Хамъ

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Old East Slavic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Church Slavonic Хамъ (Xamŭ), from Ancient Greek Χάμ (Khám).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑmʊ/→/ˈxamʊ/→/ˈxam/

(ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈxɑmʊ/
(ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈxamʊ/
(ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈxam/

Hyphenation: Ха‧мъ

Proper noun

Хамъ (Xamŭ) m

(biblical) Ham
- 1377, Dmitry of Suzdal, Laurentian Codex‎, page 1:
  по потопѣ. первиє сн҃ве ноєви раꙁдѣлиша ꙁємлю. симъ. хамъ. афєтъ.
  po potopě. pervije sn:ve nojevi razděliša zemlju. simŭ. xamŭ. afetŭ.
  After the Flood, the first sons of Noah divided the earth: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

Declension

Declension of Хамъ (u-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Хамъ Xamŭ	— —	— —
Genitive	Хаму, Хама Xamu, Xama	— —	— —
Dative	Хамови, Хаму Xamovi, Xamu	— —	— —
Accusative	Хамъ, Хама Xamŭ, Xama	— —	— —
Instrumental	Хамъмь Xamŭmĭ	— —	— —
Locative	Хаму Xamu	— —	— —
Vocative	Хаму Xamu	— —	— —

See also

Симъ (Simŭ, “Shem”), Афетъ (Afetŭ, “Japheth”)

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