নমস্কাৰ
nomoskarformal
Hello in Assamese is expressed as নমস্কাৰ (nomoskar). Wiktionary also lists আচ্চেলামো আলাইকোম (asselamü alaiküm) and হেল’ (helö).
Meaning: greeting (intj)
Ways to say it
| Assamese | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| নমস্কাৰ | nomoskar | formal |
| আচ্চেলামো আলাইকোম | asselamü alaiküm | formal |
| হেল’ | helö |
The primary ways to say hello in Assamese include the formal নমস্কাৰ, the community-specific আচ্চেলামো আলাইকোম and the informal হেল’.
Which one should you use?
নমস্কাৰ is the general formal greeting used for addressing elders and strangers. আচ্চেলামো আলাইকোম is the standard formal greeting used specifically within the Muslim community in Assam.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
নমস্কাৰ and আচ্চেলামো আলাইকোম are formal greetings.
How do you pronounce it?
nomoskar
Did you know?
- In many Assamese households, a greeting is often accompanied by the 'Pranam' gesture, where one touches the feet of elders to show respect.
- The word নমস্কাৰ is derived from the Sanskrit root 'namas', meaning 'bow' or 'reverence', which connects Assamese greetings to ancient Indo-Aryan traditions.
- In rural Assam, people often skip a formal 'hello' and instead start a conversation by asking কি কৰি আছ?, which means 'what are you doing?'
Examples in context
- নমস্কাৰ, আপোনাৰ কি খবৰ?Hello, how are you?This sentence shows how to use নমস্কাৰ when asking how someone is.Tatoeba #11895091 by Mohsin_Ali, translation #138868 by CK
- নমস্কাৰ!Hello!This is a simple use of নমস্কাৰ as an exclamation.Tatoeba #8620242 by Mohsin_Ali, translation #373330 by CK
- নমস্কাৰ।Hello.This shows নমস্কাৰ used as a standard greeting in a sentence.Tatoeba #8620344 by Mohsin_Ali, translation #1858850 by LanguageExpert
- 9 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nirupam meets Mounita at a formal office event.
- নিৰুপম Nirupamনমস্কাৰ, মৌনিতা ডাঙৰীয়া।Nomoskar, Mounita dangoriya.Hello, Ms. Mounita.
- মৌনিতা Mounitaনমস্কাৰ, নিৰুপম বাবু।Nomoskar, Nirupam babu.Hello, Mr. Nirupam.
- নিৰুপম Nirupamআপুনি কেনে আছে?Apuni kene ase?How are you?
- মৌনিতা Mounitaমই ভাল আছো, ধন্যবাদ।Moi bhal asu, dhonyobad.I am fine, thank you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hello” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
