Arabic

Verb

نَمْ • ‎(nam) ‎(form I)

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

Etymology 2

Verb

نَمِّ • ‎(nammi) ‎(form II)

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

Malay

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

نم ‎(Rumi spelling nam)

1. Alternative form of انم

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian نم ‎(nam).

Noun

نم • ‎(nem)

1. moisture
2. humidity
3. dampness

Derived terms

• نملی ‎(nemli)

Related terms

• شبنم ‎(şebnem)

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [næm]

Noun

نم • ‎(nam)

1. moisture
2. humidity
3. dew

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• Azeri: nəm
• Hindustani:
  • Hindi: नम ‎(nam)
  • Urdu: نم ‎(nam)
• Ottoman Turkish: نم ‎(nem)
  • Turkish: nem

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian نم ‎(nam).

Adjective

نم • ‎(nam) — Hindi spelling: नम ‎(nam)

1. moist
2. damp
3. wet

Noun

نم • ‎(nam) f ‎(Hindi spelling नम)

1. moisture
2. humidity
3. dew