eem

See also: -eém and -éem

English

Etymology

Common spelling of even in nonstandard orthographies based on spoken African American English. Final -m indicates the nasalization of the preceding vowel.

Pronunciation
  • (AAVE) IPA(key): [ĩː]

Adverb

eem

  1. (African-American Vernacular) Nonstandard form of even.

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

eem

  1. Alternative form of em

Yucatec Maya

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eːm˥/

Verb

éem (intransitive)

  1. to descend
    Ba'ale' Yuumtzile' j éem u yil le noj caaj bey le x witzil naj cu beetico'ob ca'ach le wíinico'obo'. ― But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower the people were building. (Genesis 11:5)

Conjugation
conjugation of eem
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
imperfective kin wéemel ka wéemel ku yéemel k éemel ka wéemeleʼex ku yéemeloʼob
perfective j éemen j éemech j éemij j éemoʼon j éemeʼex j éemoʼob
subjunctive kaʼaj éemeken kaʼaj éemekech kaʼaj éemek kaʼaj éemekoʼon kaʼaj éemekeʼex kaʼaj éemekoʼob
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