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naam

See also: nam, Nam, 'Nam, NAM, nám, năm, and nấm

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Etymology

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From Middle English nam, naam, from Old English nām (“seizure of property”), probably from Old Norse nám (“occupation; acquisition, learning, study”, literally “taking”), from Proto-Germanic *nēmō (“taking”), from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to take”). Cognate with Old English nǣm (“taking, acceptance”), Old High German nāma ("seizure, confiscation"; > German Nahme).

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naam (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, law) The taking of property for the purpose of compensation.
  2. (obsolete, law) Goods taken in such a manner.

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Afrikaans

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    From Dutch naam, from Middle Dutch name, from Old Dutch namo, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

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    naam (plural name)

    1. name

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    Dutch

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      From Middle Dutch name, from Old Dutch namo, from Proto-West Germanic *namō, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

      Compare German Name, West Frisian namme, English name, Danish navn.

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      naam m (plural namen, diminutive naampje n)

      1. name
      2. (uncountable) reputation
        Synonym: reputatie

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      • Afrikaans: naam
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: nam
      • Jersey Dutch: nâm
      • Negerhollands: naam
      • Petjo: naam
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: nam, naam
      • → Caribbean Hindustani: nám

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      Fiji Hindi

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      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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      naam

      1. name

      Spanish

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      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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      naam m (plural naams)

      1. naan (bread)

      Sundanese

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      Etymology 1

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      First sense borrowed from Arabic نَعَامَة (naʕāma, “ostrich”).

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      naam

      1. (uncommon, dated) ostrich
        Synonym: manuk onta

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      Second sense borrowed from Arabic نَعَمْ (naʕam, “yes”).

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      naam

      1. yes; certainly
        Synonyms: sumuhun, leres

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      Swahili

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      Borrowed from Arabic نَعَمْ (naʕam).

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      naam

      1. yes; certainly

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      • Almasi, Oswald; Fallon, Michael David; Nazish, Pardhan Wared (2014), Swahili Grammar for Introductory and Intermediate Levels, Lanham • New York • Oxford: University Press of America, →ISBN, page 373: “Naam! – “Yes” Response used by males when someone is calling them. Also used as a filler to keep conversation going, similar to the English expression “Uh-huh…!””
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