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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Related to Somali ''nin'' "man", Oromo ''nama'' "man, person".
Proto-Cushitic. Related to Somali ''nin'' "man", Oromo ''nama'' "man, person".


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

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Qino

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

Proto-Cushitic. Related 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 "to anthropomorphize"