նամ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian *նամ (*nam) (attested in նամիմ (namim, to get damp)), from Middle Persian nm (moisture), whence Persian نم (nam, moisture).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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նամ (nam) (superlative ամենանամ)

  1. (dialectal) damp, humid; moist

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “նամ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 425