anam

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See also: ănam, -anam, and -anám

Azerbaijani

Noun

anam

  1. first-person singular possessive of ana

Banjarese

Banjarese cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : anam

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral

anam

  1. six

Brunei Malay

Brunei Malay cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : anam

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anam/
  • Hyphenation: a‧nam

Numeral

anam

  1. six

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ainimm (compare Scottish Gaelic anam, Manx annym), from Latin anima, or possibly from Proto-Celtic *anaman.

Pronunciation

Noun

anam m or f (genitive singular anama or anma, nominative plural anamacha or anmanna)

  1. soul
    • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 9:
      tā anm̥ inm̥ xo bŕīvr̥, əs tā ə n̄in ŕ̥ bi elə.
      [Tá anam ionam chomh bríomhar is tá i nduine ar bith eile.]
      I have as vigorous a soul in me as anyone else.
    • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 9:
      əs l̄āȷŕ nə h-anm̥naxə tā inń̥.
      [Is láidir na hanamnacha atá ionainn.]
      Strong are the souls that are in us.
  2. life
  3. liveliness, spirit; breath

Declension

Standard declension (third declension masculine):

Declension of anam

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative anam anamacha
Vocative a anam a anamacha
Genitive anama anamacha
Dative anam anamacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-anam na hanamacha
Genitive an anama na n-anamacha
Dative leis an anam

don anam

leis na hanamacha

Alternative declension (fifth declension feminine):

Declension of anam

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative anam anmanna
Vocative a anam a anmanna
Genitive anman anmanna
Dative anam
anmain (archaic, dialectal) 		anmanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an anam na hanmanna
Genitive na hanman na n-anmanna
Dative leis an anam
leis an anmain (archaic, dialectal)

don anam
don anmain (archaic, dialectal)

leis na hanmanna

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anam n-anam hanam t-anam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainim(m)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 89

Further reading

Kapampangan

Kapampangan cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : anam
    Ordinal : kanam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Pronunciation

Numeral

ánam

  1. six

Maia

Adverb

anam

  1. later

Malay

Malay cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : anam

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Pronunciation

Numeral

anam

  1. (1924-1972) Obsolete spelling of enam

Minangkabau

Minangkabau cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : anam
    Ordinal : kaanam

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Numeral

anam

  1. six

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ainim, ainimm (compare Irish anam, Manx annym), from Latin anima.

Pronunciation

Noun

anam m (genitive singular anma, plural anman or anmanna)

  1. soul, spirit
  2. mind
  3. life, breath
  4. term of affection, love
  5. courage

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anam n-anam h-anam t-anam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “anam”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ainim(m)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Turkish

Noun

anam

  1. first-person singular possessive of ana
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