намера

Bulgarian

Etymology

Deverbal of наме́ря (namérja, “to figure out”). By surface analysis, на- (na-) +‎ ме́ра (méra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈmɛrɐ]

Noun

наме́ра • (naméra) f (dialectal)

1. find (something found or figured out)

   няма намера ― njama namera ― to be unfoundable (literally, “there is no finding”)

2. (figurative) fate, outcome due to chance

   Да ти се не види намерата!

   Da ti se ne vidi namerata!

   Damn this luck!

   (literally, “Let this fate not be seen!”)

Declension

Declension of наме́ра

	singular	plural
indefinite	наме́ра naméra	наме́ри naméri
definite	наме́рата namérata	наме́рите namérite

Alternative forms

• намя́ра (namjára) — in Eastern dialects

Related terms

• намере́ние (namerénie, “intention”)

References

• “намера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “наме́ра”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 188
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “намеря, намирам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 484

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnamɛɾa]

Noun

намера • (namera) f (relational adjective намерен)

1. intention

Declension

Declension of намера

	singular	plural
indefinite	намера (namera)	намери (nameri)
definite unspecified	намерата (namerata)	намерите (namerite)
definite proximal	намерава (namerava)	намериве (namerive)
definite distal	намерана (namerana)	намерине (namerine)
vocative	намеро (namero)	намери (nameri)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• на̑мјера (Ijekavian)
• намљера (regional Ijekavian)

Etymology

From на- +‎ мјера.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nâːmera/
• Hyphenation: на‧ме‧ра

Noun

на̑мера f (Latin spelling nȃmera)

1. intent, intention

   имати нам(ј)еру ― to intend

   писмо нам(ј)ере ― letter of intend

   то ми није била нам(ј)ера ― that was not my intention

   имам само поштене нам(ј)ере ― I have nothing but the best intentions

   с нам(ј)ером да ― in order to

   с којом нам(ј)ером? ― with what intention?

Declension

Declension of намера

	singular	plural
nominative	намера	намере
genitive	намере	намера
dative	намери	намерама
accusative	намеру	намере
vocative	намеро	намере
locative	намери	намерама
instrumental	намером	намерама

References

• “намера”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
• “намера”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 3, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 571