Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From *neme / *nämä "what", from Proto-Turkic *nē- (what). -me is an interrogative formant. Doublet of нимә (nimə) (see there for more).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈnæ.mæ], [næ.ˈmæ]
  • Hyphenation: нә‧мә

Noun edit

нәмә (nəmə)

  1. thing, object
  2. something

Pronoun edit

нәмә (nəmə)

  1. (interrogative, proscribed) what

Usage notes edit

  • In the standard language, the use in the interrogative sense is proscribed in favor of нимә (nimə). However, in the vernacular it is possible in certain localities and/or by some people.

Declension edit