umba

See also: ũmba

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈu.ᵐba/

Verb

-umba (infinitive kuúmba)

  1. to mould pottery

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Verb

-úmbá (infinitive kuúmbá)

  1. to mould, shape (clay or a similar substance)

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-umba (infinitive kuumba)

  1. to create
  2. to fashion
  3. to make pottery

Conjugation
Conjugation of -umba
Positive present -naumba
Subjunctive -umbe
Negative -umbi
Imperative singular umba
Infinitives
Positive kuumba
Negative kutoumba
Imperatives
Singular umba
Plural umbeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huumba
Positive past positive subject concord + -liumba
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuumba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumba)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaumba/naumba tunaumba
2nd person unaumba mnaumba
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaumba wanaumba
other classes positive subject concord + -naumba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -umbi)
Singular Plural
1st person siumbi hatuumbi
2nd person huumbi hamuumbi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haumbi hawaumbi
other classes negative subject concord + -umbi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taumba
Negative future negative subject concord + -taumba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umbe)
Singular Plural
1st person niumbe tuumbe
2nd person uumbe muumbe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumbe waumbe
other classes positive subject concord + -umbe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siumbe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeumba
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeumba
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliumba
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliumba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aumba)
Singular Plural
1st person naumba twaumba
2nd person waumba mwaumba
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumba waumba
m-mi(III/IV) waumba yaumba
ji-ma(V/VI) laumba yaumba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaumba vyaumba
n(IX/X) yaumba zaumba
u(XI) waumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaumba
pa(XVI) paumba
mu(XVIII) mwaumba
Perfect positive subject concord + -meumba
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaumba
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaumba
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiumba
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoumba
Consecutive kaumba / positive subject concord + -kaumba
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaumbe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niumba -tuumba
2nd person -kuumba -waumba/-kuumbeni/-waumbeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muumba -waumba
m-mi(III/IV) -uumba -iumba
ji-ma(V/VI) -liumba -yaumba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiumba -viumba
n(IX/X) -iumba -ziumba
u(XI) -uumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuumba
pa(XVI) -paumba
mu(XVIII) -muumba
Reflexive -jiumba
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umba- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -umbaye -umbao
m-mi(III/IV) -umbao -umbayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -umbalo -umbayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -umbacho -umbavyo
n(IX/X) -umbayo -umbazo
u(XI) -umbao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -umbako
pa(XVI) -umbapo
mu(XVIII) -umbamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umba)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeumba -oumba
m-mi(III/IV) -oumba -youmba
ji-ma(V/VI) -loumba -youmba
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choumba -vyoumba
n(IX/X) -youmba -zoumba
u(XI) -oumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koumba
pa(XVI) -poumba
mu(XVIII) -moumba
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms
  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -umbia
    • Causative: -umbisha
    • Passive: -umbwa
    • Stative: -umbika

Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

umba? class 3 (plural imiba class 4)

  1. topic

Inflection

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