Nama (nt.) nomage, veneration esp. used as an exclamation of adoration at the beginning of a book (namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa) Snp.540, Snp.544; Pv-a.1, Pv-a.67.

Ved. namas, cp. Av. nəmo prayer; Gr. νέμος, Lat. nemus (see namati)