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