näme

See also: Appendix:Variations of "name"

Turkmen

Etymology

From *neme / *nämä "what", from Proto-Turkic *nē- (“what”). -me is an interrogative formant.

Cognate with Azerbaijani nəmənə, Old Turkic [script needed] (nemä, “something”), Kyrgyz неме (neme, “something”) and эмне (emne, “what?”), Bashkir нимә (nimə, “what?”), Uzbek nima, Uyghur نېمە (nëme, “what?”), Khakas ниме (nime, “what?”), etc.

Pronoun

näme

  1. (interrogative) what
    Näme boldy? ― What's happened?
    Näme gulluk? ― What can I do for you? (literally, “What service?”)
    Näme etmeli? ― What to do?
    Maňa başga näme gerek? ― What else do I need?
    Näme ekseň, şony orarsyň. ― As you sow, so shall you reap. (literally, “What you sow, that you reap.”)
  2. (interrogative) whatever
    Näme bolsa, şol bolsun! ― Whatever will be will be (literally, “Whatever happens, let that happen”)
  3. (interrogarive) why
    Synonyms: nähili, niçik
    • 1949, Berdi Muradovich Kerbabayev, Aysoltan from the Land of White Gold:
      Ýeri oglan, Begenç näme birdenkä sesiňi tapba kesäýdiň!
      Hey boy, why would you suddenly make Begench stop talking?

Derived terms

  • näme körüň bar
  • näme üçin
  • näme-de bolsa

Further reading

  • “näme” in Enedilim.com
  • “näme” in Webonary.org
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