ambata

Italian

Noun

ambata f (plural ambate)

  1. (in the Italian state lottery) A single number that can be coupled (in several winning ways) with any of the other 89 numbers

Usage notes

Kikuyu

Etymology

From kwamba (“to peg (out), to stretch out”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ambata/

Verb

ambata (infinitive kwambata)

  1. to come up, to go up, to ascend

Antonyms

Derived terms

(Nouns)

See also

References

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

Swahili

Verb

-ambata (infinitive kuambata)

  1. to adhere; clasp, join, stick, cling; connect

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ambata
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kuambata kutoambata
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative ambata ambateni
Habitual huambata
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 niliambata
naliambata		 tuliambata
twaliambata		 uliambata
waliambata		 mliambata
mwaliambata		 aliambata waliambata uliambata iliambata liliambata yaliambata kiliambata viliambata iliambata ziliambata uliambata kuliambata paliambata muliambata
Relative nilioambata
nalioambata		 tulioambata
twalioambata		 ulioambata
walioambata		 mlioambata
mwalioambata		 alioambata walioambata ulioambata ilioambata lilioambata yalioambata kilioambata vilioambata ilioambata zilioambata ulioambata kulioambata palioambata mulioambata
Negative sikuambata hatukuambata hukuambata hamkuambata hakuambata hawakuambata haukuambata haikuambata halikuambata hayakuambata hakikuambata havikuambata haikuambata hazikuambata haukuambata hakukuambata hapakuambata hamukuambata
Present
Positive ninaambata
naambata		 tunaambata unaambata mnaambata anaambata wanaambata unaambata inaambata linaambata yanaambata kinaambata vinaambata inaambata zinaambata unaambata kunaambata panaambata munaambata
Relative ninaoambata
naoambata		 tunaoambata unaoambata mnaoambata anaoambata wanaoambata unaoambata inaoambata linaoambata yanaoambata kinaoambata vinaoambata inaoambata zinaoambata unaoambata kunaoambata panaoambata munaoambata
Negative siambati hatuambati huambati hamambati haambati hawaambati hauambati haiambati haliambati hayaambati hakiambati haviambati haiambati haziambati hauambati hakuambati hapaambati hamuambati
Future
Positive nitaambata tutaambata utaambata mtaambata ataambata wataambata utaambata itaambata litaambata yataambata kitaambata vitaambata itaambata zitaambata utaambata kutaambata pataambata mutaambata
Relative nitakaoambata tutakaoambata utakaoambata mtakaoambata atakaoambata watakaoambata utakaoambata itakaoambata litakaoambata yatakaoambata kitakaoambata vitakaoambata itakaoambata zitakaoambata utakaoambata kutakaoambata patakaoambata mutakaoambata
Negative sitaambata hatutaambata hutaambata hamtaambata hataambata hawataambata hautaambata haitaambata halitaambata hayataambata hakitaambata havitaambata haitaambata hazitaambata hautaambata hakutaambata hapataambata hamutaambata
Subjunctive
Positive niambate tuambate uambate mambate aambate waambate uambate iambate liambate yaambate kiambate viambate iambate ziambate uambate kuambate paambate muambate
Negative nisiambate tusiambate usiambate msiambate asiambate wasiambate usiambate isiambate lisiambate yasiambate kisiambate visiambate isiambate zisiambate usiambate kusiambate pasiambate musiambate
Present Conditional
Positive ningeambata tungeambata ungeambata mngeambata angeambata wangeambata ungeambata ingeambata lingeambata yangeambata kingeambata vingeambata ingeambata zingeambata ungeambata kungeambata pangeambata mungeambata
Negative nisingeambata
singeambata		 tusingeambata
hatungeambata		 usingeambata
hungeambata		 msingeambata
hamngeambata		 asingeambata
hangeambata		 wasingeambata
hawangeambata		 usingeambata
haungeambata		 isingeambata
haingeambata		 lisingeambata
halingeambata		 yasingeambata
hayangeambata		 kisingeambata
hakingeambata		 visingeambata
havingeambata		 isingeambata
haingeambata		 zisingeambata
hazingeambata		 usingeambata
haungeambata		 kusingeambata
hakungeambata		 pasingeambata
hapangeambata		 musingeambata
hamungeambata
Past Conditional
Positive ningaliambata tungaliambata ungaliambata mngaliambata angaliambata wangaliambata ungaliambata ingaliambata lingaliambata yangaliambata kingaliambata vingaliambata ingaliambata zingaliambata ungaliambata kungaliambata pangaliambata mungaliambata
Negative nisingaliambata
singaliambata		 tusingaliambata
hatungaliambata		 usingaliambata
hungaliambata		 msingaliambata
hamngaliambata		 asingaliambata
hangaliambata		 wasingaliambata
hawangaliambata		 usingaliambata
haungaliambata		 isingaliambata
haingaliambata		 lisingaliambata
halingaliambata		 yasingaliambata
hayangaliambata		 kisingaliambata
hakingaliambata		 visingaliambata
havingaliambata		 isingaliambata
haingaliambata		 zisingaliambata
hazingaliambata		 usingaliambata
haungaliambata		 kusingaliambata
hakungaliambata		 pasingaliambata
hapangaliambata		 musingaliambata
hamungaliambata
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningeliambata tungeliambata ungeliambata mngeliambata angeliambata wangeliambata ungeliambata ingeliambata lingeliambata yangeliambata kingeliambata vingeliambata ingeliambata zingeliambata ungeliambata kungeliambata pangeliambata mungeliambata
General Relative
Positive niambatao tuambatao uambatao mambatao aambatao waambatao uambatao iambatao liambatao yaambatao kiambatao viambatao iambatao ziambatao uambatao kuambatao paambatao muambatao
Negative nisioambata tusioambata usioambata msioambata asioambata wasioambata usioambata isioambata lisioambata yasioambata kisioambata visioambata isioambata zisioambata usioambata kusioambata pasioambata musioambata
Gnomic
Positive naambata twaambata waambata mwaambata aambata waambata waambata yaambata laambata yaambata chaambata vyaambata yaambata zaambata waambata kwaambata paambata mwaambata
Perfect
Positive nimeambata tumeambata umeambata mmeambata ameambata wameambata umeambata imeambata limeambata yameambata kimeambata vimeambata imeambata zimeambata umeambata kumeambata pameambata mumeambata
"Already"
Positive nimeshaambata tumeshaambata umeshaambata mmeshaambata ameshaambata wameshaambata umeshaambata imeshaambata limeshaambata yameshaambata kimeshaambata vimeshaambata imeshaambata zimeshaambata umeshaambata kumeshaambata pameshaambata mumeshaambata
"Not yet"
Negative sijaambata hatujaambata hujaambata hamjaambata hajaambata hawajaambata haujaambata haijaambata halijaambata hayajaambata hakijaambata havijaambata haijaambata hazijaambata haujaambata hakujaambata hapajaambata hamujaambata
"If/When"
Positive nikiambata tukiambata ukiambata mkiambata akiambata wakiambata ukiambata ikiambata likiambata yakiambata kikiambata vikiambata ikiambata zikiambata ukiambata kukiambata pakiambata mukiambata
"If not"
Negative nisipoambata tusipoambata usipoambata msipoambata asipoambata wasipoambata usipoambata isipoambata lisipoambata yasipoambata kisipoambata visipoambata isipoambata zisipoambata usipoambata kusipoambata pasipoambata musipoambata
Consecutive
Positive nikaambata tukaambata ukaambata mkaambata akaambata wakaambata ukaambata ikaambata likaambata yakaambata kikaambata vikaambata ikaambata zikaambata ukaambata kukaambata pakaambata mukaambata
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

  • Verbal derivations:
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