Contionary:nama

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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"