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anam

anam

See also: ănam, -anam, and -anám

Banjarese

Banjarese cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : anam

Numeral

anam

  1. (cardinal) six

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ainim, ainimm (compare Scottish Gaelic anam, Manx annym), from Latin anima.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑn̪ˠəmˠ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑnəmˠ/
  • (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈanˠəmˠ/

Noun

anam m (genitive singular anama or anma, nominative plural anamacha or anmain)

  1. soul
    • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 9:
      anm̥ inm̥ xo bŕīvr̥, əs tā ə n̄in ŕ̥ bi elə.
      conventional orthography: anam ionam chomh bríomhar is tá i nduine ar bith eile.
      I have as vigorous a soul in me as anyone else.
    • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 9:
      əs l̄āȷŕ nə h-anm̥naxə tā inń̥.
      conventional orthography: Is láidir na hanamnacha atá ionainn.
      Strong are the souls that are in us.
  2. life
  3. liveliness, spirit; breath

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anam n-anam hanam t-anam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • ainim(m)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “anam” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "anam" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Malay

Malay cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : anam

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

anam

  1. (pre-1972) Obsolete spelling of enam

Minangkabau

Minangkabau cardinal numbers
 <  5 6 7  > 
    Cardinal : anam
    Ordinal : kaanam

Etymology

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.

Numeral

anam

  1. (cardinal) six

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ainim, ainimm (compare Irish anam, Manx annym), from Latin anima.

Noun

anam m (genitive singular anma, plural anman or anmanna)

  1. soul, spirit
  2. mind
  3. life, breath
  4. term of affection, love
  5. courage

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
  • ainim(m)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Turkish

Noun

anam

  1. first-person singular possessive of ana