Nima (name)
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Nima (
Persian male given name popular in Iran. Nima, used as masculine and usually feminine name, may have been possibly adopted from the neighbouring Arabic noun-adjective نِعْمَة, ni‘mah / ni‘amah, basic meaning: "blessing". It is also a popular female given name in India meaning "moon" and is derivative of the Sanskrit given name "Purnima
", meaning "full" (pur) + "moon" (nima).
It also has a meaning in old Tabari or Mazandarani, which is "chosen archer" and also simply "archer".[citation needed]
Etymology
Persian
There are different interpretations of what "Nima" stands for in Persian. It could mean 'famous, renowned', deriving from Middle Persian nāmik (nām 'name' + -ik 'adjective suffix'; 'a person of good name'). It could also mean 'half moon', a compound of nīm 'half' + māh 'moon'. Alternatively it could be a compound of nē 'no, not' + man 'I, me, human being' meaning 'no man'. According to Dehkhoda dictionary it could also mean 'just', 'someone who treats others fairly'.
Arabic
Nima, whether used as masculine and usually feminine name, may have been possibly adopted from the neighbouring
Muslim masculine name like "نِعْمَةُ ٱلله - Ni‘mat’Ullah / Ni‘amat’Ullah Nimatullah.- Blessing of Allah (God)" or a secondary meaning in the following sentence explained. However, this "نِعْمَة - ni‘mah / ni‘amah" denoted and referenced in the Quran is meant as "the Favour(s)/ Grace of Allah
(God)".
In other languages
In
Hebrew
as a female given name it means 'grace, mercy'.
People
People named Nima include:
- Nima (politician) (born 1978/1979), Bhutanese politician
- Nima Arkani Hamed, Iranian-American-Canadian
- Nima Fakhrara, Iranian film composer
- Nima Nakisa, Iranian footballer
- Nima Qavidel, Iranian footballer
- Nima Gholam Ali Pour (born 1981), Iranian-born Swedish journalist and politician
- Nima Gassemlo, (born 1991) Swedish photographer
- Nima Rumba, a singer from Nepal
- Nima Yooshij, contemporary Persian and Tabarian poet
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Nima
- All pages with titles containing Nima
- Nima (disambiguation)
- Nia (given name)
- Nina (name)
- Niña (name)
- Nyima (disambiguation) which includes person(s) with that name
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