імя

See also: имя, има, имѧ, and ім'я

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic имѧ (imę), from Old Ruthenian имѧ́ (imjá), from Proto-Slavic *jь̏mę.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jiˈmʲa]
  • (after non-velar consonants) IPA(key): [ɨˈmʲa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: імя

Noun

імя́ • (imján inan (genitive імя́ or і́мені, nominative plural і́мі or імёны)

  1. name (a person's personal name given at birth)
  2. name (the name of objects, animals, phenomena, concepts, etc.)
  3. fame, glory, popularity
  4. reputation

Declension

References

  • імя”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • імя” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org