1. Home
  2. Scrabble Dictionary. Word Meaning and Points

Naam in Scrabble and Meaning

Lookup Word Points and Definitions

What does naam mean? Is naam a Scrabble word?

How many points in Scrabble is naam worth? naam how many points in Words With Friends? What does naam mean? Get all these answers on this page.

Scrabble® and Words with Friends® points for naam

See how to calculate how many points for naam.

Is naam a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word naam is a Scrabble US word. The word naam is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

N1A1A1M3

Is naam a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word naam is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

N1A1A1M3

Is naam a Words With Friends word?

The word naam is NOT a Words With Friends word.

Our tools

Valid words made from Naam

Jump to...

Results

4-letter words (2 found)

MANA,NAAM,

3-letter words (6 found)

AMA,ANA,MAA,MAN,MNA,NAM,

2-letter words (5 found)

AA,AM,AN,MA,NA,

You can make 13 words from naam according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of naam

naam anam naam anam aanm aanm nama anma nmaa mnaa amna mana nama anma nmaa mnaa amna mana aamn aamn aman maan aman maan

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word naam. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in naam.

Definitions and meaning of naam

naam

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑːm/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːm

Noun

naam (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, law) The taking of property for the purpose of compensation.
  2. (obsolete, law) Goods taken in such a manner.

Synonyms

  • distraint

Anagrams

  • Nama, mana

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch naam, from Middle Dutch name, from Old Dutch namo, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Pronunciation

Noun

naam (plural name)

  1. name

Derived terms

  • naamwoord

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch name, from Old Dutch namo, from Proto-West Germanic *namō, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.

Compare German Name, West Frisian namme, English name, Danish navn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naːm/
  • Hyphenation: naam
  • Rhymes: -aːm

Noun

naam m (plural namen, diminutive naampje n)

  1. name

Derived terms

  • naambord
  • naamdag
  • naamgenoot
  • naamgever
  • naamgeving
  • naamloos
  • naamval
  • naamwoord
  • achternaam
  • artiestennaam
  • bijnaam
  • doopnaam
  • familienaam
  • godsnaam
  • koosnaam
  • maandnaam
  • mijn naam is haas
  • persoonsnaam
  • plaatsnaam
  • roepnaam
  • schuilnaam
  • straatnaam
  • troetelnaam
  • voornaam

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: naam
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: nam
  • Jersey Dutch: nâm
  • Negerhollands: naam
  • Petjo: naam
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: nam, naam
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: nám

Anagrams

  • Maan, maan

Fiji Hindi

Etymology

From Hindi नाम (nām).

Noun

naam

  1. name

Spanish

Noun

naam m (plural naams)

  1. naan (bread)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَعَمْ (naʕam).

Pronunciation

Interjection

naam

  1. yes; certainly

See also

  • ndiyo

References

  • Almasi, Oswald, Fallon, Michael David, Nazish, Pardhan Wared (2014) Swahili Grammar for Introductory and Intermediate Levels, Lanham • New York • Oxford: University Press of America, →ISBN, page 373: “Naam! – “Yes” Response used by males when someone is calling them. Also used as a filler to keep conversation going, similar to the English expression “Uh-huh…!””

Source: wiktionary.org