نم

See also: يم, بم, تم, and ثم

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ن م م (n-m-m).

Verb

1. to indicate, to disclose, to suggest Template:+preo or Template:+preo

Etymology 2

Verb

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

Etymology 3

Verb

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

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Malay

Malay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : نم

Alternative forms

• enam
• ĕnam
• anam
• ănam
• nam
• انم

Etymology

Shortened form of انم, from Proto-Malayic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nam/
• Rhymes: -nam, -am

Numeral

نم (Rumi spelling nam)

1. Alternative form of انم (enam)

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian نم (nam).

Noun

نم • (nem)

1. moisture
2. humidity
3. dampness

Derived terms

• نملی (nemli)

Related terms

• شبنم (şebnem)

Descendants

• Turkish: nem

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “نم”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1287

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Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [næm]

Noun

Dari	نم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	нам

نم • (nam)

1. moisture
2. humidity
3. dew

Derived terms

• شبنم (šabnam)
• نمدار (namdâr)
• نمناک (namnâk)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: nəm
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: नम (nam)
  • Urdu: نم (nam)
• Kyrgyz: ным (nım)
• → Ottoman Turkish: نم (nem)
  • Turkish: nem
• Uyghur: نەم (nem)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ن م م
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَمَّ (namma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /namm/, [nam]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Verb

نمّ • (namm) I (present بنمّ (binimm))

1. to gossip

Conjugation

Conjugation of نمّ (namm)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	نمّيت (nammēt)	نمّيت (nammēt)	نمّ (namm)		نمّينا (nammēna)	نمّيتو (nammētu)	نمّو (nammu)
	f		نمّيتي (nammēti)	نمّت (nammat)
present	m	بنمّ (banimm)	بتنمّ (bitnimm)	بنمّ (binimm)		مننمّ (minnimm)	بتنمّو (bitnimmu)	بنمّو (binimmu)
	f		بتنمّي (bitnimmi)	بتنمّ (bitnimm)
subjunctive	m	انمّ (animm)	تنمّ (tnimm)	ينمّ (ynimm)		ننمّ (nnimm)	تنمّو (tnimmu)	ينمّو (ynimmu)
	f		تنمّي (tnimmi)	تنمّ (tnimm)
imperative	m		نمّ (nimm)				نمّو (nimmu)
	f		نمّي (nimmi)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian نم (nam).

Adjective

نم • (nam) (Hindi spelling नम)

1. moist
2. damp
3. wet

Noun

نم • (nam) f (Hindi spelling नम)

1. moisture
2. humidity
3. dew