نم

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Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ن م م (n-m-m).

Verb

نَمَّ (namma) I, non-past يَنُمُّ‎ (yanummu)

  1. to indicate, to disclose, to suggest [+ عَن (object)] or [+ عَلَى (object)]

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

نَمْ (nam) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of نَامَ (nāma)

Etymology 3

Verb

نَمِّ (nammi) (form II)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of نَمَّى (nammā)

Malay

Malay cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : نم

Alternative forms

Etymology

Shortened form of انم, from Proto-Malayic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ənəm, from Lua error in Module:etymology at line 150: Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi (poz-sus-pro) is not set as an ancestor of Malay (ms) in Module:languages/data/2. The ancestor of Malay is Classical Malay (ms-cla) (an etymology-only language whose regular parent is Malay (ms))., from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Pronunciation

Numeral

نم (Rumi spelling nam)

  1. Alternative form of انم (enam‎)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian نم (nam).

Noun

نم (nem)

  1. moisture
  2. humidity
  3. dampness

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: nem

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian fa (nm /⁠nam⁠/), whence also Armenian նամ (nam). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari نم
Iranian Persian
Tajik нам

نم (nam)

  1. moisture
  2. humidity
  3. dew

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: nəm
  • → Hindustani:
  • Ottoman Turkish: نم (nem)
  • Uyghur: نەم (nem)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian نم (nam).

Adjective

نم (nam) (Hindi spelling नम)

  1. moist
  2. damp
  3. wet

Noun

نم (namf (Hindi spelling नम)

  1. moisture
  2. humidity
  3. dew