nam
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Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of English Ngan'gityemerri.
Symbol
nam
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Ngan'gityemerri terms
Acehnese
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← 5 | 6 | 7 → |
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Cardinal: nam Ordinal: keunam |
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic *nam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nam/
Numeral
nam
References
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*enem”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Achang
Etymology
Tropative transitive derivative from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mnam (“to have a smell”). See also the related nvm, which reflects the original intransitive verb.
Pronunciation
- (Myanmar) /nam˧/
- (Lianghe) [naŋ³¹]
- (Longchuan) [nam³¹]
- (Luxi) [nam⁵¹]
- (Xiandao) [nam³¹]
Verb
nam
- to smell, sniff something (with one's nose)
- 2010, “Psalm 115:6”, in Ngochang Common Language Bible[1], Yangon: Bible Society of Myanmar:
- No dap laus eq ma xauhgyo, nho dap laus eq ma yoh nam.
- [The idols have] ears stuck [to them] but do not hear; [the idols have] noses stuck [to them] but cannot smell.
Further reading
- Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[2], Payap University, page 85
Catacao
Noun
nam
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian نام (nâm)
Noun
nam
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | nam | namlar |
genitive | namnıñ | namlarnıñ |
dative | namğa | namlarğa |
accusative | namnı | namlarnı |
locative | namda | namlarda |
ablative | namdan | namlardan |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][3], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
- “nam”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑm
- IPA(key): [nɑm]
Verb
nam
- singular past indicative of nemen
Anagrams
Eastern Cham
< 5 | 6 | 7 > |
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Cardinal : , nem | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nʌm/
Numeral
nam
Finnish
Etymology
Perhaps onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑm/, [ˈnɑ̝m]
- Rhymes: -ɑm
- Syllabification(key): nam
- Hyphenation(key): nam
Interjection
nam
Derived terms
Further reading
- “nam”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Gothic
Romanization
nam
- romanization of 𐌽𐌰𐌼
Ido
Etymology
Conjunction
nam
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay nam, shortened form of enam, from Proto-Malayic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.
Numeral
nam
- (colloquial) six
Interlingua
Conjunction
nam
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁enos (“that”), the same source of enim, nē (“truly, indeed”), Ancient Greek νή (nḗ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnãː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnam]
Conjunction
nam
- for
- Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Tobiae 2:15:
- Nam sicut beato Iob insultabant reges ita isti parentes et cognati eius et inridebant vitam eius.
- For as the kings insulted over holy Job: so his relations and kinsmen mocked at his life.
- since
- thus
- because
- actually
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “nam”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nam”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "nam", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- nam in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nam]
Pronoun
nam
- dative of my
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nam/
- Rhymes: -am
Numeral
nam (Jawi spelling نم)
- short for enam
Middle Dutch
Verb
nam
- first/third-person singular past subjunctive of nēmen
Middle High German
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈnam/
Noun
nam m
- alternative form of name
Declension
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈnam/
Verb
nam
- first/third-person singular past indicative of nëmen
Musi
< 5 | 6 | 7 > |
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Cardinal : nam | ||
Numeral
nam
Naga Pidgin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Assamese নাম (nam), from Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).
Noun
nam
Narua
Noun
nam
Ngarrindjeri
Pronoun
nam
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Interjection
nam
References
- “nam” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Interjection
nam
References
- “nam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Nyishi
Noun
nam
References
- P. T. Abraham (2005) A Grammar of Nyishi Language[5], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors
Old English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑm/
Verb
nam
- first/third-person preterite of niman
Old High German
Verb
nam
- first/third-person singular past indicative of nëman
Old Norse
Verb
nam
- first/third-person singular past active indicative of nema
Old Sundanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nam/
Interjection
nam
- come on
- come along with me
- 1580, Carita Parahyangan, section III:
- Carék Sang Mangukuhan, "Nam adiing kalih, urang ngaboro leumpang ka tegal."
- Said Sang Mangukuhan, "Come, my little brothers, let us go hunting in the fields"
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *namъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnam/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -am
- Syllabification: nam
Pronoun
nam
- dative of my
Portuguese
Adverb
nam (not comparable)
- obsolete spelling of não
Rohingya
Etymology
Cognate with Bengali নাম (nam).
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Pronunciation
Noun
nam
Sapé
Noun
nam
References
- Ernesto C. Migliazza, Maku, Sapé and Uruak languages: Current status and basic lexicon (1978), in Anthropological Linguistics 20 (also cited in Languages of hunter-gatherers and their neighbors)
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Conjunction
nam
- Form of of nan used before the consonants b-, f-, m- or p-.
Etymology 2
Univerbation of an (“in”) + mo (“my”).
Preposition
nam (+ dative, triggers lenition)
Inflection
singular | plural | ||
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first person | namL | narN | |
second person | nadL | nurN | |
third person | m | naL | nanN, namN 1) |
f | naH |
L Triggers lenition; H Triggers H-prothesis;
N Triggers eclipsis; 1) Used before b-, f-, m- or p-
Etymology 3
Univerbation of an (“in”) + am (“their”).
Preposition
nam (+ dative, triggers eclipsis of a vowel)
- Form of of nan used before the consonants b-, f-, m- or p-.
Inflection
singular | plural | ||
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first person | namL | narN | |
second person | nadL | nurN | |
third person | m | naL | nanN, namN 1) |
f | naH |
L Triggers lenition; H Triggers H-prothesis;
N Triggers eclipsis; 1) Used before b-, f-, m- or p-
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Article
nam
- inflection of an (“the”):
- genitive plural before f-
- genitive plural before b-, m-, p-
Declension
masculine | feminine | plural | |||||||
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nom. | dat. | gen. | nom. | dat. | gen. | nom. | dat. | gen. | |
+ f- | am | anL | anL | na | na | nam | |||
+ m-, p- or b- | am | a'L | a'L | na | na | nam | |||
+ c- or g- | an | a'L | a'L | na | na | nan | |||
+ sV-, sl-, sn- or sr- | an | anT | anT | na | na | nan | |||
+ other consonant | an | an | an | na | na | nan | |||
+ vowel | anT | an | an | naH | naH | nan |
L Triggers lenition; H Triggers H-prothesis; T Triggers T-prothesis
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *namъ.
Pronoun
nam (Cyrillic spelling нам)
- to us (clitic dative plural of jȃ (“I”))
- Možemo i bolje! Nema nam granica!
- We can do better! We have no limits!
- (literally, “We can even better! There are no limits to us.”)
- (emphatic, possessive, dative) our, of ours (clitic dative plural of jȃ (“I”))
- Gdje nam je auto?
- Where is our car?
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | jȃ | mȋ |
genitive | mȅne, me | nȃs |
dative | mȅni, mi | nȁma, nam |
accusative | mȅne, me | nȃs |
vocative | — | mȋ |
locative | mȅni | nȁma |
instrumental | mnȏm, mnóme | nȁma |
Sumerian
Romanization
nam
- romanization of 𒉆 (nam)
Swedish
Verb
nam
- past indicative of nimma
Anagrams
Talysh
Etymology
Cognate with Persian نرم (narm).
Adjective
nam
Tày
Pronunciation
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [naːm˧˥]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [naːm˦]
Etymology 1
Noun
nam (南)
Etymology 2
Noun
nam
Etymology 3
From Proto-Tai *ʰnaːmᴬ (“thorn”). Cognate with Thai หนาม (nǎam), Northern Thai ᩉ᩠ᨶᩣ᩠ᨾ, Lao ໜາມ (nām), Lü ᦐᦱᧄ (ṅaam), Shan ၼၢမ် (nǎam), Tai Dam ꪘꪱꪣ, Tai Nüa ᥘᥣᥛᥴ (láam) or ᥢᥣᥛᥴ (náam), Zhuang nam, Nong Zhuang nam.
Noun
nam (楠)
- thorn, spine
- nam chộc ― pierced by a thorn
- 點㓜百樅楠
- Tiểm au pác doòng nam
- Take a hundred thorns from the point.
References
- Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary][6][7] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
- Dương Nhật Thanh, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày][8] (in Tày and Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học xã hội [Social Sciences Publishing House]
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish نام (nam), from Persian نام (nâm). Compare Sanskrit नामन् (nāman), Latin nomen, French nom , English name, German Name, Armenian անուն (anun).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑm/
Noun
nam (definite accusative namı, plural namlar)
Declension
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Related terms
- nam-ı diğer (“also known as”)
- namlı (“famous”)
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧]
Audio (Saigon): (file)
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 南 (“south”). Compare also nôm/Nôm and nồm (as in gió nồm (“south(east) wind”)).
Alternative forms
- (South Central Vietnam) nôm
Noun
nam
Coordinate terms
compass points: [edit]
tây bắc (西北) | bắc (北) | đông bắc (東北) |
tây (西) | đông (東) | |
tây nam (西南) | nam (南) | đông nam (東南) |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 男.
Noun
nam
Adjective
nam
- (of people) male
Prefix
nam
Usage notes
- As a prefix, not as frequently used as nữ (“female”).
Derived terms
Anagrams
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manus (“hand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nam/
Noun
nam (nominative plural nams)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | nam | nams |
genitive | nama | namas |
dative | name | names |
accusative | nami | namis |
vocative 1 | o nam! | o nams! |
predicative 2 | namu | namus |
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nam/
Noun
nam m (plural namau, not mutable)
Further reading
- Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[9], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nam”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies