Anam, Ānam, A-nam, Āṉam: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Anam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Anam in India is the name of a plant defined with Clausena dentata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amyris dentata Willd..
2) Anam is also identified with Glycosmis cochinchinensis It has the synonym Toluifera cochinchinensis Lour. (etc.).
3) Anam is also identified with Glycosmis pentaphylla It has the synonym Myxospermum chylocarpum (Wight & Arn.) M. Roem. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Records of the Botanical Survey of India (1941)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Familiarum Naturalium Regni Vegetabilis Monographicae (1846)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1824)
· Journ. Ind. Bot. Soc. (1937)
· Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1896)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Anam, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀnam (आनम्).—([intransitive]) bend, stoop, bow before ([accusative]); tr. bend down, overthrow, subdue. [Causative] = [preceding] tr., [with] dhanus bend a bow.
Ānam is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and nam (नम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀnam (आनम्):—[=ā-√nam] [Parasmaipada] (3. [plural] ā-namanti, [Ṛg-veda] etc.; [infinitive mood] -namam, [Ṛg-veda iv, 8, 3]) [Ātmanepada] ([imperative] 3. [plural] ānamantām, [Ṛg-veda vi, 49, 4])
—to bend down, bend, bow, incline, [Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Raghuvaṃśa] etc.;
—to do homage, salute reverently, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.;
—to condescend;
—to be propitious (as gods to men), [Ṛg-veda vi, 50, 4];
—to bring near;
—to bend towards or near;
—to subdue, [Ṛg-veda] :
—[Causal] -nāmayati and -namayati, to inflect, bend (a bow), cause to bend, subdue, [Mahābhārata; Mālavikāgnimitra; Harivaṃśa]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAnam in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) nameless; anonymous; ~[ka] anonymous..—anam (अनाम) is alternatively transliterated as Anāma.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAṇaṃ (ಅಣಂ):—
1) [adverb] (preceding negation) meagerly.
2) [adverb] largely; excessively.
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Āṇaṃ (ಆಣಂ):—
1) [adverb] (preceding negation) meagerly.
2) [adverb] largely; excessively.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+235): Ana-manamay, Anama-ana-jornu, Anama-ghama-lagnu, Anamacakra, Anamadheya, Anamadheyapatra, Anamadheyate, Anamah, Anamaka, Anamalaka, Anamam, Anamamandala, Anamami, Anaman, Anamana, Anamanadhapaka, Anamananem, Anamanata, Anamanavan, Anamani.
Ends with (+2552): A-piracittavicetanam, Abhikkhanam, Abhinidhanam, Abhipranam, Abhyavanam, Aca-kalatanam, Acalapattanam, Acamanam, Acanam, Acataranam, Acattiyaniruvanam, Acatyakatanam, Accanam, Accatanam, Accuvamukatanam, Acetanam, Aci-talavanam, Aciranam, Aciriyappiramanam, Acirvacanam.
Full-text (+7): Sahityika-anama, Anaman, Anati, Anamam, 'anam'am, Navanam, Koliyanam, Nittanam, Anamya, Anatya, Anamita, Tulukkavanam, Anamana, Vyanam, Duranama, Anataja, Milakanam, Anamra, Ana, Anata.
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Search found 16 books and stories containing Anam, Ānam, A-nam, Ā-nam, Aṇaṃ, Aṇam, Āṇaṃ, Āṇam, Āṉam, Anaam; (plurals include: Anams, Ānams, nams, Aṇaṃs, Aṇams, Āṇaṃs, Āṇams, Āṉams, Anaams). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 28 - On the story of Sāvitrī < [Book 9]
Chapter 42 - On the Dhyānam and Stotra of Mahā Lakṣmī < [Book 9]
Chapter 12 - On the anecdote of Sāvarṇi Manu < [Book 10]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Vietnam Tangle < [July 1966]
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Human Reference < [April - June 1977]
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Nati (extended kin-group) < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
The Household Group < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.251 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms (by Fa-Hien)