nature; kind, race; good name, fame (only --˚ adjective); noun (grammatical term): nâma kri, Â. take a name; -grah, mention the name; -bhri, bear a name; -kri, -dâ, or -dhâ, give a name; nâmnâ kri or vi-dhâ, name (2 accusative); nấma, adverb, -ial, -ially by name (sts. nâmnâ or nâmatas is redun dantly added); indeed, certainly, of course; perhaps; with inter. then, pray; with imperative ever so much, no matter if; api nâma, with potential at the beginning of a sentence, perhaps; emphasizes a preceding word more strongly than api; mâ nâma, ± potential would that not, if only not; nanu nâma, surely.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

नामन्nāmann. (prob. neither fr. √ज्ञा nor fr. √म्ना [cf. Ur2t. iv, 150]; ifc. f. either = m. or ˚म्नी) a characteristic…
1. neuter gender (probably neither from √ज्ञा nor from √म्ना [confer, compare Ur2t. iv, 150]; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' feminine either Equivalent to masculine gender or that the rest of a word is to be suppliedम्नी) a characteristic mark or sign, form, nature, kind, manner fg-veda VS. AV.
2. neuter gender name, appellation fg-veda etc.
3. neuter gender personal name (as opp. to गोत्रे, family n name; confer, compare नम-गोत्र a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page)) Ka1s3. on Pa1n2. 8-2, 23 (often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' Equivalent to named, called exempli gratia, 'for example' विष्णु-शर्म-नामा पण्डितह्, a sage named V Vishn2u विष्णु)
4. neuter gender merely the n name (as opp. to reality; confer, compare नाम-धारक, -मात्र, -शेष etc.), a noun (as opp. to a verb) Nir. Pra1t.
5. neuter gender substance, essence (in the Mi1ma1n6sa1 मीमांसा philosophy opp. to गुण, accidental quality)
6. neuter gender a good or great name, renown, fame (only in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'; confer, compare श्व-, सुम्/अन्तु-)
7. neuter gender water Naigh. i, 11
8. neuter gender with √कृ (Ka1v.) or वि-धा (Katha1s.) to call by a name
9. neuter gender नाम (quod vide) with √ग्रभ् (ग्रह्) to mention or address by n name fg-veda etc.
10. neuter gender with √भृ, to bear or have a n name ibidem
11. neuter gender with √कृ (Breton Mn. etc.), √दा or धा (Gr2S.), to give a n name call. [confer, compare Zend na1man; Greek ὄ-νομα; Latin no1men; Gothic namo1; German namo etc.; English name.]
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अग्निनामन्agnināmann. a name of Agni अग्नि, S3Br.

neuter gender a name of Agni अग्नि, S3Br.

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अङ्घ्रिनामन्aṅghrināmann. a synonym of अङ्घ्रि, means always foot as well as root.

neuter gender a synonym of अङ्घ्रि, means always foot as well as root.

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अतिनामन्atināmanm. N. of a Saptarshi सप्तर्षि of the sixth Manvantara मन्वन्तर .

masculine gender Name of a Saptarshi सप्तर्षि of the sixth Manvantara मन्वन्तर .

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अनामन्anāmanmfn. nameless S3Br. xiv
1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective nameless S3Br. xiv
2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective infamous
3. masculine gender the ring-finger, Heat.
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अन्तनामन्antanāman(/अन्त -), mfn. denoting "the end", TS.; Ta1n2d2Br.

(/अन्त -), masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective denoting "the end", TS.; Ta1n2d2Br.

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