pima

See also: Pima

English

Etymology

Named in honor of the Pima Indians, who helped raise the cotton on USDA experimental farms in Arizona in the early 1900s.

Noun

pima (uncountable)

  1. A soft form of cotton having long fibres
    • 2009 March 12, Cintra Wilson, “Rosie the Riveter in a Pocket T”, in New York Times‎:
      A svelte pima tank top with little buttons down the back is $118.

Anagrams

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French piment

Noun

pima

  1. chilli
  2. spice

Reference

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Spanish

Adjective

pima (plural pimas)

  1. Pima

Noun

pima m, f (plural pimas)

  1. Pima

Swahili

Verb

-pima (infinitive kupima)

  1. to test
  2. to measure, weigh, estimate
  3. to criticise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pima
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kupima kutopima
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative pima pimeni
Habitual hupima
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 nilipima
nalipima		 tulipima
twalipima		 ulipima
walipima		 mlipima
mwalipima		 alipima walipima ulipima ilipima lilipima yalipima kilipima vilipima ilipima zilipima ulipima kulipima palipima mulipima
Relative niliopima
naliopima		 tuliopima
twaliopima		 uliopima
waliopima		 mliopima
mwaliopima		 aliopima waliopima uliopima iliopima liliopima yaliopima kiliopima viliopima iliopima ziliopima uliopima kuliopima paliopima muliopima
Negative sikupima hatukupima hukupima hamkupima hakupima hawakupima haukupima haikupima halikupima hayakupima hakikupima havikupima haikupima hazikupima haukupima hakukupima hapakupima hamukupima
Present
Positive ninapima
napima		 tunapima unapima mnapima anapima wanapima unapima inapima linapima yanapima kinapima vinapima inapima zinapima unapima kunapima panapima munapima
Relative ninaopima
naopima		 tunaopima unaopima mnaopima anaopima wanaopima unaopima inaopima linaopima yanaopima kinaopima vinaopima inaopima zinaopima unaopima kunaopima panaopima munaopima
Negative sipimi hatupimi hupimi hampimi hapimi hawapimi haupimi haipimi halipimi hayapimi hakipimi havipimi haipimi hazipimi haupimi hakupimi hapapimi hamupimi
Future
Positive nitapima tutapima utapima mtapima atapima watapima utapima itapima litapima yatapima kitapima vitapima itapima zitapima utapima kutapima patapima mutapima
Relative nitakaopima tutakaopima utakaopima mtakaopima atakaopima watakaopima utakaopima itakaopima litakaopima yatakaopima kitakaopima vitakaopima itakaopima zitakaopima utakaopima kutakaopima patakaopima mutakaopima
Negative sitapima hatutapima hutapima hamtapima hatapima hawatapima hautapima haitapima halitapima hayatapima hakitapima havitapima haitapima hazitapima hautapima hakutapima hapatapima hamutapima
Subjunctive
Positive nipime tupime upime mpime apime wapime upime ipime lipime yapime kipime vipime ipime zipime upime kupime papime mupime
Negative nisipime tusipime usipime msipime asipime wasipime usipime isipime lisipime yasipime kisipime visipime isipime zisipime usipime kusipime pasipime musipime
Present Conditional
Positive ningepima tungepima ungepima mngepima angepima wangepima ungepima ingepima lingepima yangepima kingepima vingepima ingepima zingepima ungepima kungepima pangepima mungepima
Negative nisingepima
singepima		 tusingepima
hatungepima		 usingepima
hungepima		 msingepima
hamngepima		 asingepima
hangepima		 wasingepima
hawangepima		 usingepima
haungepima		 isingepima
haingepima		 lisingepima
halingepima		 yasingepima
hayangepima		 kisingepima
hakingepima		 visingepima
havingepima		 isingepima
haingepima		 zisingepima
hazingepima		 usingepima
haungepima		 kusingepima
hakungepima		 pasingepima
hapangepima		 musingepima
hamungepima
Past Conditional
Positive ningalipima tungalipima ungalipima mngalipima angalipima wangalipima ungalipima ingalipima lingalipima yangalipima kingalipima vingalipima ingalipima zingalipima ungalipima kungalipima pangalipima mungalipima
Negative nisingalipima
singalipima		 tusingalipima
hatungalipima		 usingalipima
hungalipima		 msingalipima
hamngalipima		 asingalipima
hangalipima		 wasingalipima
hawangalipima		 usingalipima
haungalipima		 isingalipima
haingalipima		 lisingalipima
halingalipima		 yasingalipima
hayangalipima		 kisingalipima
hakingalipima		 visingalipima
havingalipima		 isingalipima
haingalipima		 zisingalipima
hazingalipima		 usingalipima
haungalipima		 kusingalipima
hakungalipima		 pasingalipima
hapangalipima		 musingalipima
hamungalipima
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelipima tungelipima ungelipima mngelipima angelipima wangelipima ungelipima ingelipima lingelipima yangelipima kingelipima vingelipima ingelipima zingelipima ungelipima kungelipima pangelipima mungelipima
General Relative
Positive nipimao tupimao upimao mpimao apimao wapimao upimao ipimao lipimao yapimao kipimao vipimao ipimao zipimao upimao kupimao papimao mupimao
Negative nisiopima tusiopima usiopima msiopima asiopima wasiopima usiopima isiopima lisiopima yasiopima kisiopima visiopima isiopima zisiopima usiopima kusiopima pasiopima musiopima
Gnomic
Positive napima twapima wapima mwapima apima wapima wapima yapima lapima yapima chapima vyapima yapima zapima wapima kwapima papima mwapima
Perfect
Positive nimepima tumepima umepima mmepima amepima wamepima umepima imepima limepima yamepima kimepima vimepima imepima zimepima umepima kumepima pamepima mumepima
"Already"
Positive nimeshapima tumeshapima umeshapima mmeshapima ameshapima wameshapima umeshapima imeshapima limeshapima yameshapima kimeshapima vimeshapima imeshapima zimeshapima umeshapima kumeshapima pameshapima mumeshapima
"Not yet"
Negative sijapima hatujapima hujapima hamjapima hajapima hawajapima haujapima haijapima halijapima hayajapima hakijapima havijapima haijapima hazijapima haujapima hakujapima hapajapima hamujapima
"If/When"
Positive nikipima tukipima ukipima mkipima akipima wakipima ukipima ikipima likipima yakipima kikipima vikipima ikipima zikipima ukipima kukipima pakipima mukipima
"If not"
Negative nisipopima tusipopima usipopima msipopima asipopima wasipopima usipopima isipopima lisipopima yasipopima kisipopima visipopima isipopima zisipopima usipopima kusipopima pasipopima musipopima
Consecutive
Positive nikapima tukapima ukapima mkapima akapima wakapima ukapima ikapima likapima yakapima kikapima vikapima ikapima zikapima ukapima kukapima pakapima mukapima
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.
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