nema

Icelandic

/ˈnɛːma/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • to take, capture
  • to mine (ore, coal, etc.)
  • to amount to
  • to detect, perceive
  • to study (a specified subject)
  • (poetic)
  • (with the preposition m) to touch, reach

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse nema (take) inherited from Proto-Germanic *nemaną (take) derived from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (take, assign, allot, divide, give, give take ones due, sacrifice, distribute, apportion, give take one's due).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*nem-

Gloss

take, assign, allot, divide, give, give take ones due, sacrifice, distribute, apportion, give take one's due

Concept
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

犠

Emoji

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