pamba

Spanish

Noun

pamba f (plural pambas)

  1. (Mexico) series of blows, beating
    Synonym: golpiza
  2. (Ecuador) Alternative form of pampa

Derived terms

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Swahili

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1

From Persian پنبه (panbe).

Noun

pamba (n class, plural pamba)

  1. cotton

Verb

-pamba (infinitive kupamba)

  1. to decorate
  2. to arrange
Conjugation
Conjugation of -pamba
Positive present -napamba
Subjunctive -pambe
Negative -pambi
Imperative singular pamba
Infinitives
Positive kupamba
Negative kutopamba
Imperatives
Singular pamba
Plural pambeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupamba
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipamba
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupamba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napamba)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapamba/napamba tunapamba
2nd person unapamba mnapamba
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapamba wanapamba
other classes positive subject concord + -napamba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pambi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipambi hatupambi
2nd person hupambi hampambi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapambi hawapambi
other classes negative subject concord + -pambi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapamba
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapamba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pambe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipambe tupambe
2nd person upambe mpambe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apambe wapambe
other classes positive subject concord + -pambe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipambe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepamba
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepamba
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipamba
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipamba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apamba)
Singular Plural
1st person napamba twapamba
2nd person wapamba mwapamba
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apamba wapamba
m-mi(III/IV) wapamba yapamba
ji-ma(V/VI) lapamba yapamba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapamba vyapamba
n(IX/X) yapamba zapamba
u(XI) wapamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapamba
pa(XVI) papamba
mu(XVIII) mwapamba
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepamba
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapamba
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japamba
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipamba
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopamba
Consecutive kapamba / positive subject concord + -kapamba
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapambe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipamba -tupamba
2nd person -kupamba -wapamba/-kupambeni/-wapambeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpamba -wapamba
m-mi(III/IV) -upamba -ipamba
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipamba -yapamba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipamba -vipamba
n(IX/X) -ipamba -zipamba
u(XI) -upamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupamba
pa(XVI) -papamba
mu(XVIII) -mupamba
Reflexive -jipamba
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pamba- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pambaye -pambao
m-mi(III/IV) -pambao -pambayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pambalo -pambayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pambacho -pambavyo
n(IX/X) -pambayo -pambazo
u(XI) -pambao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pambako
pa(XVI) -pambapo
mu(XVIII) -pambamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pamba)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepamba -opamba
m-mi(III/IV) -opamba -yopamba
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopamba -yopamba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopamba -vyopamba
n(IX/X) -yopamba -zopamba
u(XI) -opamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopamba
pa(XVI) -popamba
mu(XVIII) -mopamba
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms
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