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नम्

झुकना, नमस्कार करना

to bend, bow, be bent

Monier–Williams

नम् — {nam} cl. 1.P. {námati} (cf. Dhātup. xxiii, 12), {te} (mostly intrans##Pāṇ. 3-1, 89##pr. p. Ā. {namāna}##pf. P. [n˘AnAma] &c##2. sg. {nemitha}, or {nanantha}##Subj. {nanámas}##3. pl. {nemur}##Ā. {neme}##3. pl. {-nanamire}##aor. P. {anān}##{anaṃsīt}##Ā. {anaṃsta} Gr##3. pl. {anaṃsata}##Subj. {naṃsai}, {naṃsante}##fut. {naṃsyati}##{namiṣyati}##{nantā}##inf. {-námam}, {-náme}##{nantum}, {namitum}##ind. p. {natvā}##{-natya}##{-namya} ) to bend or bow (either trans. or oftener intr ) to bow to, subject or submit, one's self (with gen., dat. or acc.) &c. &c##(with {hiruk}) to turn away, keep aside iv, 1, 3##to turn towards, i.e. to aim at (gen.) with (instr.) i, 165, 6##to yield or give way, keep quiet or be silent vi, 12##(in gram.) to change a dental letter into a cerebral : Pass. {namyate}, to be bent or bowed##yield or submit to iii, 10, 4: Caus. {namáyati} &c. &c. ({nāmayati} &c##{nāmyati} [!] i, 30##aor. {anīnamat}##Pass. {nāmyate}, {ti} &c.) to cause to bow or sink, incline &c. &c##(with {cāpam}) to bend a bow &c##to turn away or ward off##to aim at (gen.), ix, 97, 15##(in gram.) to change a dental letter into a cerebral : Desid. {ninaṃsati}, Gṛ.: Intens. {nánnamīti}##{nannamyate} (3. sg. {námnate} impf. {anamnata}, p. {námamāna} ) to bow or submit one's self to (dat.). [Cf. Zd. {nam}, {nemaiti}##Gk. ? ; Lat. {nemus} ; Goth., Old Sax., Angl. [528, 1] Sax. {niman} ; HGerm. {ne10man}, {ne10men}, {nehmen}.]