नमः namaḥ

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919	On this site
c	ch
ś	śh
ṣ	ṣh
r̥	r̥i

A few reading pointers:

ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

A bow, salutation, reverential salutation, paying honour (by gesture or words); adoration, obeisance (performed by joining the palms and inclining the head; — often used in connection with the name of a deity in the S. dat., e.g. Gaṇeśāya namas, 'salutation or reverence to Ganeś)

Usual translation

Salutations

Origin of the definition

नमः namaḥ nāmāh (nm) deferential salutation, bowing.

S نمس नमस् namas, s.m. (often used as an interjection; and changeable in comp. to नमः nama, and नमो namo), Bowing, bending, making a bow; — a bow, salutation, reverential salutation, paying honour (by gesture or words); adoration, obeisance (performed by joining the palms and inclining the head; — often used in connection with the name of a deity in the S. dat., e.g. Gaṇeśāya namas, 'salutation or reverence to Ganeś); — a gift, present: — namas-kār, s.m. Uttering the exclamation namas; respectful or reverential address or salutation; adoration, obeisance: — namas-kār karnā (-ko), To salute respectfully or reverentially; to do obeisance to: — namas-kārī, s.f. A sensitive plant: — namo-guru, s.m. A spiritual teacher.