Contionary:nama

Niemish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnaːmɐ/

Etymology

From Gothic namō.

Noun

² náma n.n. on-stem

1. name

Declension

declension of náma (mh declension, irregular)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	náma	námot	námon	námyna
genitive	nä́mes	nä́mines	nä́mine	nä́mise
dative	námen	náminum	námą	námę

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"