naam

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɑːm/ Rhymes: -ɑːm === Noun === naam (uncountable) (obsolete, law) The taking of property for the purpose of compensation. (obsolete, law) Goods taken in such a manner. ==== Synonyms ==== distraint === Anagrams === Nama, mana == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch naam, from Middle Dutch name, from Old Dutch namo, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɑːm/ === Noun === naam (plural name) name ==== Derived terms ==== naamwoord == Dutch == === Alternative forms === name (obsolete) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naːm/ Hyphenation: naam Rhymes: -aːm === Noun === naam m (plural namen, diminutive naampje n) name (uncountable) reputation Synonym: reputatie ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: naam Berbice Creole Dutch: nam Jersey Dutch: nâm Negerhollands: naam Petjo: naam Skepi Creole Dutch: nam, naam → Caribbean Hindustani: nám === Anagrams === Maan, maan == Fiji Hindi == === Etymology === From Hindi नाम (nām). === Noun === naam name == Spanish == === Noun === naam m (plural naams) naan (bread) == Sundanese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naʔam/ === Etymology 1 === First sense borrowed from Arabic نَعَامَة (naʕāma, “ostrich”). ==== Noun ==== naam (uncommon, dated) ostrich Synonym: manuk onta === Etymology 2 === Second sense borrowed from Arabic نَعَمْ (naʕam, “yes”). ==== Interjection ==== naam yes; certainly Synonyms: sumuhun, leres === References === Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek by S. Coolsma. (1913) == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic نَعَمْ (naʕam). === Pronunciation === === Interjection === naam yes; certainly ==== See also ==== ndiyo === References === 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…!””