нам

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

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nam]

Pronoun

нам • (nam)

1. dative plural of мы (my)

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nam]
• Rhymes: -am

Pronoun

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

• The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition на (na) and the accusative form: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.

Related terms

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

Etymology

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

Noun

нам (nam)

1. sea

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	نام
Cyrillic	нам
Latin	nam

Alternative forms

нәм (näm)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نَام (nām).

Noun

нам • (nam)

1. (dialectal, Almaty, Kyzylorda, Jambyl) name

   Synonyms: ат (at), есім (esım)

Declension

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)

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nam]

Pronoun

нам • (nam)

1. long indirect object form of ние (nie)

Usage notes

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

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nam/, [nam]

Noun

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

1. a (political) party

   бүгд найрамдах нам ― bügd najramdax nam ― a republican party

Declension

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

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

1. low