nama

See also: Nama, náma, namā, namä, nämä, namą, and Nam Á

Ambonese Malay

Etymology

From Malay nama, from Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Noun

nama

  1. name (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing)

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

nama

  1. father

Synonyms

Hausa

Etymology

An old Chadic borrowing (also attested as Gwandara nama, Ngas nam) from Benue-Congo, cognate to Tyap nam, Lela nəmə, Proto-Bantu *ǹɲàmà.

Noun

nāmā̀ m (plural nāmū or nāmōmī, possessed form nāmàn)

  1. meat
  2. wild animal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nama, from Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Noun

nama (plural nama-nama, first-person possessive namaku, second-person possessive namamu, third-person possessive namanya)

  1. name (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing)
  2. noun

Japanese

Romanization

nama

  1. Rōmaji transcription of なま

Javanese
Javanese register set
ꦏꦿꦩꦲꦶꦁꦒꦶꦭ꧀ (krama inggil): asma
ꦏꦿꦩ (krama): nama, nami
ꦔꦺꦴꦏꦺꦴ (ngoko): aran, jeneng

Noun

nama

  1. (polite) name

Latvian

Noun

nama m

  1. genitive singular of nams

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈnama]

Pronoun

nama

  1. inflection of mej:
    1. dative
    2. instrumental
    3. locative

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nama (Jawi spelling نام‎, plural nama-nama, informal first-person possessive namaku, informal second-person possessive namamu, third-person possessive namanya)

  1. name (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing)
  2. noun

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Ambonese Malay: nama

Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English number.

Noun

nama

  1. number, numeral
  2. bill, invoice

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From West Germanic *namō, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). Cognate with Old Frisian noma (West Frisian namme), Old Saxon and Old Dutch namo (Dutch naam), Old High German namo (German Name), Old Norse nafn (Swedish namn), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 (namō). The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Latin nōmen, Old Irish ainm (Irish ainm), Old Church Slavonic имѧ (imę) (Russian имя (imja)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑ.mɑ/

Noun

nama m (nominative plural naman)

  1. name
  2. (grammar) noun

Declension
Declension of nama (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative nama naman
accusative naman naman
genitive naman namena
dative naman namum

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • bīnama — pronoun
  • forenama — pronoun
  • frēonama — a surname
  • nambred (o) n. — register of names (on a tablet), Ger. Brett
  • namcūþlīce adv. — by name
  • namcūþ — well-known, celebrated
  • nambōc (o) f. — register of names (in a book)
  • namian — to name, mention, nominate, appoint
  • nammǣlum adv. — by name
  • tōnama — a surname

Descendants

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nâma/
  • Hyphenation: na‧ma

Pronoun

nȁma (Cyrillic spelling на̏ма)

  1. to us (dative plural of jȃ (“I”))
  2. us (locative plural of jȃ (“I”))
  3. (with) us (instrumental plural of jȃ (“I”))

Declension
Declension of nama
singular plural
nominative jȃ mȋ
genitive mȅne, me nȃs, nas
dative mȅni, mi nȁma, nam
accusative mȅne, me nȃs, nas
vocative — mȋ
locative mȅni nȁma
instrumental mnȏm, mnóme nȁma

Swahili

Verb

nama

  1. to be flexible

Conjugation
Conjugation of -nama
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kunama kutonama
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative nama nameni
Habitual hunama
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilinama
nalinama		 tulinama
twalinama		 ulinama
walinama		 mlinama
mwalinama		 alinama walinama ulinama ilinama lilinama yalinama kilinama vilinama ilinama zilinama ulinama kulinama palinama mulinama
Relative nilionama
nalionama		 tulionama
twalionama		 ulionama
walionama		 mlionama
mwalionama		 alionama walionama ulionama ilionama lilionama yalionama kilionama vilionama ilionama zilionama ulionama kulionama palionama mulionama
Negative sikunama hatukunama hukunama hamkunama hakunama hawakunama haukunama haikunama halikunama hayakunama hakikunama havikunama haikunama hazikunama haukunama hakukunama hapakunama hamukunama
Present
Positive ninanama
nanama		 tunanama unanama mnanama ananama wananama unanama inanama linanama yananama kinanama vinanama inanama zinanama unanama kunanama pananama munanama
Relative ninaonama
naonama		 tunaonama unaonama mnaonama anaonama wanaonama unaonama inaonama linaonama yanaonama kinaonama vinaonama inaonama zinaonama unaonama kunaonama panaonama munaonama
Negative sinami hatunami hunami hamnami hanami hawanami haunami hainami halinami hayanami hakinami havinami hainami hazinami haunami hakunami hapanami hamunami
Future
Positive nitanama tutanama utanama mtanama atanama watanama utanama itanama litanama yatanama kitanama vitanama itanama zitanama utanama kutanama patanama mutanama
Relative nitakaonama tutakaonama utakaonama mtakaonama atakaonama watakaonama utakaonama itakaonama litakaonama yatakaonama kitakaonama vitakaonama itakaonama zitakaonama utakaonama kutakaonama patakaonama mutakaonama
Negative sitanama hatutanama hutanama hamtanama hatanama hawatanama hautanama haitanama halitanama hayatanama hakitanama havitanama haitanama hazitanama hautanama hakutanama hapatanama hamutanama
Subjunctive
Positive niname tuname uname mname aname waname uname iname liname yaname kiname viname iname ziname uname kuname paname muname
Negative nisiname tusiname usiname msiname asiname wasiname usiname isiname lisiname yasiname kisiname visiname isiname zisiname usiname kusiname pasiname musiname
Present Conditional
Positive ningenama tungenama ungenama mngenama angenama wangenama ungenama ingenama lingenama yangenama kingenama vingenama ingenama zingenama ungenama kungenama pangenama mungenama
Negative nisingenama
singenama		 tusingenama
hatungenama		 usingenama
hungenama		 msingenama
hamngenama		 asingenama
hangenama		 wasingenama
hawangenama		 usingenama
haungenama		 isingenama
haingenama		 lisingenama
halingenama		 yasingenama
hayangenama		 kisingenama
hakingenama		 visingenama
havingenama		 isingenama
haingenama		 zisingenama
hazingenama		 usingenama
haungenama		 kusingenama
hakungenama		 pasingenama
hapangenama		 musingenama
hamungenama
Past Conditional
Positive ningalinama tungalinama ungalinama mngalinama angalinama wangalinama ungalinama ingalinama lingalinama yangalinama kingalinama vingalinama ingalinama zingalinama ungalinama kungalinama pangalinama mungalinama
Negative nisingalinama
singalinama		 tusingalinama
hatungalinama		 usingalinama
hungalinama		 msingalinama
hamngalinama		 asingalinama
hangalinama		 wasingalinama
hawangalinama		 usingalinama
haungalinama		 isingalinama
haingalinama		 lisingalinama
halingalinama		 yasingalinama
hayangalinama		 kisingalinama
hakingalinama		 visingalinama
havingalinama		 isingalinama
haingalinama		 zisingalinama
hazingalinama		 usingalinama
haungalinama		 kusingalinama
hakungalinama		 pasingalinama
hapangalinama		 musingalinama
hamungalinama
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelinama tungelinama ungelinama mngelinama angelinama wangelinama ungelinama ingelinama lingelinama yangelinama kingelinama vingelinama ingelinama zingelinama ungelinama kungelinama pangelinama mungelinama
General Relative
Positive ninamao tunamao unamao mnamao anamao wanamao unamao inamao linamao yanamao kinamao vinamao inamao zinamao unamao kunamao panamao munamao
Negative nisionama tusionama usionama msionama asionama wasionama usionama isionama lisionama yasionama kisionama visionama isionama zisionama usionama kusionama pasionama musionama
Gnomic
Positive nanama twanama wanama mwanama anama wanama wanama yanama lanama yanama chanama vyanama yanama zanama wanama kwanama panama mwanama
Perfect
Positive nimenama tumenama umenama mmenama amenama wamenama umenama imenama limenama yamenama kimenama vimenama imenama zimenama umenama kumenama pamenama mumenama
"Already"
Positive nimeshanama tumeshanama umeshanama mmeshanama ameshanama wameshanama umeshanama imeshanama limeshanama yameshanama kimeshanama vimeshanama imeshanama zimeshanama umeshanama kumeshanama pameshanama mumeshanama
"Not yet"
Negative sijanama hatujanama hujanama hamjanama hajanama hawajanama haujanama haijanama halijanama hayajanama hakijanama havijanama haijanama hazijanama haujanama hakujanama hapajanama hamujanama
"If/When"
Positive nikinama tukinama ukinama mkinama akinama wakinama ukinama ikinama likinama yakinama kikinama vikinama ikinama zikinama ukinama kukinama pakinama mukinama
"If not"
Negative nisiponama tusiponama usiponama msiponama asiponama wasiponama usiponama isiponama lisiponama yasiponama kisiponama visiponama isiponama zisiponama usiponama kusiponama pasiponama musiponama
Consecutive
Positive nikanama tukanama ukanama mkanama akanama wakanama ukanama ikanama likanama yakanama kikanama vikanama ikanama zikanama ukanama kukanama pakanama mukanama
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swazi

Verb

-nama

  1. to tease (for fun)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Volapük

Noun

nama

  1. genitive singular of nam
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