نمستي
namaste
نمستي is the Sindhi word for the greeting "namaste".
نمستي is used as a noun to refer to a common greeting.
Meaning: a greeting (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
namaste
Did you know?
- Depending on the community, a Sindhi speaker might switch between نمستي and سلام to signal their religious or cultural identity.
- Sindhi is written in multiple scripts, meaning نمستي can appear in the Arabic-based script or the Devanagari script.
- The phrase نمستي is often accompanied by the 'anjali mudra' gesture, where the palms are pressed together and fingers point upwards.
Example conversation
Ahmed and Maryam meet each other in the street.
- احمد Ahmedنمستي، مريم!Namaste, Maryam!Namaste, Maryam!
- مریم Maryamنمستي، احمد!Namaste, Ahmed!Namaste, Ahmed!
- احمد Ahmedتوهان جي طبيعت ڪيئن آهي؟Tuhan ji tabiyat kiyan ahe?How is your health?
- مریم Maryamمان بلڪل ٺيڪ آهيان.Man bilkul theek ahyan.I am perfectly fine.
