English Online Dictionary. What means nam? What does nam mean?
Acehnese
Numeral
nam
- six
Catacao
Noun
nam
- moon
Crimean Tatar
Noun
nam
- name, appellation, title
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑm
- IPA(key): [nɑm]
Verb
nam
- singular past indicative of nemen
Anagrams
- Man, man
Eastern Cham
Alternative forms
- nem / ꨘꨮꩌ
- ꨘꩌ
Etymology
From Proto-Chamic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nʌm/
Numeral
nam
- six
Finnish
Etymology
Perhaps onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑm/, [ˈnɑ̝m]
- Rhymes: -ɑm
- Syllabification(key): nam
Interjection
nam
- yum
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
- IPA(key): /nam/
Postposition
nam
- near
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[2], 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
- (Classical) IPA(key): /nam/, [nä̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nam/, [näm]
Conjunction
nam
- for
- 4th century, St Jerome, Vulgate, Tobit 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.
- Nam sicut beato Iob insultabant reges ita isti parentes et cognati eius et inridebant vitam eius.
- 4th century, St Jerome, Vulgate, Tobit 2:15
- since
- thus
- because
- actually
Derived terms
- nempe
- utinam
- namque
Related terms
- cur
- quia
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
Alternative forms
- enam
- ĕnam
- anam
- ănam
- انم
- نم
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
- IPA(key): /nam/
- Rhymes: -nam, -am
Numeral
nam (Jawi spelling نم)
- Alternative form of enam
Middle Dutch
Verb
nam
- first/third-person singular past subjunctive of nēmen
Middle High German
Alternative forms
- name
Noun
nam m
- name
- (grammar) noun
- 14th century, Heinrich von Mügeln. Normalised spellings: 1867, Karl Julis Schröer, Die Dichtungen Heinrichs von Mügeln (Mogelîn) nach den Handschriften besprochen, Wien, p. 476:
- Nam, vornam, wort, darnâch
- zûwort, teilfanc, zûfûg ich sach,
- vorsatz, înworf under irem dach
- gemunzet und geformet stân.
- 14th century, Heinrich von Mügeln. Normalised spellings: 1867, Karl Julis Schröer, Die Dichtungen Heinrichs von Mügeln (Mogelîn) nach den Handschriften besprochen, Wien, p. 476:
Musi
Numeral
nam
- six
Naga Pidgin
Alternative forms
- naam
Etymology
Inherited from Assamese নাম (nam), from Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).
Noun
nam
- name
Ngarrindjeri
Pronoun
nam
- us
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- nam-nam, nam nam
Interjection
nam
- yum, or yum yum
References
- “nam” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- nam-nam, nam nam
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[3], Delhi: Farsight Publishers and Distributors
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑm/
Verb
nam
- first/third-person preterite of niman
Old Norse
Verb
nam
- first/third-person singular past active indicative of nema
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nam/
- 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
- name
Sapé
Noun
nam
- water
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)
- in my
- Bha mi nam chadal. - I was sleeping (literally I was in my sleep).
Inflection
Etymology 3
Univerbation of an (“in”) + am (“their”).
Preposition
nam (+ dative, triggers eclipsis)
- Form of of nan used before the consonants b-, f-, m- or p-.
Inflection
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
Serbo-Croatian
Pronoun
nam (Cyrillic spelling нам)
- to us (clitic dative plural of jȃ (“I”))
- (emphatic, possessive, dative) our, of ours (clitic dative plural of jȃ (“I”))
Declension
Sumerian
Romanization
nam
- Romanization of 𒉆 (nam)
Swedish
Verb
nam
- past tense of nimma.
Anagrams
- man
Tày
Pronunciation
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [naːm˧˥]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [naːm˦]
Etymology 1
Noun
nam (南)
- south
Etymology 2
Noun
nam
- male
Etymology 3
Noun
nam (楠)
- thorn, spine
- nam chộc ― pierced by a thorn
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][4][5] (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][6] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish نام (nam), from Persian نام (nâm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑm/
Noun
nam (definite accusative namı, plural namlar)
- reputation
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧]
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
- south
Coordinate terms
- (compass points) (Category: vi:Compass points)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 男.
Noun
nam
- (collective) boys and men
- Antonym: nữ
Adjective
nam
- (of people) male
- Synonym: trai
- Antonym: nữ, gái
Prefix
nam
- male; -o
Usage notes
- As a prefix, not as frequently used as nữ (“female”).
Derived terms
See also
- dương
- đực
- trống
Anagrams
- man
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manus (“hand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nam/
Noun
nam (nominative plural nams)
- hand
Declension
Derived terms
- namakev
Waigali
Etymology
From Proto-Nuristani *nā́ma (whence Ashkun nām, Kamkata-viri nom, Prasuni nom), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma (whence Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), Avestan 𐬥𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥 (nāman), Persian نام (nâm)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Latin nōmen, Russian и́мя (ímja), English name).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nám/
Noun
nam
- name