нам

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *namъ.

• IPA^(key): [nam]

нам • (nam)

1. dative plural of мы (my)

From Proto-Slavic *namъ.

• IPA^(key): [nam]
• Rhymes: -am

нам • (nam) (personal)

1. (dated) full form of the first-person plural pronoun in the dative case, used as the indirect object of a verb; to us, for us, us

   Нам пратиха писмото.

   Nam pratiha pismoto.

   The letter was sent to us.

• The full dative form is considered outdated and is usually substituted by the preposition на (na) and the accusative form:

  На нас пратиха писмото.

  Na nas pratiha pismoto.

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From Proto-Tungusic *laamu, cognate with Evenki ламу (lamu), Manchu ᠨᠠᠮᡠ (namu), Nanai намо (namo).

нам (nam)

1. sea

From Proto-Slavic *namъ.

• IPA^(key): [nam]

нам • (nam)

1. long indirect object form of ние (nie)

• This pronoun form is often incorrectly replaced with the direct/prepositional object form нас (nas).

• IPA^(key): /nam/, [nam]

нам • (nam) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠠᠮ (nam))

1. a (political) party

   бүгд найрамдах нам ― bügd najramdax nam ― a republican party

нам • (nam) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠠᠮ (nam))

1. low

From Proto-Mansi *nä̆mɜ, from Proto-Uralic *nime. Cognates include Hungarian név, Finnish nimi and Estonian nimi.^[1]

нам (nam) (Sosva, Upper Lozva, Sygva, Ob)

1. name
2. first name, given name

Sosva, Sygva:

Inflection of нам (nam)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	нам (nam)	намыг (namyg)	намыт (namyt)
locative	намт (namt)	намыгт (namygt)	намытт (namytt)
lative	намн (namn)	намыгн (namygn)	намытн (namytn)
ablative	намныл (namnyl)	намыгныл (namygnyl)	намытныл (namytnyl)
instrumental	намыл (namyl)	намыгныл (namygnyl)	намытыл (namytyl)
translative	намыг (namyg)	――	――
caritive	намта̄л (namtāl)	――	――

Possessive forms of нам (nam)
possessor	single possession	double possession	multiple possession
1st person sing.	намум (namum)	намагум (namagum)	наманум (namanum)
2nd person sing.	намын (namyn)	намагын (namagyn)	наман (naman)
3rd person sing.	наме (name)	намаге (namage)	наманэ (namanè)
1st person dual	намме̄н (nammēn)	намагаме̄н (namagamēn)	наманаме̄н (namanamēn)
2nd person dual	намы̄н (namȳn)	намагы̄н (namagȳn)	наманы̄н (namanȳn)
3rd person dual	наме̄ (namē)	намаге̄н (namagēn)	наманэ̄н (namanè̄n)
1st person plural	намув (namuv)	намагув (namaguv)	наманув (namanuv)
2nd person plural	намы̄н (namȳn)	намагы̄н (namagȳn)	наманы̄н (namanȳn)
3rd person plural	наманыл (namanyl)	намага̄ныл (namagānyl)	нама̄ныл (namānyl)

Upper Lozva:

Inflection of нам (nam)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	нам (nam)	намый (namyj)	намыт (namyt)
locative	намт (namt)	намыййт (namyjjt)	намытт (namytt)
lative	намн (namn)	намыййн (namyjjn)	намытн (namytn)
ablative	намныл (namnyl)	намыййныл (namyjjnyl)	намытныл (namytnyl)
instrumental	намыл (namyl)	намыййныл (namyjjnyl)	намытыл (namytyl)
translative	намый (namyj)	――	――
caritive	намта̄л (namtāl)	――	――

Possessive forms of нам (nam)
possessor	single possession	double possession	multiple possession
1st person sing.	намум (namum)	намайум (namajum)	наманум (namanum)
2nd person sing.	намын (namyn)	намайын (namajyn)	наман (naman)
3rd person sing.	наме (name)	намайе (namaje)	наманэ (namanè)
1st person dual	намме̄н (nammēn)	намайаме̄н (namajamēn)	наманаме̄н (namanamēn)
2nd person dual	намы̄н (namȳn)	намагы̄н (namagȳn)	наманы̄н (namanȳn)
3rd person dual	наме̄ (namē)	намайе̄н (namajēn)	наманэ̄н (namanè̄n)
1st person plural	намув (namuv)	намайув (namajuv)	наманув (namanuv)
2nd person plural	намы̄н (namȳn)	намайы̄н (namajȳn)	наманы̄н (namanȳn)
3rd person plural	наманыл (namanyl)	намайа̄ныл (namajānyl)	нама̄ныл (namānyl)

• Mansi Dictionary of Munkácsy and Kálmán [1]
• “нам”, in Northern Mansi-Hungarian dictionary, Tromsø: University of Tromsø, 2023
• Rombandejeva, Je. I., Kuzakova, Je. A. (1982) Slovarʹ mansijsko-russkij i russko-mansijskij [曼西語-俄語和俄語-曼西語詞典], Leningrad: Prosveščenije, page 227

From Proto-Slavic *namъ.

• IPA^(key): [nam]

• Audio:

  (file)

нам • (nam)

1. dative of мы (my)

   Он дал нам только пару полтинников

   On dal nam tolʹko paru poltinnikov

   He only gave us a couple fifty-ruble notes

   • 1987, Yegor Letov (lyrics and music), “Перемена погоды”:

     Нам [надо попасть] в тринадцатый вагон. Любера, оставайтесь вон,
     укрепляйте свои ряды, защищайте Афганистан.

     Nam [nado popastʹ] v trinadcatyj vagon. Ljubera, ostavajtesʹ von,
     ukrepljajte svoi rjady, zaščiščajte Afganistan.

     We need to get in the thirteenth railroad car. Stay away, lyubers,
     keep strengthening your ranks, keep defending Afghanistan.

   • 1928/1972, A.Platonov, Chevengur:

     Но ведь я не знаю ее лица! Как же нам быть, товарищ Чиклин, когда она придет?

     No vedʹ ja ne znaju jeje lica! Kak že nam bytʹ, tovarišč Čiklin, kogda ona pridet?

     But I don't know her face! How shall we act, comrade Chiklin, when she comes?

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *namъ.

нам (Latin spelling nam)

1. to us (clitic dative plural of ја̑ (“I”))

From Middle Persian 𐭭𐭬 (nam), from Proto-Iranian *nábah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nábʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

Dari	نم
Iranian Persian
Tajik	нам

нам • (nam)

1. moisture
2. humidity

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *namъ.

• IPA^(key): [nam]

нам • (nam)

1. dative of ми (my)