नमति

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

नमति (root nam, first conjugation)

  1. Devanagari script form of namati (“to bend”)

Conjugation

  • Present active participle: नमन्त् (namant), which see for forms and usage
  • Present middle participle: नममान (namamāna), which see for forms and usage

Adjective

नमति (namati)

  1. Devanagari script form of namati, which is locative singular of नमन्त् (namant, to bend), present participle of the verb above.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Aryan *námati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *námati, from Proto-Indo-European *ném-e-ti, from *nem-. Cognate with Younger Avestan 𐬥𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬈 (nəmaite), Tocharian B näm-.[1]

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    नम॑ति • (námati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, present, root नम्)[2]

    1. to bend, bow

    Conjugation

    Present: नम॑ति (námati)
    Active Mediopassive
    Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
    Indicative
    Third नम॑ति
    námati
    नम॑तः
    námataḥ
    नम॑न्ति
    námanti
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Second नम॑सि
    námasi
    नम॑थः
    námathaḥ
    नम॑थ
    námatha
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    First नमा॑मि
    námāmi
    नमा॑वः
    námāvaḥ
    नमा॑मः / नमा॑मसि¹
    námāmaḥ / námāmasi¹
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Imperative
    Third नम॑तु
    námatu
    नम॑ताम्
    námatām
    नम॑न्तु
    námantu
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Second नम॑
    náma
    नम॑तम्
    námatam
    नम॑त
    námata
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    First नमा॑नि
    námāni
    नमा॑व
    námāva
    नमा॑म
    námāma
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Optative/Potential
    Third नमे॑त्
    námet
    नमे॑ताम्
    námetām
    नमे॑युः
    námeyuḥ
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Second नमेः॑
    námeḥ
    नमे॑तम्
    námetam
    नमे॑त
    námeta
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    First नमे॑यम्
    námeyam
    नमे॑व
    námeva
    नमे॑म
    námema
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Subjunctive
    Third नमा॑त् / नमा॑ति
    námāt / námāti
    नमा॑तः
    námātaḥ
    नमा॑न्
    námān
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Second नमाः॑ / नमा॑सि
    námāḥ / námāsi
    नमा॑थः
    námāthaḥ
    नमा॑थ
    námātha
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    First नमा॑नि
    námāni
    नमा॑व
    námāva
    नमा॑म
    námāma
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Participles
    नम॑त्
    námat
    -
    -
    Notes
    • The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit.
    • ¹Vedic
    Imperfect: अन॑मत् (ánamat)
    Active Mediopassive
    Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
    Indicative
    Third अन॑मत्
    ánamat
    अन॑मताम्
    ánamatām
    अन॑मन्
    ánaman
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Second अन॑मः
    ánamaḥ
    अन॑मतम्
    ánamatam
    अन॑मत
    ánamata
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    First अन॑मम्
    ánamam
    अन॑माव
    ánamāva
    अन॑माम
    ánamāma
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -

    Descendants

    • Pali: नमति (namati)
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Maharastri Prakrit: णमइ (ṇamaï), णवइ (ṇavaï)
      • Old Marathi: 𑘩𑘪𑘜𑘹 (lavaṇe)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: णमदि (ṇamadi), णवदि (ṇavadi)
      • Gujarati: નમવું (namvũ)
      • Hindi: नमना (namnā), नवना (navnā), नवाना (navānā)
      • Urdu: نَونَا (naunā)
      • Punjabi: nivṇā
        Gurmukhi script: ਨਿਵਣਾ
        Shahmukhi script: نوݨا
      • Nepali: नुहुनु (nuhunu)

    References

    1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “2. *nem-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 453
    2. ^ Monier Williams (1899), “नमति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 528.