amba

See also: Amba, ambā, and âm ba

English

Etymology 1

Amharic ዐምባ (ʿämba)

Noun

amba (plural ambas)

  1. A characteristic landform in Ethiopia: a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain, often the site of a settlement.

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَمْبَة (ʕamba) and Hebrew עמבה; ultimately from Sanskrit आम्र (āmra).

Noun

amba (uncountable)

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

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /am.baʔ/

Noun

amba

  1. lowing or mooing sound of cattle

Verb

amba

  1. to moo, low as of cattle

Synonyms

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
declension of amba
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative amba amban ömbur ömburnar
accusative ömbu ömbuna ömbur ömburnar
dative ömbu ömbunni ömbum ömbunum
genitive ömbu ömbunnar amba ambanna

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈam.ba/
  • Rhymes: -amba
  • Hyphenation: àm‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Amharic አምባ (ʾämba).

Noun

amba f (plural ambe)

  1. (geology) a characteristic landform in Ethiopia, consisting of a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain

Noun

amba f (plural ambe)

  1. (usually in the plural) circumlocution, periphrasis
    Synonyms: (formal) circonlocuzione, (colloquial) giro di parole, perifrasi

Further reading
  • amba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • amba in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Javanese

Romanization

amba

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧ

Kanufi

Noun

amba

  1. plural of uwa

References

Kikuyu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàmba (“to stretch and peg a hide”).

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.

Manchu

Romanization

amba

  1. Romanization of ᠠᠮᠪᠠ

Old Javanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /amba/

Adjective

amba

  1. actually

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably *ba +‎ aN- as Proto-Mon-Khmer *wah~*lwah (“wide”).

Adjective

amba

  1. broad, wide
Descendants
  • Javanese: ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧ (amba, “wide”)

Noun

amba

  1. vegetables, condiments with a meat-dish

Further reading
  • "amba" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀩 (Brahmi script)
  • अम्ब (Devanagari script)
  • অম্ব (Bengali script)
  • අම‍්බ (Sinhalese script)
  • အမ္ဗ or ဢမ္ၿ or ဢမ်ၿ (Burmese script)
  • อมฺพ or อัมพะ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᨾᩛ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອມ຺ພ or ອັມພະ (Lao script)
  • អម្ព (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄟𑄴𑄝 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit आम्र (āmra).

Noun

amba m

  1. the mango tree, Mangifera indica
Declension
Declension table of "amba" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)amboambā
Accusative (second)ambaṃambe
Instrumental (third)ambenaambehi or ambebhi
Dative (fourth)ambassa or ambāya or ambatthaṃambānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)ambasmā or ambamhā or ambāambehi or ambebhi
Genitive (sixth)ambassaambānaṃ
Locative (seventh)ambasmiṃ or ambamhi or ambeambesu
Vocative (calling)ambaambā

Noun

amba n

  1. the mango fruit
Declension
Declension table of "amba" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)ambaṃambāni
Accusative (second)ambaṃambāni
Instrumental (third)ambenaambehi or ambebhi
Dative (fourth)ambassa or ambāya or ambatthaṃambānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)ambasmā or ambamhā or ambāambehi or ambebhi
Genitive (sixth)ambassaambānaṃ
Locative (seventh)ambasmiṃ or ambamhi or ambeambesu
Vocative (calling)ambaambāni
  • ambaphala (“mango fruit”)
  • ambavana (“mango grove”)

References
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “amba”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Noun

amba

  1. vocative singular of ambā (“mummy”)

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gàmba (“to speak, to answer”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Pronoun

amba-

  1. which; who (relative pronoun)
    • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎, translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 6:
      نِيَضِهِرِشِ يَغُ مَقَالِ ، اَبَيُ مُيُوْنِ نِقُصُدِيِ
      Niyaḍihirishe yangu maqali, ambayo moyoni niquṣudiye.
      Let me set forth the plan which I have in my heart.

Inflection
Inflected forms of amba-
Noun class singular plural
M-wa class ambaye ambao
M-mi class ambao ambayo
Ma class ambalo ambayo
Ki-vi class ambacho ambavyo
N class ambayo ambazo
U class ambao ambazo
Pa class ambapo ambapo
Ku class ambako ambako
Mu class ambamo ambamo

Verb

-amba (infinitive kwamba)

  1. to say, to explain

Conjugation
Conjugation of -amba
Positive present -naamba
Subjunctive -ambe
Negative -ambi
Imperative singular amba
Infinitives
Positive kwamba
kuamba
Negative kutoamba
Imperatives
Singular amba
Plural ambeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamba
Positive past positive subject concord + -liamba
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamba)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaamba/naamba tunaamba
2nd person unaamba mnaamba
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamba wanaamba
other classes positive subject concord + -naamba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambi)
Singular Plural
1st person siambi hatuambi
2nd person huambi hamwambi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambi hawaambi
other classes negative subject concord + -ambi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamba
Negative future negative subject concord + -taamba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambe)
Singular Plural
1st person niambe tuambe
2nd person uambe mwambe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambe waambe
other classes positive subject concord + -ambe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamba
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamba
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamba
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamba)
Singular Plural
1st person naamba twaamba
2nd person waamba mwaamba
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamba waamba
m-mi(III/IV) waamba yaamba
ji-ma(V/VI) laamba yaamba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamba vyaamba
n(IX/X) yaamba zaamba
u(XI) waamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaamba
pa(XVI) paamba
mu(XVIII) mwaamba
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamba
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamba
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamba
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamba
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamba
Consecutive kaamba / positive subject concord + -kaamba
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niamba -tuamba
2nd person -kuamba -waamba/-kuambeni/-waambeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamba -waamba
m-mi(III/IV) -uamba -iamba
ji-ma(V/VI) -liamba -yaamba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamba -viamba
n(IX/X) -iamba -ziamba
u(XI) -uamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuamba
pa(XVI) -paamba
mu(XVIII) -muamba
Reflexive -jiamba
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amba- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ambaye -ambao
m-mi(III/IV) -ambao -ambayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ambalo -ambayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambacho -ambavyo
n(IX/X) -ambayo -ambazo
u(XI) -ambao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ambako
pa(XVI) -ambapo
mu(XVIII) -ambamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amba)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeamba -oamba
m-mi(III/IV) -oamba -yoamba
ji-ma(V/VI) -loamba -yoamba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamba -vyoamba
n(IX/X) -yoamba -zoamba
u(XI) -oamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koamba
pa(XVI) -poamba
mu(XVIII) -moamba
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms
Derived terms

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔamˈbaʔ/ [ʔɐmˈbaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: am‧ba

Noun

ambâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. uncle
    Synonyms: tito, tiyo, tiyuhin, tiyong, amain, (slang) tsong
  2. (dialectal) grandfather
    Synonym: lolo
Alternative forms
  • ba — clipping
Derived terms
  • amba poon

Noun

ambâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊ)

  1. threatening gesture
    Synonyms: yamba, akma
Derived terms
  • ambaan
  • iamba
  • mag-ambaan
  • pag-amba
  • umamba

Further reading
  • “amba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gàmba (“to speak, to answer”).

Verb

amba

  1. to speak

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gàmba (“to speak, to answer”).

Verb

-amba

  1. to be sarcastic

Inflection
Tone L
Infinitive ukwamba
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukwamba ukungambi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular yamba -ambe
Plural yambani -ambeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyamba, ngamba engambayo, engamba ngamba angambi engingambi ngingambi
2nd singular uyamba, wamba owambayo, owamba wamba awambi ongambi ungambi
1st plural siyamba, samba esambayo, esamba samba asambi esingambi singambi
2nd plural niyamba, namba enambayo, enamba namba anambi eningambi ningambi
Class 1 uyamba, wamba owambayo, owamba amba akambi ongambi engambi
Class 2 bayamba, bamba abambayo, abamba bamba abambi abangambi bengambi
Class 3 uyamba, wamba owambayo, owamba wamba awambi ongambi ungambi
Class 4 iyamba, yamba eyambayo, eyamba yamba ayambi engambi ingambi
Class 5 liyamba, lamba elambayo, elamba lamba alambi elingambi lingambi
Class 6 ayamba, amba ambayo, amba amba awambi angambi engambi
Class 7 siyamba, samba esambayo, esamba samba asambi esingambi singambi
Class 8 ziyamba, zamba ezambayo, ezamba zamba azambi ezingambi zingambi
Class 9 iyamba, yamba eyambayo, eyamba yamba ayambi engambi ingambi
Class 10 ziyamba, zamba ezambayo, ezamba zamba azambi ezingambi zingambi
Class 11 luyamba, lwamba olwambayo, olwamba lwamba alwambi olungambi lungambi
Class 14 buyamba, bamba obambayo, obamba bamba abambi obungambi bungambi
Class 15 kuyamba, kwamba okwambayo, okwamba kwamba akwambi okungambi kungambi
Class 17 kuyamba, kwamba okwambayo, okwamba kwamba akwambi okungambi kungambi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngambile, ngambē engambile, engambē ngambile, ngambē angambanga engingambanga ngingambanga
2nd singular wambile, wambē owambile, owambē wambile, wambē awambanga ongambanga ungambanga
1st plural sambile, sambē esambile, esambē sambile, sambē asambanga esingambanga singambanga
2nd plural nambile, nambē enambile, enambē nambile, nambē anambanga eningambanga ningambanga
Class 1 wambile, wambē owambile, owambē ambile, ambē akambanga ongambanga engambanga
Class 2 bambile, bambē abambile, abambē bambile, bambē abambanga abangambanga bengambanga
Class 3 wambile, wambē owambile, owambē wambile, wambē awambanga ongambanga ungambanga
Class 4 yambile, yambē eyambile, eyambē yambile, yambē ayambanga engambanga ingambanga
Class 5 lambile, lambē elambile, elambē lambile, lambē alambanga elingambanga lingambanga
Class 6 ambile, ambē ambile, ambē ambile, ambē awambanga angambanga engambanga
Class 7 sambile, sambē esambile, esambē sambile, sambē asambanga esingambanga singambanga
Class 8 zambile, zambē ezambile, ezambē zambile, zambē azambanga ezingambanga zingambanga
Class 9 yambile, yambē eyambile, eyambē yambile, yambē ayambanga engambanga ingambanga
Class 10 zambile, zambē ezambile, ezambē zambile, zambē azambanga ezingambanga zingambanga
Class 11 lwambile, lwambē olwambile, olwambē lwambile, lwambē alwambanga olungambanga lungambanga
Class 14 bambile, bambē obambile, obambē bambile, bambē abambanga obungambanga bungambanga
Class 15 kwambile, kwambē okwambile, okwambē kwambile, kwambē akwambanga okungambanga kungambanga
Class 17 kwambile, kwambē okwambile, okwambē kwambile, kwambē akwambanga okungambanga kungambanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāmba engāmba ngāmba angambanga engingambanga ngingambanga
2nd singular wāmba owāmba wāmba awambanga ongambanga ungambanga
1st plural sāmba esāmba sāmba asambanga esingambanga singambanga
2nd plural nāmba enāmba nāmba anambanga eningambanga ningambanga
Class 1 wāmba owāmba āmba akambanga ongambanga engambanga
Class 2 bāmba abāmba bāmba abambanga abangambanga bengambanga
Class 3 wāmba owāmba wāmba awambanga ongambanga ungambanga
Class 4 yāmba eyāmba yāmba ayambanga engambanga ingambanga
Class 5 lāmba elāmba lāmba alambanga elingambanga lingambanga
Class 6 āmba āmba āmba awambanga angambanga engambanga
Class 7 sāmba esāmba sāmba asambanga esingambanga singambanga
Class 8 zāmba ezāmba zāmba azambanga ezingambanga zingambanga
Class 9 yāmba eyāmba yāmba ayambanga engambanga ingambanga
Class 10 zāmba ezāmba zāmba azambanga ezingambanga zingambanga
Class 11 lwāmba olwāmba lwāmba alwambanga olungambanga lungambanga
Class 14 bāmba obāmba bāmba abambanga obungambanga bungambanga
Class 15 kwāmba okwāmba kwāmba akwambanga okungambanga kungambanga
Class 17 kwāmba okwāmba kwāmba akwambanga okungambanga kungambanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingamba — ngingamba ngingambe — ngingambe
2nd singular ungamba — ungamba ungambe — ungambe
1st plural singamba — singamba singambe — singambe
2nd plural ningamba — ningamba ningambe — ningambe
Class 1 angamba — engamba angambe — engambe
Class 2 bangamba — bengamba bangambe — bengambe
Class 3 ungamba — ungamba ungambe — ungambe
Class 4 ingamba — ingamba ingambe — ingambe
Class 5 lingamba — lingamba lingambe — lingambe
Class 6 angamba — engamba angambe — engambe
Class 7 singamba — singamba singambe — singambe
Class 8 zingamba — zingamba zingambe — zingambe
Class 9 ingamba — ingamba ingambe — ingambe
Class 10 zingamba — zingamba zingambe — zingambe
Class 11 lungamba — lungamba lungambe — lungambe
Class 14 bungamba — bungamba bungambe — bungambe
Class 15 kungamba — kungamba kungambe — kungambe
Class 17 kungamba — kungamba kungambe — kungambe
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizokwamba engizokwamba ngizokwamba angizukwamba engingezukwamba ngingezukwamba
2nd singular uzokwamba ozokwamba uzokwamba awuzukwamba ongezukwamba ungezukwamba
1st plural sizokwamba esizokwamba sizokwamba asizukwamba esingezukwamba singezukwamba
2nd plural nizokwamba enizokwamba nizokwamba anizukwamba eningezukwamba ningezukwamba
Class 1 uzokwamba ozokwamba ezokwamba akazukwamba ongezukwamba engezukwamba
Class 2 bazokwamba abazokwamba bezokwamba abazukwamba abangezukwamba bengezukwamba
Class 3 uzokwamba ozokwamba uzokwamba awuzukwamba ongezukwamba ungezukwamba
Class 4 izokwamba ezokwamba izokwamba ayizukwamba engezukwamba ingezukwamba
Class 5 lizokwamba elizokwamba lizokwamba alizukwamba elingezukwamba lingezukwamba
Class 6 azokwamba azokwamba ezokwamba awazukwamba angezukwamba engezukwamba
Class 7 sizokwamba esizokwamba sizokwamba asizukwamba esingezukwamba singezukwamba
Class 8 zizokwamba ezizokwamba zizokwamba azizukwamba ezingezukwamba zingezukwamba
Class 9 izokwamba ezokwamba izokwamba ayizukwamba engezukwamba ingezukwamba
Class 10 zizokwamba ezizokwamba zizokwamba azizukwamba ezingezukwamba zingezukwamba
Class 11 luzokwamba oluzokwamba luzokwamba aluzukwamba olungezukwamba lungezukwamba
Class 14 buzokwamba obuzokwamba buzokwamba abuzukwamba obungezukwamba bungezukwamba
Class 15 kuzokwamba okuzokwamba kuzokwamba akuzukwamba okungezukwamba kungezukwamba
Class 17 kuzokwamba okuzokwamba kuzokwamba akuzukwamba okungezukwamba kungezukwamba
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyokwamba engiyokwamba ngiyokwamba angiyukwamba engingeyukwamba ngingeyukwamba
2nd singular uyokwamba oyokwamba uyokwamba awuyukwamba ongeyukwamba ungeyukwamba
1st plural siyokwamba esiyokwamba siyokwamba asiyukwamba esingeyukwamba singeyukwamba
2nd plural niyokwamba eniyokwamba niyokwamba aniyukwamba eningeyukwamba ningeyukwamba
Class 1 uyokwamba oyokwamba eyokwamba akayukwamba ongeyukwamba engeyukwamba
Class 2 bayokwamba abayokwamba beyokwamba abayukwamba abangeyukwamba bengeyukwamba
Class 3 uyokwamba oyokwamba uyokwamba awuyukwamba ongeyukwamba ungeyukwamba
Class 4 iyokwamba eyokwamba iyokwamba ayiyukwamba engeyukwamba ingeyukwamba
Class 5 liyokwamba eliyokwamba liyokwamba aliyukwamba elingeyukwamba lingeyukwamba
Class 6 ayokwamba ayokwamba eyokwamba awayukwamba angeyukwamba engeyukwamba
Class 7 siyokwamba esiyokwamba siyokwamba asiyukwamba esingeyukwamba singeyukwamba
Class 8 ziyokwamba eziyokwamba ziyokwamba aziyukwamba ezingeyukwamba zingeyukwamba
Class 9 iyokwamba eyokwamba iyokwamba ayiyukwamba engeyukwamba ingeyukwamba
Class 10 ziyokwamba eziyokwamba ziyokwamba aziyukwamba ezingeyukwamba zingeyukwamba
Class 11 luyokwamba oluyokwamba luyokwamba aluyukwamba olungeyukwamba lungeyukwamba
Class 14 buyokwamba obuyokwamba buyokwamba abuyukwamba obungeyukwamba bungeyukwamba
Class 15 kuyokwamba okuyokwamba kuyokwamba akuyukwamba okungeyukwamba kungeyukwamba
Class 17 kuyokwamba okuyokwamba kuyokwamba akuyukwamba okungeyukwamba kungeyukwamba
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngambe ngingambi
2nd singular wambe ungambi
1st plural sambe singambi
2nd plural nambe ningambi
Class 1 ambe angambi
Class 2 bambe bangambi
Class 3 wambe ungambi
Class 4 yambe ingambi
Class 5 lambe lingambi
Class 6 ambe angambi
Class 7 sambe singambi
Class 8 zambe zingambi
Class 9 yambe ingambi
Class 10 zambe zingambi
Class 11 lwambe lungambi
Class 14 bambe bungambi
Class 15 kwambe kungambi
Class 17 kwambe kungambi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngamba ngangamba, angamba, angangamba
2nd singular wamba wangamba, awamba, awangamba
1st plural samba sangamba, asamba, asangamba
2nd plural namba nangamba, anamba, anangamba
Class 1 wamba wangamba, akamba, akangamba
Class 2 bamba bangamba, abamba, abangamba
Class 3 wamba wangamba, awamba, awangamba
Class 4 yamba yangamba, ayamba, ayangamba
Class 5 lamba langamba, alamba, alangamba
Class 6 amba angamba, awamba, awangamba
Class 7 samba sangamba, asamba, asangamba
Class 8 zamba zangamba, azamba, azangamba
Class 9 yamba yangamba, ayamba, ayangamba
Class 10 zamba zangamba, azamba, azangamba
Class 11 lwamba lwangamba, alwamba, alwangamba
Class 14 bamba bangamba, abamba, abangamba
Class 15 kwamba kwangamba, akwamba, akwangamba
Class 17 kwamba kwangamba, akwamba, akwangamba

References
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