anam

See also: ănam, -anam, and -anám

Azerbaijani

Noun

anam

1. first-person singular possessive of ana

Banjarese

Banjarese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : anam

Etymology

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

Numeral

anam

1. six

Brunei Malay

Brunei Malay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : anam

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anam/
• Hyphenation: a‧nam

Numeral

anam

1. six

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ainimm (compare Scottish Gaelic anam, Manx annym), from Latin anima, or possibly from Proto-Celtic *anaman.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. soul
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 9:

     tā anm̥ inm̥ xo bŕīvr̥, əs tā ə n̄in ŕ̥ bi elə.

     [Tá 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 [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 9:

     əs l̄āȷŕ nə h-anm̥naxə tā inń̥.

     [Is láidir na hanamnacha atá ionainn.]

     Strong are the souls that are in us.

2. life
3. liveliness, spirit; breath

Declension

Standard declension (third declension masculine):

Declension of anam (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative anam anamacha vocative a anam a anamacha genitive anama anamacha dative anam anamacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-anam na hanamacha genitive an anama na n-anamacha dative leis an anam don anam leis na hanamacha

Alternative declension (fifth declension feminine):

Declension of anam (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative anam anmanna vocative a anam a anmanna genitive anman anmanna dative anam anmain (archaic, dialectal) anmanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an anam na hanmanna genitive na hanman na n-anmanna dative leis an anam leis an anmain (archaic, dialectal) don anam don anmain (archaic, dialectal) leis na hanmanna

• Other plural forms: anmain, anama, anamanna, anamnacha (Connemara)

Derived terms

• anamimirce (“transmigration of soul”)
• ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

Mutation

Mutated forms of anam

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
anam	n-anam	hanam	t-anam

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “anam”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 28
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “anam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “anam”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “anam”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Kapampangan

Kapampangan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : anam     Ordinal : kanam

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanəm/ [ˈäː.nəm]

Numeral

ánam

1. six

Maia

Adverb

anam

1. later

Malay

Numeral

anam

1. (1924-1972) Obsolete spelling of enam.

Minangkabau

Minangkabau cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : anam     Ordinal : kaanam

Etymology

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

Numeral

anam

1. six

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnˌɑːm/

Verb

anām

1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of āniman

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanəm/

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

Mutation

Mutation of anam

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
anam	n-anam	h-anam	t-anam

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “anam”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ainim(m)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Turkish

Noun

anam

1. first-person singular possessive of ana