Phrase guide

Om Namah Shivaya

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

"Adoration to Lord Shiva"; a salute or invocation towards the Hindu god Shiva.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hinduism

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ॐ नमः शिवाय (oṃ namaḥ śivāya).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: ওঁ নমঃ শিবায় (ō̃ nomoḥ śibaẏ) — Hindu praise for the god Shiva
  • Hindi: ॐ नमः शिवाय (om namaḥ śivāy) — Hindu praise for the god Shiva
  • Kannada: ಓಂ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ (ōṃ namaḥ śivāya) — Hindu praise for the god Shiva
  • Malayalam: ഓം നമഃ ശിവായ (ōṁ namaḥ śivāya) — Hindu praise for the god Shiva
  • Marathi: ॐ नमः शिवाय (om namaḥ śivāy) — Hindu praise for the god Shiva
  • Nepali: ॐ नमः शिवाय (om̐ namaḥ śivāya) — Hindu praise for the god Shiva
  • Odia: ଓଁ ନମଃ ଶିଵାୟ (õ namaḥ śivāya) — Hindu praise for the god Shiva
  • Punjabi: ਓਮ ਨਮਃ ਸ਼ਿਵਾਯ (oma namah śivāya) — Hindu praise for the god Shiva
  • Tamil: ஓம் நமசிவாய (ōm namacivāya) — Hindu praise for the god Shiva
  • Telugu: శివ పంచాక్షరీ మంత్రము (śiva pañcākṣarī mantramu) — Hindu praise for the god Shiva
  • Thai: โอม นมัส ศิวายะ — Hindu praise for the god Shiva