Nāma
Nāma,(nt.) [Vedic nāman,cp.Gr.o]/noma (a)n-w/numos without name]; Lat.nomen; Goth.namō; Ags.noma,Ohg.namo] name.-- 1.Literal.Nom.nāmaṁ S.I,39; Sn.808; J.II,131; Miln.27; Acc.nāmaṁ PvA.145 (likhi:he wrote her name).-- nāmaṁ karoti to give a name Sn.344; Nd2 466 (n’etaṁ nāmaṁ mātarā kataṁ on “Bhagavā”); J.I,203,262 (w.double Acc.).-- nāmaṁ gaṇhāti to call by name,to enumerate J.IV,402; PvA.18 (v.l.BB nāmato g.).Definitions at Vin.IV,6 (two kinds hīna° & ukkatṭha°) and at Vism.528 (=namanalakkhaṇa).-- 2.Specified.nāma as metaphysical term is opposed to rūpa,& comprises the 4 immaterial factors of an individual (arūpino khandhā,viz.vedanā saññā saṅkhāra viññāṇa; see khandha II.Ba).These as the noëtic principle combd with the material principle make up the individual as it is distinguished by “name & body” from other individuals.Thus nāmarūpa= individuality,individual being.These two are inseparable (aññamaññûpanissitā ete dhammā,ekato va uppajjanti Miln.49).S.I,35 (yattha n.ca rūpañ ca asesaṁ uparujjhati taṁ te dhammaṁ idh’aññāya acchiduṁ bhavabandhanaṁ); Sn.1036,1100; Nd1 435=Nd2 339 (nāma=cattāro arūpino khandhā); DhA.IV,100 (on Dh.367):vedanādīnaṁ catunnaṁ rūpakkhandhassa cā ti pañcannaṁ khandhānaṁ vasena pavattaṁ nāmarūpaṁ; DhsA.52:nāmarūpa-duke nāmakaraṇaṭṭhena nāmaṭṭhena namanaṭṭhena ca nāmaṁ ruppanaṭṭhena rūpaṁ.Cp.D.I,223; II,32,34,56,62; S.I,12 (taṇhā nrūpe),23 (n-rūpasmiṁ asajjamāna); II,3,4,66 (nrūpassa avakkanti),101 sq.(id.); M.I,53; A.I,83,176; III,400; IV,385 (°ārammaṇa); V,51,56; Sn.355,537,756,909; Dh.367; It.35; Ps.I,193; II,72,112 sq.; Vbh.294; Nett 15 sq.,28,69; Miln.46.Nāma+rūpa form an elementary pair D.III,212; Kh IV.Also in the Paṭicca-samuppāda (q.v.),where it is said to be caused (conditioned) by viññāṇa & to cause saḷāyatana (the 6 senses),D.II,34; Vin.I,1 sq.; S.II,6 sq.; Sn.872 (nāmañ ca rūpañca paṭicca phassā; see in detail expld at Nd1 276).Synonymous with nāmarūpa is nāmakāya: Sn.1074; Nd2 338; Ps.I,183; Nett 27,41,69,77.‹-› In this connection to be mentioned are var.definitions of nāma as the principle or distinguishing mark (“label”) of the individual,given by Coms,e.g.Nd1 109,127; KhA 78; with which cp.Bdhgh’s speculation concerning the connotation of nāma mentioned by Mrs.Rh.D.at Dhs.trsl.p.341.-- 3.Use of Cases.Instr.nāmena by name PvA.1 (Petavatthū ti n.); Mhvs VII.32 (Sirīsavatthu n.).-- Acc.nāma (the older form,cp.Sk.nāma) by name S.I,33,235 (Anoma°); Sn.153,177; J.I,59 (ko nām’esa “who by name is this one”=what is his name),149 (nāmena Nigrodhamigarājā n.),203 (kiṁsaddo nāma esa); II,4; III,187; VI,364 (kā nāma tvaṁ).See also evaṁnāma,kinnāma; & cp.the foll.-- 4.nāma (Acc.) as adv.is used as emphatic particle=just,indeed,for sure,certainly J.I,222; II,133,160,326; III,90; PvA.6,13,63 etc.Therefore freq.in exclamation & exhortation (“please,” certainly) J.VI,367; DhA.III,171; PvA.29 (n.detha do give); in combn with interr.pron.=now,then J.I,221 (kiṁ n.),266 (kathaṁ n.); III,55 (kiṁ); Kh IV.(ekaṁ n.kiṁ); with neg.=not at all,certainly not J.I,222; II,352; III,126 etc.-- Often further emphasised or emphasising other part.; e.g.pi (=api) nāma really,just so Vin.I,16 (seyyathā p.n.); Sn.p.15 (id.); VvA.22 (read nāma kāro); PvA.76; app’(=api) eva n.thus indeed,forsooth Vin.I,16; It.89=M.I,460; J.I,168; Pv.II,26 (=api nāma PvA.80); eva nāma in truth PvA.2; nāma tāva certainly DhA.I,392,etc.
--kamma giving a name,naming,denomination Dhs.1306; Bdhd 83; --karaṇa name-giving,“christening” DhA.II,87; --gahaṇa receiving a name,“being christened” J.I,262 (°divasa) --gotta ancestry,lineage S.I,43 (°ṁ na jīrati); Sn.648,Nd2 385 (mātāpettikaṁ n.); --dheyya assigning a name,name-giving J.III,305; IV,449; V,496; Dhs.1306.--pada see pada.--matta a mere name Miln.25.(Page 350)