namaste

Borrowed from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste), from नमस् (námas, “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation”), and ते (te, “to you”),[1] from Proto-Indo-Iranian *námas (“to bow, prostrate”). Compare Persian نماز‎ (namâz).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnʌməsteɪ/

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namaste

1. Literally "I bow to you"; used as a greeting or acknowledgement of the equality of all, which pays honor to the sacredness of all.
   • 2013, Susan Clare, Namaste Baby: A Journey to Surrogacy in India, Troubador Publishing Ltd →ISBN, page 241

     I shuffled from one foot to the other outside the room, as I delayed going in. Finally, I took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and knocked on the door. 'Come in.' It seemed that Vimla was expecting me. 'Namaste.' She said, and gestured for me to ...

namaste (plural namastes)

1. The traditional greeting when saying the word namaste, with folded hands and a slight bow.
2. In yoga, the pose associated with this word, usually with the flat hands held palms together, fingers up, in front of the heart and a slight bow.

namaste (third-person singular simple present namastes, present participle namasteing, simple past and past participle namasted)

1. (intransitive) To utter "namaste".

   The yoga instructor namasted, and the class began.

• namaskar

• Appendix:Gestures/namaste

• Amantes, Amentas, Eastman, Eatmans, Smetana, smetana

namaste

1. Alternative form of namastê