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нам

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See also: ням and Appendix:Variations of "nam"

Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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нам • (nam)

  1. dative plural of мы (my)

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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нам • (nam) (personal)

  1. (dated) full form of the first-person plural pronoun in the dative case, used as the indirect object of a verb; to us, for us, us
    Нам пратиха писмото.
    Nam pratiha pismoto.
    The letter was sent to us.

Usage notes

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  • The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition на (na) and the accusative form:
    На нас пратиха писмото.
    Na nas pratiha pismoto.
    They sent the letter to us.
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Bulgarian personal pronouns
nominative
(subject) 		accusative
(direct complement) 		dative
(indirect complement) 		prepositional
full short full short
singular first person аз (az) мен (men)
ме́не (méne) 		ме (me) ме́не (méne) ми (mi) мен (men)
ме́не (méne)
second
person 		informal ти (ti) теб (teb)
те́бе (tébe) 		те (te) те́бе (tébe) ти (ti) теб (teb)
те́бе (tébe)
formal Ви́е (Víe) Вас (Vas) Ви (Vi) Вам (Vam) Ви (Vi) Вас (Vas)
third
person 		masculine той (toj) не́го (négo) го (go) не́му (nému) му (mu) не́го (négo)
feminine тя (tja) не́я (néja) я (ja) ней (nej) ѝ (ì) не́я (néja)
neuter то (to) не́го (négo) го (go) не́му (nému) му (mu) не́го (négo)
plural first person ни́е (níe)
ний (nij) 		нас (nas) ни (ni) нам (nam) ни (ni) нас (nas)
second
person 		informal ви́е (víe)
вий (vij) 		вас (vas) ви (vi) вам (vam) ви (vi) вас (vas)
formal Ви́е (Víe) Вас (Vas) Ви (Vi) Вам (Vam) Ви (Vi) Вас (Vas)
third person те (te) тях (tjah) ги (gi) тям (tjam) им (im) тях (tjah)

Even

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tungusic *lāmu, cognate with Evenki ламу (lamu), Manchu ᠨᠠᠮᡠ (namu), Nanai намо (namo).

Noun

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нам (nam)

  1. sea

Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic نام
Cyrillic нам
Latin nam

Alternative forms

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нәм (näm)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian نَام (nām).

Noun

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нам • (nam)

  1. (dialectal, Almaty, Kyzylorda, Jambyl) name
    Synonyms: ат (at), есім (esım)

Declension

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Declension of нам
singular plural
nominative нам (nam) намдар (namdar)
genitive намның (namnyñ) намдардың (namdardyñ)
dative намға (namğa) намдарға (namdarğa)
accusative намды (namdy) намдарды (namdardy)
locative намда (namda) намдарда (namdarda)
ablative намнан (namnan) намдардан (namdardan)
instrumental наммен (nammen) намдармен (namdarmen)
similative намдай (namdai) намдарда (namdarda)

Macedonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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нам • (nam)

  1. long indirect object form of ние (nie)

Usage notes

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  • This pronoun form is often incorrectly replaced with the direct/prepositional object form нас (nas).

Mongolian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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нам • (nam) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠠᠮ (nam))

  1. a (political) party
    бүгд найрамдах нам ― bügd najramdax nam ― a republican party

Declension

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Declension of нам (а-harmonic regular ууд-pl)
attributive нам
nam
singular / indefinite definite plural
nominative нам
nam 		намууд
namuud
genitive намын
namyn 		намуудын
namuudyn
accusative намыг
namyg 		намуудыг
namuudyg
dative-locative намд
namd 		намуудад
namuudad
ablative намаас
namaas 		намуудаас
namuudaas
instrumental намаар
namaar 		намуудаар
namuudaar
comitative намтай
namtaj 		намуудтай
namuudtaj
privative намгүй
namgüj 		намуудгүй
namuudgüj
directive нам руу
nam ruu 		намууд руу
namuud ruu
Reflexive possessive forms 
singular / indefinite definite plural
nominative намаа
namaa 		намуудаа
namuudaa
genitive намынхаа
namynxaa 		намуудынхаа
namuudynxaa
accusative намыгаа
namygaa 		намуудыгаа
namuudygaa
dative-locative намдаа
namdaa 		намууддаа
namuuddaa
ablative намаасаа
namaasaa 		намуудаасаа
namuudaasaa
instrumental намаараа
namaaraa 		намуудаараа
namuudaaraa
comitative намтайгаа
namtajgaa 		намуудтайгаа
namuudtajgaa
privative намгүйгээ
namgüjgee 		намуудгүйгээ
namuudgüjgee
directive нам руугаа
nam ruugaa 		намууд руугаа
namuud ruugaa
independent
genitive 		singular / indefinite definite plural
singular
possession 		намынх
namynx 		намуудынх
namuudynx
collective
possession 		намынхан
namynxan 		намуудынхан
namuudynxan

Adjective

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нам • (nam) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠠᠮ (nam))

  1. low

Northern Mansi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mansi *nä̆mɜ, from Proto-Uralic *nime. Cognates include Hungarian név, Finnish nimi and Estonian nimi.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnam]
  • Hyphenation: нам
  • Rhymes: -am

Noun

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нам (nam) (Sosva, Upper Lozva, Sygva, Ob)

  1. name
  2. first name, given name

Declension

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Sosva, Sygva:

Inflection of нам (nam)
singular dual plural
nominative нам (nam) намыг (namyg) намыт (namyt)
locative намт (namt) намыгт (namygt) намытт (namytt)
lative намн (namn) намыгн (namygn) намытн (namytn)
ablative намныл (namnyl) намыгныл (namygnyl) намытныл (namytnyl)
instrumental намыл (namyl) намыгныл (namygnyl) намытыл (namytyl)
translative намыг (namyg) ―― ――
Possessive forms of нам (nam)
possessor single possession double possession multiple possession
1st person sing. намум (namum) намагум (namagum) наманум (namanum)
2rd person sing. намын (namyn) намагын (namagyn) наман (naman)
3rd person sing. наме (name) намаге (namage) наманэ (namanè)
1st person dual намме̄н (nammēn) намагаме̄н (namagamēn) наманаме̄н (namanamēn)
2rd person dual намы̄н (namȳn) намагы̄н (namagȳn) наманы̄н (namanȳn)
3rd person dual наме̄ (namē) намаге̄н (namagēn) наманэ̄н (namanè̄n)
1st person plural намув (namuv) намагув (namaguv) наманув (namanuv)
2rd person plural намы̄н (namȳn) намагы̄н (namagȳn) наманы̄н (namanȳn)
3rd person plural наманыл (namanyl) намага̄ныл (namagānyl) нама̄ныл (namānyl)

Upper Lozva:

Inflection of нам (nam)
singular dual plural
nominative нам (nam) намый (namyj) намыт (namyt)
locative намт (namt) намыййт (namyjjt) намытт (namytt)
lative намн (namn) намыййн (namyjjn) намытн (namytn)
ablative намныл (namnyl) намыййныл (namyjjnyl) намытныл (namytnyl)
instrumental намыл (namyl) намыййныл (namyjjnyl) намытыл (namytyl)
translative намый (namyj) ―― ――
Possessive forms of нам (nam)
possessor single possession double possession multiple possession
1st person sing. намум (namum) намайум (namajum) наманум (namanum)
2rd person sing. намын (namyn) намайын (namajyn) наман (naman)
3rd person sing. наме (name) намайе (namaje) наманэ (namanè)
1st person dual намме̄н (nammēn) намайаме̄н (namajamēn) наманаме̄н (namanamēn)
2rd person dual намы̄н (namȳn) намагы̄н (namagȳn) наманы̄н (namanȳn)
3rd person dual наме̄ (namē) намайе̄н (namajēn) наманэ̄н (namanè̄n)
1st person plural намув (namuv) намайув (namajuv) наманув (namanuv)
2rd person plural намы̄н (namȳn) намайы̄н (namajȳn) наманы̄н (namanȳn)
3rd person plural наманыл (namanyl) намайа̄ныл (namajānyl) нама̄ныл (namānyl)

References

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  1. ^ Entry #597 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • Mansi Dictionary of Munkácsy and Kálmán [1]
  • “нам”, in Northern Mansi-Hungarian dictionary, Tromsø: University of Tromsø, 2023
  • Rombandejeva, Je. I.; Kuzakova, Je. A. (1982), Slovarʹ mansijsko-russkij i russko-mansijskij [Dictionary Mansi-Russian and Russian-Mansi], Leningrad: Prosveščenije, page 227

Pannonian Rusyn

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak nám, from Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnam]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Hyphenation: нам

Pronoun

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нам (nam)

  1. dative of ми (mi)

Declension

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Pannonian Rusyn personal pronouns
singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f
nominative я
(ja) 		ти
(ti) 		вон
(von) 		воно
(vono) 		вона
(vona) 		ми
(mi) 		ви
(vi) 		вони
(voni)
genitive мнє, ме 1
‎(mnje, me) 		тебе, це 1
‎(tebe, ce) 		його 1, нього 2, ньго 2, го 1
(joho, nʹoho, nʹho, ho) 		єй 1, нєй  2
‎(jej, njej) 		нас
‎(nas) 		вас
(vas) 		їх 1, нїх 2, их 3
(jix, njix, ix) 		себе
(sebe)
dative мнє, ми
(mnje, mi) 		тебе, ци
‎(tebe, ci) 		йому 4, ньому 2, му
‎(jomu, nʹomu, mu) 		єй, нєй 2
‎(jej, njej) 		нам
‎(nam) 		вам
(vam) 		їм 4, нїм 2, им 3
(jim, njim, im) 		себе
(sebe)
accusative мнє, ме
‎(mnje, me) 		тебе, це
‎(tebe, ce) 		його 4, нього 2, ньго 2, го
(joho, nʹoho, nʹho, ho) 		ю, ню 2
‎(ju, nju) 		нас
‎(nas) 		вас
(vas) 		їх 4, нїх 2, их 3
(jix, njix, ix) 		себе
(sebe)
instrumental 5 мну
(mnu) 		тобу
‎(tobu) 		нїм
(njim) 		ню
‎(nju) 		нами
(nami) 		вами
‎(vami) 		нїма
(njima) 		собу
‎(sobu)
locative 5 мнє
‎(mnje) 		тебе, це
‎(tebe, ce) 		нїм / ньому
(njim / n'omu) 		нєй
(njej) 		нас
‎(nas) 		вас
(vas) 		нїх
(njix) 		себе
(sebe)
  1. Used with reflexive verbs.
  2. The alternative forms with an initial н- (n-) in the third person are used after a preposition.
  3. The plural forms with an initial и- (i-) are unstressed.
  4. The forms with an initial й- (j-) or ї- (ji-) in the third person non-feminine dative/accusative cases are used at the beginning of the sentence and when they are stressed.
  5. The instrumental and locative cases are never used without a preposition.

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic намъ (namŭ), from Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nam]
  • Audio:(file)

Pronoun

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нам • (nam)

  1. dative of мы (my)
    Он дал нам только пару полтинников
    On dal nam tolʹko paru poltinnikov
    He only gave us a couple fifty-ruble notes
    • 1987, Yegor Letov, “Перемена погоды”:
      Нам [надо попасть] в тринадцатый вагон. Любера, оставайтесь вон,
      укрепляйте свои ряды, защищайте Афганистан.
      Nam [nado popastʹ] v trinadcatyj vagon. Ljubera, ostavajtesʹ von,
      ukrepljajte svoi rjady, zaščiščajte Afganistan.
      We need to get in the thirteenth railroad car. Stay away, lyubers,
      keep strengthening your ranks, keep defending Afghanistan.
    • 1928/1972, A.Platonov, Chevengur:
      Но ведь я не знаю ее лица! Как же нам быть, товарищ Чиклин, когда она придет?
      No vedʹ ja ne znaju jeje lica! Kak že nam bytʹ, tovarišč Čiklin, kogda ona pridet?
      But I don't know her face! How shall we act, comrade Chiklin, when she comes?

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronoun

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нам ? (Latin spelling nam)

  1. to us (clitic dative plural of ја̑ (“I”))

Declension

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Declension of нам
singular plural
nominative ја̑ ми̑
genitive ме̏не, ме на̑с, нас
dative ме̏ни, ми на̏ма, нам
accusative ме̏не, ме на̑с, нас
vocative — ми̑
locative ме̏ни на̏ма
instrumental мно̑м, мно́ме на̏ма

Tajik

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭬 (nam), from Proto-Iranian *nábah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nábʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Noun

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Dari نم
Iranian Persian
Tajik нам

нам • (nam)

  1. moisture
  2. humidity

Derived terms

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nam]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Hyphenation: нам

Pronoun

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нам • (nam)

  1. dative of ми (my)
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