verbe : saluer, rendre hommage, vénérer
namassati [Ved.namasyati,denom.fr.namo] to pay honour to,to venerate,honour,do homage to (often with pañjalika & añjaliṁ katvā) Sn.236,485,598,1058,1063; Nd2 334; J.III,83; Pv.II,1220; KhA 196; pot.namasseyya It.110; Dh.392,1st pl.namassemu Sn.995; ppr.namassaṃ Sn.334,934; namassanto SnA 565,& (usually) namassamāna Sn.192,1142; Nd1 400; J.II,73; VvA.7.– aor.namassiṃsu Sn.287.– ger.namassitvā J.I,1.* grd.(as adj.) namassaniya (venerable),Miln.278.
namas [abstr. nam] n. salut, hommage, adoration — prép. gloire à <dat.> — v. [11] pr. (namasyati) rendre hommage à <acc.>, honorer, saluer; révérer, adorer. namaste [« je te salue »] salutations; bonjour, bienvenue; bonsoir.