nem
التعريفات والمعاني
== Translingual ==
=== Etymology ===
Clipping of English Nemi.
=== Symbol ===
nem
(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nemi.
=== See also ===
Wiktionary’s coverage of Nemi terms
== Amasi ==
=== Alternative forms ===
ɣanim
=== Noun ===
nēm (singular ɣànēm, plural bánēm)
man
=== References ===
Africana Marburgensia (1973)
== Atong (India) ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *nam¹ (“good”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nam (“good”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nem/
=== Verb ===
nem- (Bengali script নেম)
to get better; to heal (oneself)
=== Adjective ===
nem- (Bengali script নেম, type 1)
good
=== References ===
van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
== Central Bikol ==
=== Alternative forms ===
nom
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈnem/ [ˈn̪em]
=== Interjection ===
nem (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜋ᜔)
(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) hello
Synonyms: kumusta, tara
=== Phrase ===
nem (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜋ᜔)
(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) What's up?
Synonym: tara
== Chinook Jargon ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English name.
=== Noun ===
nem
name
Nika nem Ling Fu. ― My name is Ling Fu.
== Danish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse næmr (“talented”), from Proto-Germanic *nēmiz (“takeable”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nɛm/, [ˈnɛmˀ]
Rhymes: -ɛmˀ
=== Adjective ===
nem (neuter nemt, plural and definite singular attributive nemme)
easy
==== Inflection ====
==== Synonyms ====
let
==== Antonyms ====
svær
vanskelig
==== Derived terms ====
nemhed
pærenem
=== Verb ===
nem
imperative of nemme
=== References ===
“nem” in Den Danske Ordbog
“nem” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
== Eastern Cham ==
=== Alternative forms ===
nam / ꨘꩌ
ꨘꨮꩌ
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Chamic *nam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nəm/
=== Numeral ===
nem
six
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Vietnamese nem.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nɛm/
=== Noun ===
nem m (plural nems)
a type of Vietnamese spring roll
more generally, any spring roll
=== Anagrams ===
m'en
== German ==
=== Alternative forms ===
'nem
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nəm/
=== Article ===
nem
(colloquial) contraction of einem (“a, an”, masculine/neuter dative singular)
== Hungarian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈnɛm]
Hyphenation: nem
Rhymes: -ɛm
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ne (“no, not”). In the Ob-Ugric languages, it has been used only in pronominal forms such as Northern Mansi нэ̄матыр (nè̄matyr, “nothing”), нэ̄мхо̄т (nè̄mhōt, “nowhere”), нэ̄мхуньт (nè̄mhunʹt, “never”) (Sosva) and Northern Khanty нємхуйат (nêmhujat, “nobody”) (Kazym) or нємәԓхуйат (nêməłhujat)/нємәԯхуйат (nêməłhujat) etc.
==== Adverb ====
nem
no, not
==== Interjection ====
nem!
no, not
==== Noun ====
nem (plural nemek)
no (a negative answer)
1994, Ottó Orbán, Cédula a romokon (A Note on the Ruins), Fenegyerekek közt hallgatnak a múzsák (essay)[1]
nemet mond ― to say no
===== Declension =====
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
Of unknown origin.
==== Noun ====
nem (plural nemek)
sex
gender; short for társadalmi nem, which distinguishes gender as opposed to sex
(grammar) gender (division of nouns and pronouns)
(zoology, taxonomy) genus (rank in the taxonomic classification of animals, between family and species)
Coordinate term: nemzetség (the same rank for plants and fungi, which denotes “tribe” among animals)
kind, sort
egyedülálló a maga nemében ― unique of its kind
===== Declension =====
===== Hyponyms =====
(grammar):
===== Derived terms =====
===== Descendants =====
→ Romanian: neam
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
(gender, sex, type): nem in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
(no, not): nem in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
nem in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).
== Javanese ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Shortened form of enem, from Old Javanese enem, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.
==== Alternative forms ====
enem
==== Numeral ====
nem
six
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Adjective ====
nem
dated spelling of nèm
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnẽː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɛm]
=== Verb ===
nem
first-person singular present active subjunctive of nō
== Maguindanao ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /nəm/ [ɳɨm]
Rhymes: -əm
Syllabification: nem
=== Numeral ===
nëm
six
== Malecite-Passamaquoddy ==
=== Etymology ===
Cognate with Abenaki nahama, Mohegan-Pequot náham, Unami chikënëm, Quiripi nahiam.
=== Noun ===
nem anim (plural nemiyik, possessed nemimol, diminutive nemsis)
turkey
== Maranao ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Philippine *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.
=== Numeral ===
nem
six
=== References ===
Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967), A Maranao Dictionary[2] (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press
== Middle English ==
=== Noun ===
nem
alternative form of em
== Nigerian Pidgin ==
=== Noun ===
nem
name
== North Frisian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
naame (Mooring)
=== Etymology ===
From Old Frisian nema.
=== Verb ===
nem
(Föhr-Amrum, Sylt) to take
==== Conjugation ====
== Old Czech ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈnɛm/
IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈnɛm/
=== Pronoun ===
nem
alternative form of nám
== Old Irish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Celtic *nemos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈn̠ʲeβ̃/
=== Noun ===
nem n (genitive nime, nominative plural nime)
heaven
c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 6c9
c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 22b23
sky
radiance
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
nemdae
==== Descendants ====
Irish: neamh
Manx: niau
Scottish Gaelic: nèamh
=== Mutation ===
=== Further reading ===
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 nem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
== Old Norse ==
=== Verb ===
nem
inflection of nema:
first-person singular present active indicative
second-person singular present active imperative
== Old Tupi ==
=== Alternative forms ===
rem
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nem.
=== Adjective ===
nem (noun form nema)
stinky
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “nema”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 328–329
== Old Welsh ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Brythonic *neβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *nemos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).
=== Noun ===
nem
heaven
==== Descendants ====
Middle Welsh: new
Welsh: nef
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
nẽ (obsolete, abbreviation)
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese nen, from Latin nec (“nor; and not”). Compare Galician nin, Catalan, French, and Spanish ni, Italian né.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
Hyphenation: nem
=== Adverb ===
nem (not comparable)
not even (introduces an emphatic negation)
do not even (introduces an emphatic negative command)
==== Quotations ====
For quotations using this term, see Citations:nem.
=== Adverb ===
nem (not comparable)
neither … nor
==== Derived terms ====
=== Conjunction ===
nem
nor; and not (introduces a further negative statement)
nor (introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true)
=== Interjection ===
nem!
(Brazil, colloquial) nah, no
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
nenhum
=== Further reading ===
“nem”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“nem”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
nijȇm (Ijekavian)
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *němъ. Doublet of Nemac.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nêːm/
=== Adjective ===
nȇm (Cyrillic spelling не̑м, definite nȇmī)
mute, dumb
silent, soundless (movie)
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“nem”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
== Slovene ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Slavic *němъ.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /néːm/
=== Adjective ===
nẹ̑m (not comparable)
mute
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“nem”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026
== Tok Pisin ==
=== Etymology ===
From English name.
=== Noun ===
nem
name
Wanem nem bilong yu? ― What is your name?
== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نم (nem), from Classical Persian نم (nam), Middle Persian 𐭭𐭬 (nam), from Proto-Iranian *nábah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nábʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nem/, [næm]
=== Noun ===
nem (definite accusative nemi, plural nemler)
moisture
humidity
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“nem”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “nem”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “nem”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
== Vietnamese ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “The "fermented pork" sense is probably the most original.”)
=== Pronunciation ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɛm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA(key): [nɛm˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [nɛm˧˧]
=== Noun ===
nem • (腩, 粘, 𬛈, 𦟶, 𲉯)
fermented pork
spring roll
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ French: nem
→ Khmer: ណែម (naem)
→ Lao: ແໜມ (nǣm)
→ Thai: แหนม (nɛ̌ɛm)
=== Anagrams ===
men
== Volapük ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Noun ===
nem (genitive nema, plural nems)
name
==== Declension ====