Хамъ

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Church Slavonic Хамъ (Xamŭ), from Ancient Greek Χάμ (Khám).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɑmʊ/→/ˈxamʊ/→/ˈxam/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈxɑmʊ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈxamʊ/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈxam/

• Hyphenation: Ха‧мъ

Proper noun

Хамъ (Xamŭ) m

1. (biblical) Ham
   • 1377, Dmitry of Suzdal, Laurentian Codex‎^[1], page 1:

     по потопѣ. первиє сн҃ве ноєви раꙁдѣлиша ꙁємлю. симъ. хамъ. афєтъ.

     po potopě. pervije sn:ve nojevi razděliša zemlju. simŭ. xamŭ. afetŭ.

     After the Flood, the first sons of Noah divided the earth: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

Declension

Declension of Хамъ (u-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Хамъ Xamŭ	— —	— —
genitive	Хаму, Хама Xamu, Xama	— —	— —
dative	Хамови, Хаму Xamovi, Xamu	— —	— —
accusative	Хамъ, Хама Xamŭ, Xama	— —	— —
instrumental	Хамъмь Xamŭmĭ	— —	— —
locative	Хаму Xamu	— —	— —
vocative	Хаму Xamu	— —	— —

See also

• Симъ (Simŭ, “Shem”), Афетъ (Afetŭ, “Japheth”)