名(な)もなき

なもなき
expression
nameless; unknown; obscure
formaldescriptive
1. nameless; unknown; obscure; unnamed
A literary expression meaning without a name, unknown, or humble. Used to modify nouns and conveys a poetic or elevated tone.
名(な)もなき花(はな)が咲(さ)いている。
Nameless flowers are blooming.
名(な)もなき兵士(へいし)たちの犠牲(ぎせい)を忘(わす)れてはならない。
We must not forget the sacrifices of the unknown soldiers.
名(な)もなき人々(ひとびと)の日々(ひび)の努力(どりょく)が社会(しゃかい)を支(ささ)えている。
The daily efforts of ordinary, unknown people support society.

A literary or poetic expression meaning "nameless" or "unknown." Composed of 名(な) (name) + も (even/also) + なき (classical negative form of ある, meaning "without"). The classical なき gives it a formal, literary feel.

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This is a literary expression. In everyday speech, 名前(なまえ)のない or 無名(むめい)の would be used instead. 名(な)もなき appears in literature, poetry, titles of works, and formal rhetoric.

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Compare: 無名(むめい) (anonymous, unknown)
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