Contionary:nama

Qino

Alternative forms

• نم (Arabic script)
• ነመ (Ge'ez script)

Etymology

Proto-Cushitic *nam. Cognate to Somali nin "man", Oromo nama "man, person".

Pronunciation

(Qino) IPA: /ˈnama/

Noun

nama m. (singulative namka m., namti f.; plural namoota, namaani; diminutive namicha m., namitti f.; augmentative namoowa)

1. person, people

   Meeqa nama dha?

   How many people are they?

Derived terms

• namaasi verb, 2b "to anthropomorphize"