"naam" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɑːm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-naam.wav
Rhymes: -ɑːm Etymology: From Middle English nam, naam, from Old English nām (“seizure of property”), probably from Old Norse nám (“occupation; acquisition, learning, study”, literally “taking”), from Proto-Germanic *nēmō (“taking”), from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to take”). Cognate with Old English nǣm (“taking, acceptance”), Old High German nāma ("seizure, confiscation"; > German Nahme). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*nem-}}, {{inh|en|enm|nam}} Middle English nam, {{inh|en|ang|nām|t=seizure of property}} Old English nām (“seizure of property”), {{der|en|non|nám|lit=taking|t=occupation; acquisition, learning, study}} Old Norse nám (“occupation; acquisition, learning, study”, literally “taking”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*nēmō|t=taking}} Proto-Germanic *nēmō (“taking”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*nemaną|t=to take}} Proto-Germanic *nemaną (“to take”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*nem-|t=to take}} Proto-Indo-European *nem- (“to take”), {{cog|ang|nǣm|t=taking, acceptance}} Old English nǣm (“taking, acceptance”), {{cog|goh|nāma}} Old High German nāma, {{cog|de|Nahme}} German Nahme, {{gloss|"seizure, confiscation"; > German <i class="Latn mention" lang="de">Nahme</i>}} ("seizure, confiscation"; > German Nahme) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} naam (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete, law) The taking of property for the purpose of compensation. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-naam-en-noun-IGSU0qhm Topics: law
  2. (obsolete, law) Goods taken in such a manner. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-naam-en-noun-fLF9vwWM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 7 87 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 92 2 2 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: distraint
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