मम नाम …
mama nāma …/mɐ́.mɐ nɑ́ː.mɐ/word by word
To say my name is in Sanskrit, use मम नाम … (mama nāma …) followed by your name.
मम नाम … is the standard way to introduce yourself. Put your name in place of the dots.
Meaning: a way to identify oneself (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
मम (mama) is the genitive singular of the pronoun for I, so it means of me or my. नाम (nāma) means name.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb to be is usually left out in this phrase, so mama nāma followed by a name forms a complete sentence on its own.
How do you pronounce it?
mama nāma is pronounced /mɐ́.mɐ nɑ́ː.mɐ/, with a long a in the first syllable of nāma.
Did you know?
- The word नाम ('name') is a cognate of the English word 'name'. Both descend from the same ancient Proto-Indo-European root, making them distant linguistic siblings.
- In many formal Sanskrit introductions, the speaker might omit the phrase entirely and simply state their name with a title, as the context of identity is often assumed through social hierarchy.
- While मम नाम is the standard phrase, in high poetic Sanskrit, the word order can be shifted entirely without changing the meaning, allowing नाम मम to be used for rhythmic emphasis.
Examples in context
- मम नाम रामः।My name is Ram.मम नाम is followed directly by the name, with no word for is.
- मम नाम अर्जुनः।My name is Arjuna.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “my name is” translations and entries मम नाम …, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (मम, नाम) and can differ in connected speech.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
