"nam" meaning in Latin

See nam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /nam/ [Classical-Latin], [nä̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /nam/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [näm] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *h₁enos (“that”), the same source of enim, nē (“truly, indeed”), Ancient Greek νή (nḗ). Etymology templates: {{inh|la|ine-pro|*h₁enos||that}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁enos (“that”), {{cog|grc|νή}} Ancient Greek νή (nḗ) Head templates: {{head|la|conjunction}} nam
  1. for
    Sense id: en-nam-la-conj-EMIrz0x2
  2. since
    Sense id: en-nam-la-conj-a1o97QFq
  3. thus
    Sense id: en-nam-la-conj-xDKz3tzW Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 80 0 20
  4. because
    Sense id: en-nam-la-conj-pRGu7rih
  5. actually
    Sense id: en-nam-la-conj-5MBcVluM Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 80 0 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nempe, utinam, namque Related terms: cur, quia
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nempe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "utinam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "namque"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "la",
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        "3": "*h₁enos",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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    }
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "conj",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "english": "For as the kings insulted over holy Job: so his relations and kinsmen mocked at his life.",
          "ref": "Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Tobiae 2:15:",
          "text": "Nam sicut beato Iob insultabant reges ita isti parentes et cognati eius et inridebant vitam eius.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "for"
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        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "since"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "since",
          "since"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 80 0 20",
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          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thus"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "thus",
          "thus"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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          "because",
          "because"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "actually"
      ],
      "id": "en-nam-la-conj-5MBcVluM",
      "links": [
        [
          "actually",
          "actually"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/nam/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nä̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nam/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[näm]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nam"
}
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    "Latin 1-syllable words",
    "Latin conjunctions",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 40 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "nempe"
    },
    {
      "word": "utinam"
    },
    {
      "word": "namque"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁enos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "that"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁enos (“that”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "νή"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek νή (nḗ)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *h₁enos (“that”), the same source of enim, nē (“truly, indeed”), Ancient Greek νή (nḗ).",
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        "1": "la",
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "conj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "cur"
    },
    {
      "word": "quia"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "For as the kings insulted over holy Job: so his relations and kinsmen mocked at his life.",
          "ref": "Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Tobiae 2:15:",
          "text": "Nam sicut beato Iob insultabant reges ita isti parentes et cognati eius et inridebant vitam eius.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "for"
      ],
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        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "since"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "since",
          "since"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thus"
      ],
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        [
          "thus",
          "thus"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "because"
      ],
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        [
          "because",
          "because"
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      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "actually"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "actually",
          "actually"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/nam/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nä̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nam/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[näm]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nam"
}

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