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Acehnese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ənəm , from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ənəm , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm , from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm .
Pronunciation
Numeral
nam
six
Catacao
Noun
nam
moon
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian نام ( nâm )
Noun
nam
name , appellation , title
Declension
References
Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002 ) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary ] , Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
“nam ”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
nam
singular past indicative of nemen
Anagrams
Eastern Cham
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm , from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm .
Pronunciation
Numeral
nam
six
Finnish
Etymology
Perhaps onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
Interjection
nam
yum
Derived terms
Further reading
Gothic
Romanization
nam
Romanization of 𐌽𐌰𐌼
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nam .
Conjunction
nam
for , since , because , seeing that
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
for
Lashi
Pronunciation
Postposition
nam
near
References
Hkaw Luk (2017 ) A grammatical sketch of Lacid , Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁enos ( “ that ” ) , the same source of enim , nē ( “ truly, indeed ” ) , Ancient Greek νή ( nḗ ) .
Pronunciation
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
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
Pronoun
nam
dative of my
Malay
Etymology
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 .
Pronunciation
Numeral
nam (Jawi spelling نم )
Alternative form of enam
Middle Dutch
Verb
nam
first / third-person singular past subjunctive of nēmen
Middle High German
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( before 13th CE ) /ˈnam/
Noun
nam m
Alternative form of name
Declension
Declension of nam (masculine, class 1 strong )
Musi
Numeral
nam
six
Naga Pidgin
Etymology
Inherited from Assamese নাম ( nam ) , from Sanskrit नामन् ( nā́man ) , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma , from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ ( “ name ” ) .
Noun
nam
name
Narua
Noun
nam
house , home
Ngarrindjeri
Pronoun
nam
us
Norwegian Bokmål
Interjection
nam
yum , or yum yum
References
“nam” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
Interjection
nam
yum , or yum yum
References
“nam” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Nyishi
Noun
nam
house , home
References
P. T. Abraham (2005 ) A Grammar of Nyishi Language , Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
nam
first / third-person preterite of niman
Old Norse
Verb
nam
first / third-person singular past active indicative of nema
Old Sundanese
Pronunciation
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/
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
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Noun
nam
name
Sapé
Noun
nam
water
References
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 )
in my
Bha mi nam chadal. - I was sleeping (literally I was in my sleep).
Inflection
Possessive declension of
an
Singular
Plural
First person
nam L
nar N
Second person
nad L
nur N
Third person m
na L
nan N , nam N 1)
Third person f
na H
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
Possessive declension of
an
Singular
Plural
First person
nam L
nar N
Second person
nad L
nur N
Third person m
na L
nan N , nam N 1)
Third person f
na H
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
Variation of nam (definite article)
Masculine
Feminine
Plural
nom.
dat.
gen.
nom.
dat.
gen.
nom.
dat.
gen.
+ f-
am
an L
an L
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
an T
an T
na
na
nan
+ other consonant
an
an
an
na
na
nan
+ vowel
an T
an
an
na H
na H
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
Sumerian
Romanization
nam
Romanization of 𒉆 ( nam )
Swedish
Verb
nam
past indicative of nimma
Anagrams
Talysh
Etymology
Cognate with Persian نرم ( narm ) .
Adjective
nam
soft
Tày
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
nam (南 )
south
Etymology 2
Noun
nam
male
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 ] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003 ) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày ] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
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
Noun
nam (definite accusative namı , plural namlar )
reputation
name
Declension
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 南 ( “ south ” ) . Compare also nôm /Nôm and nồm (as in gió nồm ( “ south(east) wind ” ) ).
( South Central Vietnam ) nôm
Noun
nam
south
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 男 .
Noun
nam
( collective ) boys and men
Antonym: nữ
Adjective
nam
( of people ) male
Synonym: trai
Antonyms: nữ , gái
Prefix
nam
male ; -o
nam thanh niên a young man
Usage notes
As a prefix, not as frequently used as nữ ( “ female ” ) .
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manus ( “ hand ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
nam (nominative plural nams )
hand
Declension
declension of nam
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms