See நாம் on Wiktionary
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"3": "",
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"6": "honorific",
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},
"expansion": "Plural and honorific of நான் (nāṉ)",
"name": "infl of"
},
{
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},
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"3": "*ñām",
"4": "",
"5": "",
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"id": "",
"lit": "",
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{
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{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
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{
"form": "நமக்காக",
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
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"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நம்மோடு",
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"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
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},
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"singular"
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"instrumental",
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{
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"singular"
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{
"form": "நம்மிலிருந்து",
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"source": "declension",
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"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
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"form": "நாம",
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"alternative",
"Tamil",
"colloquial"
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"form": "நாம்ப",
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"alternative",
"Tamil",
"colloquial"
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"alternative",
"Tamil",
"colloquial"
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"name": "ta-pronoun"
}
],
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{
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"acc_p": "நம்மை",
"ben_p": "நமக்காக",
"dat_p": "நமக்கு",
"gen2_p": "நம்",
"gen_p": "நம்முடைய",
"ins_p": "நம்மால்",
"loc2_p": "நம்மிடம்",
"loc_p": "நம்மில்",
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"soc2_p": "நம்முடன்",
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"lang_code": "ta",
"pos": "pron",
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"english": "our; nam, (inclusive)",
"translation": "our; nam, (inclusive)",
"word": "நம்"
},
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"roman": "yāṉ",
"word": "நான்யான்"
},
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "tāṅkaḷ",
"tags": [
"formal"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"formal",
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"rare"
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"word": "நீநீர்நீங்கள்நீம்"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"rare"
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},
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"word": "proximal: இவன்distal: அவன் yonder: உவன்interrogative: எவன்"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"word": "proximal: இவர்கள்distal: அவர்கள் yonder: உவர்கள்interrogative: எவர்கள்"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "yāvar",
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
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"word": "proximal: இவள்distal: அவள் yonder: உவள்interrogative: எவள்"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "yār",
"word": "யார்"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "etu",
"word": "proximal: இதுdistal: அது yonder: உதுinterrogative: எது"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "yātu",
"word": "யாது"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"roman": "evai",
"word": "proximal: இவைdistal: அவை yonder: உவைinterrogative: எவை"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
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"_dis": "100 0",
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{
"word": "நாங்கள்"
},
{
"word": "யாம்"
}
],
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"we (including the person(s) being addressed)"
],
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"we",
"we#English:_inclusive_we"
]
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"(inclusive) we (including the person(s) being addressed)"
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"inclusive"
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"you"
],
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"you",
"you"
]
],
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"(honorific) you"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "தாங்கள்"
}
],
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"honorific"
]
}
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{
"ipa": "/n̪aːm/"
},
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"word": "நாம்"
}
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"Tamil pronouns",
"Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
"Tamil terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
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},
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"form": "nām",
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"singular"
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]
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{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
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"form": "நம்மை",
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},
{
"form": "-",
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{
"form": "நமக்கு",
"roman": "namakku",
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"tags": [
"dative",
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},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
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{
"form": "நமக்காக",
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"benefactive",
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{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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},
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"form": "நம்முடைய",
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
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"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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"plural"
]
},
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"tags": [
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]
},
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"form": "நம்மோடு",
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
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"form": "நம்முடன்",
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நம்மால்",
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நம்மிலிருந்து",
"roman": "nammiliruntu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நாம",
"roman": "nāma",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Tamil",
"colloquial"
]
},
{
"form": "நாம்ப",
"roman": "nāmpa",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Tamil",
"colloquial"
]
},
{
"form": "நம்ம",
"roman": "namma",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"Tamil",
"colloquial"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "நாம் • (nām)",
"name": "ta-pronoun"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"abl_p": "நம்மிலிருந்து",
"acc_p": "நம்மை",
"ben_p": "நமக்காக",
"dat_p": "நமக்கு",
"gen2_p": "நம்",
"gen_p": "நம்முடைய",
"ins_p": "நம்மால்",
"loc2_p": "நம்மிடம்",
"loc_p": "நம்மில்",
"nom_p": "நாம்",
"num": "pl",
"soc2_p": "நம்முடன்",
"soc_p": "நம்மோடு",
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],
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"pos": "pron",
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{
"english": "our; nam, (inclusive)",
"translation": "our; nam, (inclusive)",
"word": "நம்"
},
{
"roman": "yāṉ",
"word": "நான்யான்"
},
{
"roman": "yām",
"word": "நாங்கள்யாம்"
},
{
"roman": "tāṅkaḷ",
"tags": [
"formal"
],
"word": "தான்தாம்தாங்கள்"
},
{
"roman": "tāṅkaḷ",
"word": "தாங்கள்"
},
{
"roman": "nīm",
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"rare"
],
"word": "நீநீர்நீங்கள்நீம்"
},
{
"roman": "nīm",
"tags": [
"rare"
],
"word": "நீவிர்நீங்கள்நீம்"
},
{
"roman": "evaṉ",
"word": "proximal: இவன்distal: அவன் yonder: உவன்interrogative: எவன்"
},
{
"roman": "yāvaṉ",
"word": "யாவன்"
},
{
"roman": "evarkaḷ",
"word": "proximal: இவர்கள்distal: அவர்கள் yonder: உவர்கள்interrogative: எவர்கள்"
},
{
"roman": "yāvar",
"word": "யாவர்"
},
{
"roman": "evaḷ",
"word": "proximal: இவள்distal: அவள் yonder: உவள்interrogative: எவள்"
},
{
"roman": "yāvaḷ",
"word": "யாவள்"
},
{
"roman": "evar",
"word": "proximal: இவர்distal: அவர் yonder: உவர்interrogative: எவர்"
},
{
"roman": "yār",
"word": "யார்"
},
{
"roman": "etu",
"word": "proximal: இதுdistal: அது yonder: உதுinterrogative: எது"
},
{
"roman": "yātu",
"word": "யாது"
},
{
"roman": "evai",
"word": "proximal: இவைdistal: அவை yonder: உவைinterrogative: எவை"
},
{
"roman": "yāvai",
"word": "யாவை"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"coordinate_terms": [
{
"word": "நாங்கள்"
},
{
"word": "யாம்"
}
],
"glosses": [
"we (including the person(s) being addressed)"
],
"links": [
[
"we",
"we#English:_inclusive_we"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(inclusive) we (including the person(s) being addressed)"
],
"tags": [
"inclusive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Tamil honorific terms"
],
"glosses": [
"you"
],
"links": [
[
"you",
"you"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(honorific) you"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "தாங்கள்"
}
],
"tags": [
"honorific"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/n̪aːm/"
},
{
"audio": "Ta-நாம்.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e1/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
}
],
"word": "நாம்"
}
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"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 1'",
"path": [
"நாம்"
],
"section": "Tamil",
"subsection": "pronoun",
"title": "நாம்",
"trace": ""
}
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"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 2'",
"path": [
"நாம்"
],
"section": "Tamil",
"subsection": "pronoun",
"title": "நாம்",
"trace": ""
}
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"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'locative 1'",
"path": [
"நாம்"
],
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"subsection": "pronoun",
"title": "நாம்",
"trace": ""
}
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"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'locative 2'",
"path": [
"நாம்"
],
"section": "Tamil",
"subsection": "pronoun",
"title": "நாம்",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 1'",
"path": [
"நாம்"
],
"section": "Tamil",
"subsection": "pronoun",
"title": "நாம்",
"trace": ""
}
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"called_from": "inflection/735",
"msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 2'",
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],
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"subsection": "pronoun",
"title": "நாம்",
"trace": ""
}
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