Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *namā,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (to apportion, sacrifice) (compare German nehmen (to take), Ancient Greek νέμω (némō, to distribute), νέμεσις (némesis, wrath)).

Noun

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nëmë f

  1. curse

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “nëmë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 291

Prasuni

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Etymology

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From Proto-Nuristani *nāma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nëmë (Zumu)[1]

  1. name

References

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  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “nam′a”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon[1]