Bam
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bam"
English edit
Proper noun edit
Bam
- The capital city of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran.
- A county of Kerman Province, Iran.
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Bavarian edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German boum, from Proto-West Germanic *baum. Cognates include German Baum and Luxembourgish Bam.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bam m (plural Bam or Bama)
- tree
- 1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Impression im März:
- Zwischen d'Bam palästern a påår Lackeln,
g'schrian uns söig mit an Fetzenbålln- Between the trees a few men play football,
they're calling us, happy with a ball of scraps
- Between the trees a few men play football,
References edit
- Maria Hornung, Sigmar Grüner (2002) “Bam”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German and Old High German boum. Cognate with German Baum, Dutch boom, English beam.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bam m (plural Beem, diminutive Beemchen)