amba

See also: Amba

English

Etymology

Arabic عَمْبَة‎ (ʿamba), Hebrew עמבה‎; ultimately from Sanskrit आम्र (āmra).

Noun

amba (uncountable)

  1. A tangy mango pickle used as a condiment in the Middle East.

Anagrams

Hiligaynon

Verb

ámba

  1. chant, sing

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈampa/
    Rhymes: -ampa

Noun

amba f (genitive singular ömbu, nominative plural ömbur)

  1. Alternative form of amaba

Declension

Kanufi

Noun

amba

  1. plural of uwa

Reference

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amba/

Verb

amba (infinitive kwamba)

  1. to peg (out), to pitch
  2. to stretch out
  3. to do first

Derived terms

  • kĩambĩrĩria class 7
  • mwambĩrĩrio class 3
  • rwambo rũmwe rũtiambaga ndarwa

References

  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 360. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  • “amba” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 7. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

amba ?

  1. the mango tree, Magifera indica
  • ambaphala (“mango fruit”)

References

  • amba in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu.

Verb

-amba (infinitive kwamba)

  1. to say, to explain

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amba
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kwamba
kuamba		 kutoamba
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative amba ambeni
Habitual huamba
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive niliamba
naliamba		 tuliamba
twaliamba		 uliamba
waliamba		 mliamba
mwaliamba		 aliamba waliamba uliamba iliamba liliamba yaliamba kiliamba viliamba iliamba ziliamba uliamba kuliamba paliamba muliamba
Relative nilioamba
nalioamba		 tulioamba
twalioamba		 ulioamba
walioamba		 mlioamba
mwalioamba		 alioamba walioamba ulioamba ilioamba lilioamba yalioamba kilioamba vilioamba ilioamba zilioamba ulioamba kulioamba palioamba mulioamba
Negative sikuamba hatukuamba hukuamba hamkuamba hakuamba hawakuamba haukuamba haikuamba halikuamba hayakuamba hakikuamba havikuamba haikuamba hazikuamba haukuamba hakukuamba hapakuamba hamukuamba
Present
Positive ninaamba
naamba		 tunaamba unaamba mnaamba anaamba wanaamba unaamba inaamba linaamba yanaamba kinaamba vinaamba inaamba zinaamba unaamba kunaamba panaamba munaamba
Relative ninaoamba
naoamba		 tunaoamba unaoamba mnaoamba anaoamba wanaoamba unaoamba inaoamba linaoamba yanaoamba kinaoamba vinaoamba inaoamba zinaoamba unaoamba kunaoamba panaoamba munaoamba
Negative siambi hatuambi huambi hamambi haambi hawaambi hauambi haiambi haliambi hayaambi hakiambi haviambi haiambi haziambi hauambi hakuambi hapaambi hamuambi
Future
Positive nitaamba tutaamba utaamba mtaamba ataamba wataamba utaamba itaamba litaamba yataamba kitaamba vitaamba itaamba zitaamba utaamba kutaamba pataamba mutaamba
Relative nitakaoamba tutakaoamba utakaoamba mtakaoamba atakaoamba watakaoamba utakaoamba itakaoamba litakaoamba yatakaoamba kitakaoamba vitakaoamba itakaoamba zitakaoamba utakaoamba kutakaoamba patakaoamba mutakaoamba
Negative sitaamba hatutaamba hutaamba hamtaamba hataamba hawataamba hautaamba haitaamba halitaamba hayataamba hakitaamba havitaamba haitaamba hazitaamba hautaamba hakutaamba hapataamba hamutaamba
Subjunctive
Positive niambe tuambe uambe mambe aambe waambe uambe iambe liambe yaambe kiambe viambe iambe ziambe uambe kuambe paambe muambe
Negative nisiambe tusiambe usiambe msiambe asiambe wasiambe usiambe isiambe lisiambe yasiambe kisiambe visiambe isiambe zisiambe usiambe kusiambe pasiambe musiambe
Present Conditional
Positive ningeamba tungeamba ungeamba mngeamba angeamba wangeamba ungeamba ingeamba lingeamba yangeamba kingeamba vingeamba ingeamba zingeamba ungeamba kungeamba pangeamba mungeamba
Negative nisingeamba
singeamba		 tusingeamba
hatungeamba		 usingeamba
hungeamba		 msingeamba
hamngeamba		 asingeamba
hangeamba		 wasingeamba
hawangeamba		 usingeamba
haungeamba		 isingeamba
haingeamba		 lisingeamba
halingeamba		 yasingeamba
hayangeamba		 kisingeamba
hakingeamba		 visingeamba
havingeamba		 isingeamba
haingeamba		 zisingeamba
hazingeamba		 usingeamba
haungeamba		 kusingeamba
hakungeamba		 pasingeamba
hapangeamba		 musingeamba
hamungeamba
Past Conditional
Positive ningaliamba tungaliamba ungaliamba mngaliamba angaliamba wangaliamba ungaliamba ingaliamba lingaliamba yangaliamba kingaliamba vingaliamba ingaliamba zingaliamba ungaliamba kungaliamba pangaliamba mungaliamba
Negative nisingaliamba
singaliamba		 tusingaliamba
hatungaliamba		 usingaliamba
hungaliamba		 msingaliamba
hamngaliamba		 asingaliamba
hangaliamba		 wasingaliamba
hawangaliamba		 usingaliamba
haungaliamba		 isingaliamba
haingaliamba		 lisingaliamba
halingaliamba		 yasingaliamba
hayangaliamba		 kisingaliamba
hakingaliamba		 visingaliamba
havingaliamba		 isingaliamba
haingaliamba		 zisingaliamba
hazingaliamba		 usingaliamba
haungaliamba		 kusingaliamba
hakungaliamba		 pasingaliamba
hapangaliamba		 musingaliamba
hamungaliamba
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningeliamba tungeliamba ungeliamba mngeliamba angeliamba wangeliamba ungeliamba ingeliamba lingeliamba yangeliamba kingeliamba vingeliamba ingeliamba zingeliamba ungeliamba kungeliamba pangeliamba mungeliamba
General Relative
Positive niambao tuambao uambao mambao aambao waambao uambao iambao liambao yaambao kiambao viambao iambao ziambao uambao kuambao paambao muambao
Negative nisioamba tusioamba usioamba msioamba asioamba wasioamba usioamba isioamba lisioamba yasioamba kisioamba visioamba isioamba zisioamba usioamba kusioamba pasioamba musioamba
Gnomic
Positive naamba twaamba waamba mwaamba aamba waamba waamba yaamba laamba yaamba chaamba vyaamba yaamba zaamba waamba kwaamba paamba mwaamba
Perfect
Positive nimeamba tumeamba umeamba mmeamba ameamba wameamba umeamba imeamba limeamba yameamba kimeamba vimeamba imeamba zimeamba umeamba kumeamba pameamba mumeamba
"Already"
Positive nimeshaamba tumeshaamba umeshaamba mmeshaamba ameshaamba wameshaamba umeshaamba imeshaamba limeshaamba yameshaamba kimeshaamba vimeshaamba imeshaamba zimeshaamba umeshaamba kumeshaamba pameshaamba mumeshaamba
"Not yet"
Negative sijaamba hatujaamba hujaamba hamjaamba hajaamba hawajaamba haujaamba haijaamba halijaamba hayajaamba hakijaamba havijaamba haijaamba hazijaamba haujaamba hakujaamba hapajaamba hamujaamba
"If/When"
Positive nikiamba tukiamba ukiamba mkiamba akiamba wakiamba ukiamba ikiamba likiamba yakiamba kikiamba vikiamba ikiamba zikiamba ukiamba kukiamba pakiamba mukiamba
"If not"
Negative nisipoamba tusipoamba usipoamba msipoamba asipoamba wasipoamba usipoamba isipoamba lisipoamba yasipoamba kisipoamba visipoamba isipoamba zisipoamba usipoamba kusipoamba pasipoamba musipoamba
Consecutive
Positive nikaamba tukaamba ukaamba mkaamba akaamba wakaamba ukaamba ikaamba likaamba yakaamba kikaamba vikaamba ikaamba zikaamba ukaamba kukaamba pakaamba mukaamba
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Pronoun

amba-

  1. which; who (relative pronoun)

Inflection

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