'am

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "am"

English

Etymology

A representation of the pronunciation of ham by a speaker whose dialect lacks the voiceless glottal fricative or transition ().

Pronunciation

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Noun

'am (plural 'ams)

  1. Nonstandard form of ham.

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation

Pronoun

’am (emphatic ’amsa)

  1. Galway form of agam: first-person singular of ag

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 88
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 298, page 141

Old Tupi

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔam, from Proto-Tupian *ʔam.

    Verb

    'am (first-person singular active indicative a'am, first-person singular negative active indicative n'a'ami, first-person singular gerund gûi'ama, noun 'ama) (intransitive)

    1. to stand (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
      Synonym: pu'am
      Antonym: îub

    Conjugation

        Conjugation of 'am (intransitive, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)
    Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
    Causative mo'am
    Causative-comitative ero'am
    Deverbals
    -ba'e o'amyba'e
    -sab(a) 'ambaba
    -sar(a) 'ambara
    Singular Singular & Plural Plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
    Verbal forms
    Active
    Indicative a'am ere'am o'am oro'am îa'am pe'am
    Permissive t'a'am t'ere'am t'o'am t'oro'am t'îa'am ta pe'am
    Imperative e'am pe'am
    Negative indicative n'a'ami n'ere'ami n'o'ami n'oro'ami n'îa'ami na pe'ami
    Negative permissive t'a'am umẽ t'ere'am umẽ t'o'am umẽ t'oro'am umẽ t'îa'am umẽ ta pe'am umẽ
    Negative imperative e'am umẽ pe'am umẽ
    Gerund
    Affirmative gûi'ama e'ama o'ama oro'ama îa'ama pe'ama
    Negative gûi'ame'yma e'ame'yma o'ame'yma oro'ame'yma îa'ame'yma pe'ame'yma
    Nominal forms
    Infinitive
    Affirmative 'ama
    Negative 'ame'yma
    Circumstantial
    Affirmative xe 'ami i 'ami oré 'ami îandé 'ami
    Negative xe 'ame'ymi i 'ame'ymi oré 'ame'ymi îandé 'ame'ymi

    References

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