lamba

English

Cotton printed lamba at market stall in Madagascar

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malagasy (Highlands dialect).

Noun

lamba (plural lambas or lamba)

  1. The traditional garment worn by men and women that live in Madagascar, consisting of a rectangular length of cloth wrapped around the body.
    • 1743, Robert Drury, The Pleasant, and Surprizing Adventures of Mr. Robert Drury, during his Fifteen Years Captivity on the Island of Madagascar, London, p. 135,
      […] the Lances flew briskly at one another; one of which went thorow my Lamber, and scratch’d me […]
    • 1870, James Sibree, Madagascar and its People, London: The Religious Tract Society, Chapter 17, p. 520,
      I was, from the first, surprised by the reverent manner in which public worship is conducted—especially by the outward respect shown during prayer. Almost everyone has his face covered with the folds of the lamba, and even young children seem instinctively to know that prayer is a solemn act, and often lie at full length on the ground perfectly still, with their little heads covered by their dress.
    • 2017, Colleen J. McElroy, Over the Lip of the World: Among the Storytellers of Madagascar, Seattle: University of Washington Press, Chapter 5, p. 99,
      Wind stirred the grass, leaving streaks of gold-green light, and the patterns of lambas on women coming home from the market took on the vividness of a Degas painting.

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

lamba

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of lamber
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of lamber

Gothic

Romanization

lamba

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English number.

Noun

lambā̀ f (plural lambōbī, possessed form lambàr̃)

  1. sign, distinguishing mark, trademark
  2. registration number
  3. vaccination
  4. scratch on enamel bowl/plate

Icelandic

Noun

lamba

  1. indefinite genitive plural of lamb

Portuguese

Verb

lamba

  1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of lamber
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of lamber
  3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of lamber
  4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of lamber

Rohingya

Etymology

From Sanskrit लम्ब (lamba).

Adjective

lamba

  1. long

Spanish

Verb

lamba

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of lamber.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of lamber.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of lamber.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of lamber.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-lamba, from Proto-Bantu *-dàmba.

Verb

-lamba

  1. (intransitive) to become hungry

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Turkish

Noun

lamba (definite accusative lambayı, plural lambalar)

  1. lamp (oil device producing light)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative lamba
Definite accusative lambayı
Singular Plural
Nominative lamba lambalar
Definite accusative lambayı lambaları
Dative lambaya lambalara
Locative lambada lambalarda
Ablative lambadan lambalardan
Genitive lambanın lambaların


This Turkish entry was created from the translations listed at lamp. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see lamba in the Turkish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) October 2009

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-lamba, from Proto-Bantu *-dàmba.

Verb

-lamba

  1. (intransitive) to become hungry

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-lamba, from Proto-Bantu *-dàmba.

Verb

-lamba

  1. (intransitive) to become hungry

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukulamba
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukulamba ukungalambi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular lamba lambe
Plural lambani lambeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyalamba, ngilamba engilambayo, engilamba ngilamba angilambi engingalambi ngingalambi
2nd singular uyalamba, ulamba olambayo, olamba ulamba awulambi ongalambi ungalambi
1st plural siyalamba, silamba esilambayo, esilamba silamba asilambi esingalambi singalambi
2nd plural niyalamba, nilamba enilambayo, enilamba nilamba anilambi eningalambi ningalambi
Class 1 uyalamba, ulamba olambayo, olamba elamba akalambi ongalambi engalambi
Class 2 bayalamba, balamba abalambayo, abalamba belamba abalambi abangalambi bengalambi
Class 3 uyalamba, ulamba olambayo, olamba ulamba awulambi ongalambi ungalambi
Class 4 iyalamba, ilamba elambayo, elamba ilamba ayilambi engalambi ingalambi
Class 5 liyalamba, lilamba elilambayo, elilamba lilamba alilambi elingalambi lingalambi
Class 6 ayalamba, alamba alambayo, alamba elamba awalambi angalambi engalambi
Class 7 siyalamba, silamba esilambayo, esilamba silamba asilambi esingalambi singalambi
Class 8 ziyalamba, zilamba ezilambayo, ezilamba zilamba azilambi ezingalambi zingalambi
Class 9 iyalamba, ilamba elambayo, elamba ilamba ayilambi engalambi ingalambi
Class 10 ziyalamba, zilamba ezilambayo, ezilamba zilamba azilambi ezingalambi zingalambi
Class 11 luyalamba, lulamba olulambayo, olulamba lulamba alulambi olungalambi lungalambi
Class 14 buyalamba, bulamba obulambayo, obulamba bulamba abulambi obungalambi bungalambi
Class 15 kuyalamba, kulamba okulambayo, okulamba kulamba akulambi okungalambi kungalambi
Class 17 kuyalamba, kulamba okulambayo, okulamba kulamba akulambi okungalambi kungalambi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngilambile, ngilambē engilambile, engilambē ngilambile, ngilambē angilambanga engingalambanga ngingalambanga
2nd singular ulambile, ulambē olambile, olambē ulambile, ulambē awulambanga ongalambanga ungalambanga
1st plural silambile, silambē esilambile, esilambē silambile, silambē asilambanga esingalambanga singalambanga
2nd plural nilambile, nilambē enilambile, enilambē nilambile, nilambē anilambanga eningalambanga ningalambanga
Class 1 ulambile, ulambē olambile, olambē elambile, elambē akalambanga ongalambanga engalambanga
Class 2 balambile, balambē abalambile, abalambē belambile, belambē abalambanga abangalambanga bengalambanga
Class 3 ulambile, ulambē olambile, olambē ulambile, ulambē awulambanga ongalambanga ungalambanga
Class 4 ilambile, ilambē elambile, elambē ilambile, ilambē ayilambanga engalambanga ingalambanga
Class 5 lilambile, lilambē elilambile, elilambē lilambile, lilambē alilambanga elingalambanga lingalambanga
Class 6 alambile, alambē alambile, alambē elambile, elambē awalambanga angalambanga engalambanga
Class 7 silambile, silambē esilambile, esilambē silambile, silambē asilambanga esingalambanga singalambanga
Class 8 zilambile, zilambē ezilambile, ezilambē zilambile, zilambē azilambanga ezingalambanga zingalambanga
Class 9 ilambile, ilambē elambile, elambē ilambile, ilambē ayilambanga engalambanga ingalambanga
Class 10 zilambile, zilambē ezilambile, ezilambē zilambile, zilambē azilambanga ezingalambanga zingalambanga
Class 11 lulambile, lulambē olulambile, olulambē lulambile, lulambē alulambanga olungalambanga lungalambanga
Class 14 bulambile, bulambē obulambile, obulambē bulambile, bulambē abulambanga obungalambanga bungalambanga
Class 15 kulambile, kulambē okulambile, okulambē kulambile, kulambē akulambanga okungalambanga kungalambanga
Class 17 kulambile, kulambē okulambile, okulambē kulambile, kulambē akulambanga okungalambanga kungalambanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngālamba engālamba ngālamba angilambanga engingalambanga ngingalambanga
2nd singular wālamba owālamba wālamba awulambanga ongalambanga ungalambanga
1st plural sālamba esālamba sālamba asilambanga esingalambanga singalambanga
2nd plural nālamba enālamba nālamba anilambanga eningalambanga ningalambanga
Class 1 wālamba owālamba ālamba akalambanga ongalambanga engalambanga
Class 2 bālamba abālamba bālamba abalambanga abangalambanga bengalambanga
Class 3 wālamba owālamba wālamba awulambanga ongalambanga ungalambanga
Class 4 yālamba eyālamba yālamba ayilambanga engalambanga ingalambanga
Class 5 lālamba elālamba lālamba alilambanga elingalambanga lingalambanga
Class 6 ālamba ālamba ālamba awalambanga angalambanga engalambanga
Class 7 sālamba esālamba sālamba asilambanga esingalambanga singalambanga
Class 8 zālamba ezālamba zālamba azilambanga ezingalambanga zingalambanga
Class 9 yālamba eyālamba yālamba ayilambanga engalambanga ingalambanga
Class 10 zālamba ezālamba zālamba azilambanga ezingalambanga zingalambanga
Class 11 lwālamba olwālamba lwālamba alulambanga olungalambanga lungalambanga
Class 14 bālamba obālamba bālamba abulambanga obungalambanga bungalambanga
Class 15 kwālamba okwālamba kwālamba akulambanga okungalambanga kungalambanga
Class 17 kwālamba okwālamba kwālamba akulambanga okungalambanga kungalambanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingalamba — ngingalamba ngingelambe — ngingelambe
2nd singular ungalamba — ungalamba ungelambe — ungelambe
1st plural singalamba — singalamba singelambe — singelambe
2nd plural ningalamba — ningalamba ningelambe — ningelambe
Class 1 angalamba — engalamba angelambe — engelambe
Class 2 bangalamba — bengalamba bangelambe — bengelambe
Class 3 ungalamba — ungalamba ungelambe — ungelambe
Class 4 ingalamba — ingalamba ingelambe — ingelambe
Class 5 lingalamba — lingalamba lingelambe — lingelambe
Class 6 angalamba — engalamba angelambe — engelambe
Class 7 singalamba — singalamba singelambe — singelambe
Class 8 zingalamba — zingalamba zingelambe — zingelambe
Class 9 ingalamba — ingalamba ingelambe — ingelambe
Class 10 zingalamba — zingalamba zingelambe — zingelambe
Class 11 lungalamba — lungalamba lungelambe — lungelambe
Class 14 bungalamba — bungalamba bungelambe — bungelambe
Class 15 kungalamba — kungalamba kungelambe — kungelambe
Class 17 kungalamba — kungalamba kungelambe — kungelambe
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizolamba engizolamba ngizolamba angizulamba — ngingezulamba
2nd singular uzolamba ozolamba uzolamba awuzulamba — ungezulamba
1st plural sizolamba esizolamba sizolamba asizulamba — singezulamba
2nd plural nizolamba enizolamba nizolamba anizulamba — ningezulamba
Class 1 uzolamba ozolamba ezolamba akazulamba — engezulamba
Class 2 bazolamba abazolamba bezolamba abazulamba — bengezulamba
Class 3 uzolamba ozolamba uzolamba awuzulamba — ungezulamba
Class 4 izolamba ezolamba izolamba ayizulamba — ingezulamba
Class 5 lizolamba elizolamba lizolamba alizulamba — lingezulamba
Class 6 azolamba azolamba ezolamba awazulamba — engezulamba
Class 7 sizolamba esizolamba sizolamba asizulamba — singezulamba
Class 8 zizolamba ezizolamba zizolamba azizulamba — zingezulamba
Class 9 izolamba ezolamba izolamba ayizulamba — ingezulamba
Class 10 zizolamba ezizolamba zizolamba azizulamba — zingezulamba
Class 11 luzolamba oluzolamba luzolamba aluzulamba — lungezulamba
Class 14 buzolamba obuzolamba buzolamba abuzulamba — bungezulamba
Class 15 kuzolamba okuzolamba kuzolamba akuzulamba — kungezulamba
Class 17 kuzolamba okuzolamba kuzolamba akuzulamba — kungezulamba
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyolamba engiyolamba ngiyolamba angiyulamba — ngingeyulamba
2nd singular uyolamba oyolamba uyolamba awuyulamba — ungeyulamba
1st plural siyolamba esiyolamba siyolamba asiyulamba — singeyulamba
2nd plural niyolamba eniyolamba niyolamba aniyulamba — ningeyulamba
Class 1 uyolamba oyolamba eyolamba akayulamba — engeyulamba
Class 2 bayolamba abayolamba beyolamba abayulamba — bengeyulamba
Class 3 uyolamba oyolamba uyolamba awuyulamba — ungeyulamba
Class 4 iyolamba eyolamba iyolamba ayiyulamba — ingeyulamba
Class 5 liyolamba eliyolamba liyolamba aliyulamba — lingeyulamba
Class 6 ayolamba ayolamba eyolamba awayulamba — engeyulamba
Class 7 siyolamba esiyolamba siyolamba asiyulamba — singeyulamba
Class 8 ziyolamba eziyolamba ziyolamba aziyulamba — zingeyulamba
Class 9 iyolamba eyolamba iyolamba ayiyulamba — ingeyulamba
Class 10 ziyolamba eziyolamba ziyolamba aziyulamba — zingeyulamba
Class 11 luyolamba oluyolamba luyolamba aluyulamba — lungeyulamba
Class 14 buyolamba obuyolamba buyolamba abuyulamba — bungeyulamba
Class 15 kuyolamba okuyolamba kuyolamba akuyulamba — kungeyulamba
Class 17 kuyolamba okuyolamba kuyolamba akuyulamba — kungeyulamba
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngilambe ngingalambi
2nd singular ulambe ungalambi
1st plural silambe singalambi
2nd plural nilambe ningalambi
Class 1 alambe angalambi
Class 2 balambe bangalambi
Class 3 ulambe ungalambi
Class 4 ilambe ingalambi
Class 5 lilambe lingalambi
Class 6 alambe angalambi
Class 7 silambe singalambi
Class 8 zilambe zingalambi
Class 9 ilambe ingalambi
Class 10 zilambe zingalambi
Class 11 lulambe lungalambi
Class 14 bulambe bungalambi
Class 15 kulambe kungalambi
Class 17 kulambe kungalambi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngalamba angilamba
2nd singular walamba awulamba
1st plural salamba asilamba
2nd plural nalamba anilamba
Class 1 walamba akalamba
Class 2 balamba abalamba
Class 3 walamba awulamba
Class 4 yalamba ayilamba
Class 5 lalamba alilamba
Class 6 alamba awalamba
Class 7 salamba asilamba
Class 8 zalamba azilamba
Class 9 yalamba ayilamba
Class 10 zalamba azilamba
Class 11 lwalamba alulamba
Class 14 balamba abulamba
Class 15 kwalamba akulamba
Class 17 kwalamba akulamba

References

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