нам

See also: ням and Appendix:Variations of "nam"

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nam]
• Rhymes: -am

Pronoun

нам • (nam) (personal)

1. (dated) full form of the first-person plural pronoun in the dative case, used as the indirect object of a verb; to us, for us, us

   Нам пратиха писмото.

   Nam pratiha pismoto.

   The letter was sent to us.

Usage notes

• The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition на (na) and the accusative form:

  На нас пратиха писмото.

  Na nas pratiha pismoto.

  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Related terms

Bulgarian personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Accusative (direct complement)		Dative (indirect complement)		Prepositional
				Full	Short	Full	Short
Singular	First	—	аз (az)	мен (men) ме́не (méne)	ме (me)	ме́не (méne)	ми (mi)	мен (men) ме́не (méne)
	Second	Informal	ти (ti)	теб (teb) те́бе (tébe)	те (te)	те́бе (tébe)	ти (ti)	теб (teb) те́бе (tébe)
		Formal	Ви́е (Víe)	Вас (Vas)	Ви (Vi)	Вам (Vam)	Ви (Vi)	Вас (Vas)
	Third	Masculine	той (toj)	не́го (négo)	го (go)	не́му (nému)	му (mu)	не́го (négo)
		Feminine	тя (tja)	не́я (néja)	я (ja)	ней (nej)	ѝ (ì)	не́я (néja)
		Neuter	то (to)	не́го (négo)	го (go)	не́му (nému)	му (mu)	не́го (négo)
Plural	First	—	ни́е (níe) ний (nij)	нас (nas)	ни (ni)	нам (nam)	ни (ni)	нас (nas)
	Second	Informal	ви́е (víe) вий (vij)	вас (vas)	ви (vi)	вам (vam)	ви (vi)	вас (vas)
		Formal	Ви́е (Víe)	Вас (Vas)	Ви (Vi)	Вам (Vam)	Ви (Vi)	Вас (Vas)
	Third	—	те (te)	тях (tjah)	ги (gi)	тям (tjam)	им (im)	тях (tjah)

Even

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *laamu, cognate with Evenki ламу (lamu), Manchu ᠨᠠᠮᡠ (namu), Nanai намо (namo).

Noun

нам (nam)

1. sea

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nam]

Pronoun

нам • (nam)

1. long indirect object form of ние (nie)

Usage notes

• This pronoun form is often incorrectly replaced with the direct/prepositional object form нас (nas).

Mansi

Alternative forms

• [script needed] (näm) — Southern Mansi

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *nime. Cognates include Hungarian név, Finnish nimi and Estonian nimi.

Noun

нам • (nam)

1. name

Declension

Inflection of нам (nam)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	нам (nam)	намыг (namyg)	намыт (namyt)
locative	намт (namt)	намыгт (namygt)	намытт (namytt)
lative	намн (namn)	намыгн (namygn)	намытн (namytn)
ablative	намныл (namnyl)	намыгныл (namygnyl)	намытныл (namytnyl)
instrumental	намыл (namyl)	намыгтыл (namygtyl)	намытыл (namytyl)
translative	намыг (namyg)	――	――

Possessive forms of нам (nam)
possessor	single possession	double possession	multiple possession
1st person sing.	намум (namum)	намагум (namagum)	наманум (namanum)
2nd person sing.	намын (namyn)	намагын (namagyn)	наман (naman)
3rd person sing.	наме (name)	намаге (namage)	наманэ (namanè)
1st person dual	намме̄н (nammēn)	намагаме̄н (namagamēn)	наманаме̄н (namanamēn)
2nd person dual	намы̄н (namȳn)	намагы̄н (namagȳn)	наманы̄н (namanȳn)
3rd person dual	наме̄ (namē)	намаге̄н (namagēn)	наманэ̄н (namanè̄n)
1st person plural	намув (namuw)	намагув (namaguw)	наманув (namanuw)
2nd person plural	намы̄н (namȳn)	намагы̄н (namagȳn)	наманы̄н (namanȳn)
3rd person plural	наманыл (namanyl)	намага̄ныл (namagānyl)	нама̄ныл (namānyl)

References

• Mansi Dictionary of Munkácsy and Kálmán [1]

Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nam/, [nam]

Noun

нам • (nam) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠠᠮ (nam))

1. a (political) party

   бүгд найрамдах нам ― bügd najramdax nam ― a republican party

Adjective

нам • (nam) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠠᠮ (nam))

1. low

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nam]

Pronoun

нам • (nam)

1. dative of мы (my)

   Он дал нам только пару полтинников

   On dal nam tolʹko paru poltinnikov

   He only gave us a couple fifty-ruble notes

   • 1987, Yegor Letov (lyrics and music), “Перемена погоды”:

     Нам [надо попасть] в тринадцатый вагон. Любера, оставайтесь вон,
     укрепляйте свои ряды, защищайте Афганистан.

     Nam [nado popastʹ] v trinadcatyj vagon. Ljubera, ostavajtesʹ von,
     ukrepljajte svoi rjady, zaščiščajte Afganistan.

     We need to get in the thirteenth railroad car. Stay away, lyubers,
     keep strengthening your ranks, keep defending Afghanistan.

   • 1928/1972, A.Platonov, Chevengur:

     Но ведь я не знаю ее лица! Как же нам быть, товарищ Чиклин, когда она придет?

     No vedʹ ja ne znaju jeje lica! Kak že nam bytʹ, tovarišč Čiklin, kogda ona pridet?

     But I don't know her face! How shall we act, comrade Chiklin, when she comes?

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronoun

нам (Latin spelling nam)

1. to us (clitic dative plural of ја̑ (“I”))

Declension

Declension of нам

	singular	plural
nominative	ја̑	ми̑
genitive	ме̏не, ме	на̑с, нас
dative	ме̏ни, ми	на̏ма, нам
accusative	ме̏не, ме	на̑с, нас
vocative	—	ми̑
locative	ме̏ни	на̏ма
instrumental	мно̑м, мно́ме	на̏ма

Tajik

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭬‎ (nam).

Noun

Dari	نم‎
Iranian Persian
Tajik	нам

нам • (nam)

1. moisture
2. humidity

Derived terms

• намдор (namdor)
• намкаш (namkaš)
• намнок (namnok)
• шабнам (šabnam)

 

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *namъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nam]

Pronoun

нам • (nam)

1. dative plural of ми (my)