noho nama
1. (verb) to be in debt to, indebted, owe.
Ka hē kē atu hoki i te matenga o Robert Jones, te tangata nāna te toa, e noho nama nui nei te tokomaha o Tūwharetoa ki a ia (TTR 1998:199). / Everything went wrong as a result of the death of Robert Jones, the store owner, with whom many of Tūwharetoa was heavily indebted.
Synonyms: nama
nama
1. (loan) (verb) (-a,-hia,-ia,-ngia,-tia) to owe, borrow, obtain on credit, be in debt, give credit, lend, borrow on, mortgaged.
I te wā anō e whakahaerea ana ngā kerēme a ētahi, ka nama ngā whenua, kia riro ai he moni hei hoko waipiro (Popi 1896:116). / At a time when the claims of others are being dealt with, lands are borrowed on, in order to get money to buy alcohol.
Synonyms: noho nama
2. (loan) (modifier) in debt, borrowed, owed.
I taua wā noho nama ana taua pāriha mō te whakahoutanga i tōna whare karakia (TP 8/1909:8). / At that time, that parish remained in debt from the restoration of its church.
3. (loan) (noun) debt, bill, invoice.
Ka māketitia ko tōna whenua hei whakaea i aua nama (TWMNT 16/10/1872:134). / His land will be auctioned to pay those debts.
4. (loan) (noun) number.
Kua whakamāramatia i te waiata Nama 60 te matenga o Te Heuheu i te horo i te tau 1846 (M 2004:262). / The death of Te Heuheu in the landslide of 1846 has been described in song Number 60.
He aha te nama o tō waea pūkoro? / What is the number of your cellphone?
nō
1. (particle) of, belonging to, from - indicates achieved possession. Used when the possessor did not, or does not, have control of the relationship or was/is subordinate, passive or inferior to what was/is possessed.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 2-3, 54-56, 140-141; Te Kākano Study Guide (Ed. 1): 27; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 22-23;)
Nō Te Whakatōhea ēnei whenua. / This land belongs to the Whakatōhea kinship group.
2. (particle) at, in, on - used for time comments in the past.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 85; Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 80;)
Nō te tau 1769 a Kāpene Kuki i tae mai ai ki konei. / Captain Cook arrived here in 1769.
3. (particle) on account of, owing to, it was because.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 123-124; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 178-179;)
Nō te katanga a tīwaiwaka i a Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga i kūtia ai e Hine-nui-te-pō, ā, mate ana. / It was because the fantail laughed that Māui was killed by Hine-nui-te-pō when she drew her legs together.
4. (particle) at the time that, from the time that, until, when.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 123-124; Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 178-179;)
Nō te taenga mai o te Pākehā, ka ngaro haere taua tikanga. / From the time that the Pākehā arrived here that custom began to be lost.
nō te
1. when, it was because, at the time that, from the time that, until, on account of, owing to - usually followed by a derived noun.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 123-124; Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 178-179;)
Nō te taenga mai o te Pākehā, ka ngaro haere taua tikanga. / From the time that the Pākehā arrived here that custom began to be lost.
See also nō
