Re: [nukkad] Vande Mataram

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Ameer Ali wrote:
> Arya's reply to Kapil:
> ... Mataram = matara [mother] + 'am [one's own]...
 
> i understand suffix 'mim' in Farsee also means
> my or mine; eg naamam = my name.

not exactly. 

it is "mam" in sanskrit that means "my or mine".

"aham" -> "I"
"asmaakam" -> "mine"
"aavaam" -> "ours"

thanks.
-Rawat



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