nami

See also: námi, NAMI, -nami, and нами

Big Nambas

Noun

nami

1. earthquake

References

• Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

Comanche

Noun

nami

1. younger sister

See also

• patsi

Finnish

Etymology

Nominalized from nam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑmi/, [ˈnɑ̝mi]
• Rhymes: -ɑmi
• Syllabification^(key): na‧mi
• Hyphenation^(key): na‧mi

Noun

nami (colloquial)

1. sweet, candy

Declension

Inflection of nami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		nami	namit
genitive		namin	namien
partitive		namia	nameja
illative		namiin	nameihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nami	namit
accusative	nom.	nami	namit
	gen.	namin
genitive		namin	namien
partitive		namia	nameja
inessive		namissa	nameissa
elative		namista	nameista
illative		namiin	nameihin
adessive		namilla	nameilla
ablative		namilta	nameilta
allative		namille	nameille
essive		namina	nameina
translative		namiksi	nameiksi
abessive		namitta	nameitta
instructive		—	namein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative namini namini accusative nom. namini namini gen. namini genitive namini namieni partitive namiani namejani inessive namissani nameissani elative namistani nameistani illative namiini nameihini adessive namillani nameillani ablative namiltani nameiltani allative namilleni nameilleni essive naminani nameinani translative namikseni nameikseni abessive namittani nameittani instructive — — comitative — nameineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative namisi namisi accusative nom. namisi namisi gen. namisi genitive namisi namiesi partitive namiasi namejasi inessive namissasi nameissasi elative namistasi nameistasi illative namiisi nameihisi adessive namillasi nameillasi ablative namiltasi nameiltasi allative namillesi nameillesi essive naminasi nameinasi translative namiksesi nameiksesi abessive namittasi nameittasi instructive — — comitative — nameinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative namimme namimme accusative nom. namimme namimme gen. namimme genitive namimme namiemme partitive namiamme namejamme inessive namissamme nameissamme elative namistamme nameistamme illative namiimme nameihimme adessive namillamme nameillamme ablative namiltamme nameiltamme allative namillemme nameillemme essive naminamme nameinamme translative namiksemme nameiksemme abessive namittamme nameittamme instructive — — comitative — nameinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative naminne naminne accusative nom. naminne naminne gen. naminne genitive naminne namienne partitive namianne namejanne inessive namissanne nameissanne elative namistanne nameistanne illative namiinne nameihinne adessive namillanne nameillanne ablative namiltanne nameiltanne allative namillenne nameillenne essive naminanne nameinanne translative namiksenne nameiksenne abessive namittanne nameittanne instructive — — comitative — nameinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative naminsa naminsa accusative nom. naminsa naminsa gen. naminsa genitive naminsa namiensa partitive namiaan namiansa namejaan namejansa inessive namissaan namissansa nameissaan nameissansa elative namistaan namistansa nameistaan nameistansa illative namiinsa nameihinsa adessive namillaan namillansa nameillaan nameillansa ablative namiltaan namiltansa nameiltaan nameiltansa allative namilleen namillensa nameilleen nameillensa essive naminaan naminansa nameinaan nameinansa translative namikseen namiksensa nameikseen nameiksensa abessive namittaan namittansa nameittaan nameittansa instructive — — comitative — nameineen nameinensa

Further reading

• “nami”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• main, mani, mina

Japanese

Romanization

nami

1. Rōmaji transcription of なみ

Javanese

Romanization

nami

1. romanization of ꦤꦩꦶ

Khoekhoe

Verb

nami

1. to walk about

Derived terms

• Namib
• Namibia

References

JG Kroenlein, Wortschatz der Khoi-khoin, 1889

Laboya

Pronoun

nami

1. first person plural exclusive independent pronoun

See also

Laboya independent pronouns (nauwa-set)

	singular	plural
		inclusive	exclusive
1st person	nauwa	yitta	nami
2nd person	yauwu	mi
3rd person	nyiyo	yiɗɗa

Latvian

Noun

nami m

1. nominative/vocative plural of nams

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnamʲi]

Pronoun

nami

1. instrumental of my

Old High German

Verb

nāmi

1. second-person singular past indicative of nëman
2. first/third-person singular past subjunctive of nëman

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nami.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.mi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ami
• Syllabification: na‧mi

Pronoun

nami

1. instrumental of my

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnami]

Pronoun

nami

1. instrumental of my

Sora

Alternative forms

• lami (variant)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnami/
• IPA^(key): /ˈnəmi/

Adverb

nami

1. now
2. today

Derived terms

• naminne ("just now")
• namisikoija ("still")

References

• Ramamurti, R. S. (1933). Sora–English Dictionary. Delhi: Mittal Publication.
• Sora Talking Dictionary

Sundanese

Sundanese register set
lemes	{{{le}}}
lemes ka sorangan	wasta, nami
lemes ka batur	kakasih, jenengan
loma	ngaran
cohag	{{{co}}}

Etymology

Perhaps from Javanese ꦤꦩꦶ (nami), alternative of ꦤꦩ (nama), ultimately from Sanskrit नामन् (nāman)

Noun

nami (Sundanese script ᮔᮙᮤ)

1. (lemes) name

   Nami abdi Kahar ― My name is Kahar

Swahili

Other scripts
Ajami	نَمِ

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Prepositional phrase

nami

1. contraction of na +‎ mimi: and me, with me
   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎, translation from R. Allen (1946), “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 11:

     هُنِلِزِ نَمِ كَلِ بَيْنِ ، لِوَاپُ نَسُرَ نِسِ كَتَيْ

     Hunelezi nami kali baini, liwapo na-sura nisi katae.

     Can't you tell it me plainly that I may admit it?

See also

Object-inflected forms of na

		singular	plural
1st person		nami	nasi
2nd person		nawe	nanyi
3rd person	m-wa(I/II)	naye	nao
	m-mi(III/IV)	nao	nayo
	ji-ma(V/VI)	nalo	nayo
	ki-vi(VII/VIII)	nacho	navyo
	n(IX/X)	nayo	nazo
	u(XI)	nao	see n(X) or ma(VI)
	ku(XV/XVII)	nako
	pa(XVI)	napo
	mu(XVIII)	namo

For a full table, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lami

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /naˈmiʔ/ [n̪ɐˈmɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: na‧mi

Noun

namî (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜋᜒ)

1. Indian three-leaved yam (Dioscorea hispida, a species of plant bearing fleshy rootstocks which are edible if properly treated and poisonous if not)

Anagrams

• mani, amin, ma- -in, anim, inam

Tiruray

Noun

nami

1. (anatomy) cheek

Volapük

Noun

nami

1. accusative singular of nam