Nāma

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For other uses, see Naam (disambiguation).

Nāma is the Sanskrit for "name". Spiritually, it refers to the act of worship of God by Hindus and by Sikhs. In Hinduism and Sikhism ^[1] it is believed that God existed before the creation of the universe. The name of God is therefore beyond the language structure created by mankind. The Nām meaning the name is the internal rhythm, the internal sound that a man experiences, the true name of God, and thus ultimate “Japa” as it is called in Hinduism, or Jaap in Sikhism. See also: Nām Japō and Dhikr, Universal Sufism.

In a few religions Naam is known as the method or tool of meditation. It is a group of words divulged by a perfect Saint. It is a means to unite the soul with the Supreme Soul. It is known by different names in different languages and religions. Muslims call it Kalman (Urdu), Gurumantra in Hinduism (Hindi), Naam Simran in Sikhism (Gurmukhi) and Method of Meditation in Christianity (English).

In other languages:

in the Thai Language "Naam" (น้ำ) can also mean water, though this is pronounced and spelled differently to the "Naam" (นาม) which is used - directly from Pali/Sanskrit - to mean 'name' or 'noun'
in Hindi, Dutch and a few other languages, "Naam" means 'name'.
in Tamil, "Naam" means 'we'.
in Arabic, naam means yes.