насам

Belarusian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naˈsam]

Noun

наса́м • (nasám) m inan

1. dative plural of нос (nos)

Bulgarian

Etymology

By surface analysis, univerbation of на- (na-, “to, towards”) +‎ сам (sam, “here”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈsam]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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

Adverb

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

1. hither, this way, towards this place

   Antonyms: ната́м (natám), ната́тък (natátăk)

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

   От ня́колко ме́сеца наса́м съм без ра́бота.

   Ot njákolko méseca nasám săm bez rábota.

   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), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 519

Further reading

• насам on the Bulgarian Wiktionary.Wiktionary ^bg