riam

See also: ríam

Galician

Verb

riam

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of rir:
   1. third-person plural imperfect indicative
   2. third-person plural present subjunctive
   3. third-person plural imperative

Malay

Etymology

Unknown. Originally dialectal to Johor. Cognate to Malagasy riana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ri.(j)am]
• Rhymes: -am
• Hyphenation: ri‧am

Noun

riam (Jawi spelling ريام, plural riam-riam or riam²)

1. (rare) A low waterfall.

   Synonyms: air terjun, jeram

Further reading

• "riam" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• ríam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʲi.əβ̃/
  • (Blasse) [ˈrʲi.aβ̃]
  • (Griffith) [ˈrʲi.əβ̃]

Pronoun

rïam

1. third-person singular masculine/neuter dative of ré

Adverb

rïam

1. before, beforehand

Descendants

• Middle Irish: ríam
  • Irish: riamh
  • Manx: rieau
  • Scottish Gaelic: riamh, a-riamh
• Irish: roimh

Portuguese

Verb

riam

1. inflection of rir:
   1. third-person plural imperfect indicative
   2. third-person plural present subjunctive
   3. third-person plural imperative

White Hmong

Etymology

From Burmese ဓား (dha:) ("knife" or "sword").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈiə̯˩̰/

Noun

riam

1. knife, small sword

See also

• ib rab riam
• rab riam