Nima (name)

Nima
Pronunciation	Persian: [ˈniːmɒː]
Gender	male, female
Origin
Word/name	Persian, Sanskrit
Meaning	Just (fair), Famous, Well Known, Half Moon, Little King, Moon, Blessing
Region of origin	Iran (Persia), Arabia, India

Nima (Persian: نیما) is a 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 edit

Persian edit

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 edit

Nima, whether 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" or other meanings: "abundance; benefaction; beneficence; blessing; boon; favor; grace; kindness", for example, a lesser-composite 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 edit

In Tibetan Nima (also spelled as "Nyima") is also a female or male given name which means 'the sun', also the one with radiance of the Sun. And in Hebrew as a female given name it means 'grace, mercy'.

People edit

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