насам

Belarusian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naˈsam]

Noun

наса́м • (nasám) m inan

1. dative plural of нос (nos)

Bulgarian

Etymology

From на- (na-, “to, towards”) +‎ сам (sam, “here”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈsam]

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• Hyphenation^(key): на‧сам
• Rhymes: -am

Adverb

наса́м • (nasám) (comparative по́-наса́м, no superlative)

1. hither, this way, towards this place

   Antonyms: ната́м (natám), ната́тък (natátǎk)

2. (colloquial) in these parts, around these parts
3. (colloquial) From a point of time in the past up until now. May not be translated in English.

   От няколко месеца наса́м съм без работа.

   Ot njakolko meseca nasám sǎm bez rabota.

   I've been out of work for several months (now).

   (literally, “Since several months [ago] till now I've been without work.”)

References

• “насам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “насам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “насам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 519