"नमस्ते" meaning in Hindi

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Interjection

IPA: /nə.məs.t̪eː/ [Delhi-Hindi], [nɐ.mɐs.t̪eː] [Delhi-Hindi] Forms: namaste [romanization], نمستے [Urdu]
Etymology: From Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste), from नमस् (námas, “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation”) and ते (te, “to you”). नमः (namaḥ) can be traced back to Proto-Indo-Iranian *namas (“to bow”). Etymology templates: {{root|hi|ine-pro|*nem-}}, {{root|hi|iir-pro|*nam-}}, {{root|hi|inc-pro|*nam-}}, {{root|hi|sa|नम्}}, {{der|hi|sa|नमस्ते|tr=namaste}} Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste), {{m|sa|नमस्||bow, obeisance, reverential salutation|tr=námas}} नमस् (námas, “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation”), {{m|sa|ते||to you}} ते (te, “to you”), {{m|sa|नमः}} नमः (namaḥ), {{der|hi|iir-pro|*namas||to bow}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *namas (“to bow”) Head templates: {{hi-interj|ur=نمستے}} नमस्ते • (namaste) (Urdu spelling نمستے)
  1. A salutation; a greeting used for most purposes including hello Categories (topical): Greetings Synonyms: सत श्री अकाल (sat śrī akāl), सलाम अलैकुम (salām alaikum)
    Sense id: en-नमस्ते-hi-intj-SJWGxdRO Disambiguation of Greetings: 47 53

Noun

IPA: /nə.məs.t̪eː/ [Delhi-Hindi], [nɐ.mɐs.t̪eː] [Delhi-Hindi]
Etymology: From Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste), from नमस् (námas, “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation”) and ते (te, “to you”). नमः (namaḥ) can be traced back to Proto-Indo-Iranian *namas (“to bow”). Etymology templates: {{root|hi|ine-pro|*nem-}}, {{root|hi|iir-pro|*nam-}}, {{root|hi|inc-pro|*nam-}}, {{root|hi|sa|नम्}}, {{der|hi|sa|नमस्ते|tr=namaste}} Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste), {{m|sa|नमस्||bow, obeisance, reverential salutation|tr=námas}} नमस् (námas, “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation”), {{m|sa|ते||to you}} ते (te, “to you”), {{m|sa|नमः}} नमः (namaḥ), {{der|hi|iir-pro|*namas||to bow}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *namas (“to bow”) Head templates: {{hi-noun|g=f|ur=نمستے}} नमस्ते • (namaste) f (Urdu spelling نمستے) Inflection templates: {{hi-ndecl|<F>}} Forms: namaste [romanization], نمستے [Urdu], no-table-tags [table-tags], नमस्ते [direct, singular], नमस्तेएँ [direct, plural], नमस्ते [oblique, singular], नमस्तेओं [oblique, plural], नमस्ते [singular, vocative], नमस्तेओ [plural, vocative]
  1. greeting, salutation, an instance of the interjection namaste Categories (topical): Greetings
    Sense id: en-नमस्ते-hi-noun-8fwQ86yM Disambiguation of Greetings: 47 53 Categories (other): Hindi entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hindi entries with incorrect language header: 28 72

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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "ur": "نمستے"
      },
      "expansion": "नमस्ते • (namaste) f (Urdu spelling نمستے)",
      "name": "hi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "<F>"
      },
      "name": "hi-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hindi",
  "lang_code": "hi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "greeting, salutation, an instance of the interjection namaste"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "greeting",
          "greeting"
        ],
        [
          "salutation",
          "salutation"
        ],
        [
          "namaste",
          "namaste"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nə.məs.t̪eː/",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi-Hindi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nɐ.mɐs.t̪eː]",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi-Hindi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "नमस्ते"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Hindi dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (93a6c53 and 21a9316). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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