nama

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

Contents

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

• hama

---

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

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

---

Japanese

Romanization

nama

1. Rōmaji transcription of なま

---

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

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /namə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /nama/
• Rhymes: -amə, -mə, -ə

Noun

nama (Jawi spelling نام‎, plural nama-nama, third person possessive namanya)

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

Synonyms

• isim / اسم‎

Descendants

• Ambonese Malay: nama

• Indonesian: nama

---

Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English number.

Noun

nama

1. number, numeral
2. bill, invoice

---

Old English

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
• 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

Descendants

• Middle English: name, nome
  • Scots: name, naim, nem, nome
  • English: name

---

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