nah mean

Forms of nah mean

Origin of nah mean

A contraction of knowwhaddamean, itself a contraction of do you know what I mean; from *kno’ what Ah mean, an AAVE variant, which became *kno’ wha’ ah mean > *kno’ ’a’ ah mean, then finally *kna’ ah mean, which is spelled nah ah mean or nah mean, the former of which represents the actual pronunciation more faithfully, but is less commonly used (especially so by AAVE speakers themselves, who prefer the latter form). Equivalent to kn[ow] [wh]a[t] Ah mean.

Questions about nah mean

What is nah mean the contraction of?

Nah mean is the contraction of do you know what I mean?.

How do you pronounce nah mean?

Nah mean is pronounced [nɘːɘˈmĩ] (US).