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Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping of English Nemi.

Symbol

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nem

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nemi.

See also

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Amasi

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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nēm (singular ɣànēm, plural bánēm)

  1. man

References

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  • Africana Marburgensia (1973)

Atong (India)

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bodo-Garo *nam¹ (good), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nam (good).

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Verb

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nem- (Bengali script নেম)

  1. to get better; to heal (oneself)

Adjective

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nem- (Bengali script নেম, type 1)

  1. good

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Central Bikol

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Interjection

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nem (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) hello
    Synonyms: kumusta, tara

Phrase

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nem (Basahan spelling ᜈᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) What's up?
    Synonym: tara

Chinook Jargon

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English name.

Noun

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nem

  1. name
    Nika nem Ling Fu.My name is Ling Fu.

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse næmr (talented), from Proto-Germanic *nēmiz (takeable).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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nem (neuter nemt, plural and definite singular attributive nemme)

  1. easy

Inflection

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Inflection of nem
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular nem nemmere nemmest2
indefinite neuter singular nemt nemmere nemmest2
plural nemme nemmere nemmest2
definite attributive1 nemme nemmere nemmeste

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Verb

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nem

  1. imperative of nemme

References

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Eastern Cham

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Eastern Cham cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : nam, nem

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Chamic *nam, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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nem

  1. six

French

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Vietnamese nem.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /nɛm/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

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    nem m (plural nems)

    1. a type of Vietnamese spring roll
    2. more generally, any spring roll

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    German

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    Article

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    nem

    1. (colloquial) contraction of einem (a, an, masculine/neuter dative singular)

    Hungarian

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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    From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ne (no, not). In the Ob-Ugric languages, it has been used only in pronominal forms such as Northern Mansi нэ̄матыр (nè̄matyr, nothing), нэ̄мхо̄т (nè̄mhōt, nowhere), нэ̄мхуньт (nè̄mhunʹt, never) (Sosva) and Northern Khanty нємхуйат (nêmhujat, nobody) (Kazym) or нємәԓхуйат (nêməłhujat)/нємәԯхуйат (nêməłhujat) etc.

    Adverb

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    nem

    1. no, not

    Interjection

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    nem!

    1. no, not

    Noun

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    nem (plural nemek)

    1. no (a negative answer)
      • 1994, Ottó Orbán, Cédula a romokon (A Note on the Ruins), Fenegyerekek közt hallgatnak a múzsák (essay)[1]
        …másképp szólva, mi ketten együtt vagyunk a kozmosz kettes számrendszerének igenje és nemje, belénk írva a program, mely a világot mozgatja.
        …in other words, we both are together the yes and no of the binary system of the cosmos, with the program that moves the world written in us.
      nemet mondto say no

    Usage notes

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    While nem is the adverb used almost universally to negate verbs, ne is the correct adverb to negate specifically the verb in the imperative mood. See also nehogy.

    Declension
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    Possessive forms of nem
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. nemem nemjeim
    2nd person sing. nemed nemjeid
    3rd person sing. nemje nemjei
    1st person plural nemünk nemjeink
    2nd person plural nemetek nemjeitek
    3rd person plural nemjük nemjeik
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    Etymology 2

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    Of unknown origin.[2]

    Noun

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    nem (plural nemek)

    1. sex
    2. gender; short for társadalmi nem, which distinguishes gender as opposed to sex
    3. (grammar) gender (division of nouns and pronouns)
    4. (zoology, taxonomy) genus (rank in the taxonomic classification of animals, between family and species)
      Coordinate term: nemzetség (the same rank for plants and fungi, which denotes “tribe” among animals)
    5. kind, sort
      egyedülálló a maga nemébenunique of its kind
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    Possessive forms of nem
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. nemem nemeim
    2nd person sing. nemed nemeid
    3rd person sing. neme nemei
    1st person plural nemünk nemeink
    2nd person plural nemetek nemeitek
    3rd person plural nemük nemeik
    Hyponyms
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    (grammar):

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    Descendants
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    • Romanian: neam

    References

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    1. ^ Magyar fizikai helyesírási szótár (’Hungarian Orthographical Dictionary of Physics’). Budapest: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, Fizikai Tudományok Osztálya (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Section of Physical Sciences), 2018.
    2. ^ nem in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

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    • (gender, sex, type): nem in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
    • (no, not): nem in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
    • nem in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

    Javanese

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    Etymology 1

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    Shortened form of enem, from Old Javanese enem, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

    Alternative forms

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    Numeral

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    nem

    1. six

    Etymology 2

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    Adjective

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    nem

    1. dated spelling of nèm

    Latin

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    Verb

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    nem

    1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of

    Maguindanao

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Philippine *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

    Pronunciation

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    • (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /nəm/ [ɳɨm]
    • Rhymes: -əm
    • Syllabification: nem

    Numeral

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    nëm

    1. six

    Malecite-Passamaquoddy

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    Etymology

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    Cognate with Abenaki nahama, Mohegan-Pequot náham, Unami chikënëm, Quiripi nahiam.

    Noun

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    nem anim (plural nemiyik, possessed nemimol, diminutive nemsis)

    1. turkey

    Maranao

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    Maranao numbers (edit)
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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Philippine *ənəm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian *ənəm.

    Numeral

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    nem

    1. six

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    • Howard P. McKaughan, Batua A. Macaraya (1967), A Maranao Dictionary[2] (overall work in Maranao and English), University of Hawaii Press

    Middle English

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    Noun

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    nem

    1. alternative form of em

    Nigerian Pidgin

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    Noun

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    nem

    1. name

    North Frisian

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Old Frisian nema.

    Verb

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    nem

    1. (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt) to take

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of nem (Sylt dialect)
    infinitive I nem
    infinitive II () nemen
    past participle nomen
    imperative nem
      present past
    1st singular nem noom
    2nd singular nemst noomst
    3rd singular nemt noom
    plural / dual nem noom
      perfect pluperfect
    1st singular haa nomen her nomen
    2nd singular heest nomen herst nomen
    3rd singular heer nomen her nomen
    plural / dual haa nomen her nomen
      future (skel) future (wel)
    1st singular skel nem wel nem
    2nd singular sket nem wet nem
    3rd singular skel nem wel nem
    plural / dual skel nem wel nem

    Old Czech

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    Pronunciation

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    Pronoun

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    nem

    1. alternative form of nám

    Old Irish

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Celtic *nemos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

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    Noun

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    nem n (genitive nime, nominative plural nime)

    1. heaven
      • c.800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 6c9
        Ní hed not·beir i nem, cía ba loingthech.
        It is not this that brings you sg into heaven, that you may be gluttonous.
      • c.800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 22b23
        Ci as·bera nech ro·pïa nem cía du·gneid na rétu sa, nípa fír.
        Even if anyone says you pl will have heaven although you do these things, it will not be true.
    2. sky
    3. radiance

    Declension

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    Neuter s-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative nemN nemN nimeL
    vocative nemN nemN nimeL
    accusative nemN nemN nimeL
    genitive nimeL nime nimeN
    dative nimL nimib nimib
    Initial mutations of a following adjective:
    • H = triggers aspiration
    • L = triggers lenition
    • N = triggers nasalization

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    Mutation

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    Mutation of nem
    radical lenition nasalization
    nem
    also nnem in h-prothesis environments
    nem
    pronounced with /nʲ-/
    nem
    also nnem

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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    Verb

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    nem

    1. inflection of nema:
      1. first-person singular present active indicative
      2. second-person singular present active imperative

    Old Tupi

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nem.

      Adjective

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      nem (noun form nema)

      1. stinky
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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Brythonic *neβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *nemos, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (cloud).

      Noun

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      nem

      1. heaven

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      Portuguese

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      From Old Galician-Portuguese nen, from Latin nec (nor; and not). Compare Galician nin, Catalan, French, and Spanish ni, Italian .

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      Adverb

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      nem (not comparable)

      1. not even (introduces an emphatic negation)
        Nem eu sabia disso.
        Not even I knew this.
      2. do not even (introduces an emphatic negative command)
        Nem pense em fazer isso.
        Don’t even think about doing this.

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      For quotations using this term, see Citations:nem.

      Adverb

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      nem (not comparable)

      1. neithernor
        Nem gosto nem desgosto.
        I neither like it nor dislike it.

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      Conjunction

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      nem

      1. nor; and not (introduces a further negative statement)
        Não sei, nem quero saber.
        I don’t know, and I don’t want to know. / I neither know nor want to.
      2. nor (introducing each except the first term of a series, indicating none of them is true)
        Devemos aguentar sem água nem comida.
        We must endure without water nor food.

      Interjection

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      nem!

      1. (Brazil, colloquial) nah, no
        Você gosta de abóbora? Nem! Eu prefiro cenoura.
        Do you like pumpkin? Nah! I prefer carrot.

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      Serbo-Croatian

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      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *němъ. Doublet of Nemac.

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      Adjective

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      nȇm (Cyrillic spelling не̑м, definite nȇmī)

      1. mute, dumb
      2. silent, soundless (movie)

      Declension

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      indefinite forms
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative nem nema nemo
      genitive nema neme nema
      dative nemu nemoj nemu
      accusative inanimate
      animate
      nem
      nema
      nemu nemo
      vocative nem nema nemo
      locative nemu nemoj nemu
      instrumental nemim nemom nemim
      plural masculine feminine neuter
      nominative nemi neme nema
      genitive nemih nemih nemih
      dative nemim(a) nemim(a) nemim(a)
      accusative neme neme nema
      vocative nemi neme nema
      locative nemim(a) nemim(a) nemim(a)
      instrumental nemim(a) nemim(a) nemim(a)
      definite forms
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative nemi nema nemo
      genitive nemog(a) neme nemog(a)
      dative nemom(u/e) nemoj nemom(u/e)
      accusative inanimate
      animate
      nemi
      nemog(a)
      nemu nemo
      vocative nemi nema nemo
      locative nemom(e/u) nemoj nemom(e/u)
      instrumental nemim nemom nemim
      plural masculine feminine neuter
      nominative nemi neme nema
      genitive nemih nemih nemih
      dative nemim(a) nemim(a) nemim(a)
      accusative neme neme nema
      vocative nemi neme nema
      locative nemim(a) nemim(a) nemim(a)
      instrumental nemim(a) nemim(a) nemim(a)

      Further reading

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      • nem”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

      Slovene

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Slavic *němъ.

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      Adjective

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      nẹ̑m (not comparable)

      1. mute

      Declension

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      Unknown tone or non-tonal
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      Hard
      masculine feminine neuter
      nom. sing. ném néma némo
      singular
      masculine feminine neuter
      nominative ném ind
      némi def
      néma némo
      genitive némega néme némega
      dative némemu némi némemu
      accusative nominativeinan or
      genitive
      anim
      némo némo
      locative némem némi némem
      instrumental némim némo némim
      dual
      masculine feminine neuter
      nominative néma némi némi
      genitive némih némih némih
      dative némima némima némima
      accusative néma némi némi
      locative némih némih némih
      instrumental némima némima némima
      plural
      masculine feminine neuter
      nominative némi néme néma
      genitive némih némih némih
      dative némim némim némim
      accusative néme néme néma
      locative némih némih némih
      instrumental némimi némimi némimi

      Further reading

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      • nem”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

      Tok Pisin

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      Etymology

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        From English name.

        Noun

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        nem

        1. name
          Wanem nem bilong yu?What is your name?

        Turkish

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        Etymology

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        Inherited from Ottoman Turkish نم (nem), from Classical Persian نم (nam), Middle Persian 𐭭𐭬 (nam), from Proto-Iranian *nábah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nábʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos

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        Noun

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        nem (definite accusative nemi, plural nemler)

        1. moisture
        2. humidity

        Declension

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        Declension of nem
        singular plural
        nominative nem nemler
        definite accusative nemi nemleri
        dative neme nemlere
        locative nemde nemlerde
        ablative nemden nemlerden
        genitive nemin nemlerin
        Possessive forms
        nominative
        singular plural
        1st singular nemim nemlerim
        2nd singular nemin nemlerin
        3rd singular nemi nemleri
        1st plural nemimiz nemlerimiz
        2nd plural neminiz nemleriniz
        3rd plural nemleri nemleri
        definite accusative
        singular plural
        1st singular nemimi nemlerimi
        2nd singular nemini nemlerini
        3rd singular nemini nemlerini
        1st plural nemimizi nemlerimizi
        2nd plural neminizi nemlerinizi
        3rd plural nemlerini nemlerini
        dative
        singular plural
        1st singular nemime nemlerime
        2nd singular nemine nemlerine
        3rd singular nemine nemlerine
        1st plural nemimize nemlerimize
        2nd plural neminize nemlerinize
        3rd plural nemlerine nemlerine
        locative
        singular plural
        1st singular nemimde nemlerimde
        2nd singular neminde nemlerinde
        3rd singular neminde nemlerinde
        1st plural nemimizde nemlerimizde
        2nd plural neminizde nemlerinizde
        3rd plural nemlerinde nemlerinde
        ablative
        singular plural
        1st singular nemimden nemlerimden
        2nd singular neminden nemlerinden
        3rd singular neminden nemlerinden
        1st plural nemimizden nemlerimizden
        2nd plural neminizden nemlerinizden
        3rd plural nemlerinden nemlerinden
        genitive
        singular plural
        1st singular nemimin nemlerimin
        2nd singular neminin nemlerinin
        3rd singular neminin nemlerinin
        1st plural nemimizin nemlerimizin
        2nd plural neminizin nemlerinizin
        3rd plural nemlerinin nemlerinin

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        Vietnamese

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        Etymology

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        (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “The "fermented pork" sense is probably the most original.”)

        Pronunciation

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        Noun

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        nem (, , 𬛈, 𦟶, 𲉯)

        1. fermented pork
        2. spring roll

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        Volapük

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        Etymology

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        (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

        Noun

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        nem (genitive nema, plural nems)

        1. name

        Declension

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        Declension of nem
        Singular Plural
        Nominative nem nems
        Genitive nema nemas
        Dative neme nemes
        Accusative nemi nemis
        Predicative1 nemu nemus
        Vocative o nem o nems
        1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.
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