English
Pronunciation
Adjective
imba (comparative more imba, superlative most imba)
- (video games, slang) Clipping of imbalanced.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:imba.
Descendants
See also
- UP (“underpowered”), OP (“overpowered”)
- nerf
Anagrams
Chichewa
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́mba. Cognate with Yao -jimba.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈi.ᵐba/
Verb
-imba (infinitive kuímba)
- to sing
Derived terms
Ikizu
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́mba.
Verb
-imba
- to sing
Derived terms
References
- Walker, John B. (2017) Ikizu-Sizaki - Swahili - English Dictionary.[1], SIL International
Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Javanese himba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /im.ba/
- Hyphenation: im‧ba
Noun
ꦲꦶꦩ꧀ꦧ (imba) (ngoko alis, krama imba)
- Krama inggil of ꦲꦭꦶꦱ꧀ (alis, “eyebrow”).
- brow
Further reading
- The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “imba”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
Kabwa
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́mba.
Verb
-imba (infinitive okwimba)
- to sing
References
- Philipo, Nyamisana Hamis, Walker, John B. (2016) "Kabwa - Swahili - English Dictionary."[2], SIL International
Shona
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbá.
Noun
imbá class 9 (plural dzimbá class 10)
- house
Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́mba. Cognate with Chichewa -imba, Tumbuka -imba and Yao -jimba.
Pronunciation
Verb
-imba (infinitive kuimba)
- to sing
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -imba
|
| Positive present
|
-naimba
|
| Subjunctive
|
-imbe
|
| Negative
|
-imbi
|
| Imperative singular
|
imba
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kuimba
|
| Negative
|
kutoimba
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
imba
|
| Plural
|
imbeni
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
huimba
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liimba
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuimba
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naimba)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninaimba/naimba
|
tunaimba
|
| 2nd person
|
unaimba
|
mnaimba
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anaimba
|
wanaimba
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naimba
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -imbi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
siimbi
|
hatuimbi
|
| 2nd person
|
huimbi
|
hamwimbi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haimbi
|
hawaimbi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -imbi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taimba
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taimba
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -imbe)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
niimbe
|
tuimbe
|
| 2nd person
|
uimbe
|
mwimbe
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aimbe
|
waimbe
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -imbe
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -siimbe
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeimba
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeimba
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngaliimba
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singaliimba
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aimba)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
naimba
|
twaimba
|
| 2nd person
|
waimba
|
mwaimba
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aimba
|
waimba
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waimba
|
yaimba
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laimba
|
yaimba
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaimba
|
vyaimba
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yaimba
|
zaimba
|
| u(XI)
|
waimba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaimba
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
paimba
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaimba
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meimba
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshaimba
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jaimba
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kiimba
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipoimba
|
| Consecutive
|
kaimba / positive subject concord + -kaimba
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaimbe
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-niimba
|
-tuimba
|
| 2nd person
|
-kuimba
|
-waimba/-kuimbeni/-waimbeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwimba
|
-waimba
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uimba
|
-iimba
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liimba
|
-yaimba
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiimba
|
-viimba
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-iimba
|
-ziimba
|
| u(XI)
|
-uimba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuimba
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-paimba
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-muimba
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jiimba
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -imba- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-imbaye
|
-imbao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-imbao
|
-imbayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-imbalo
|
-imbayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-imbacho
|
-imbavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-imbayo
|
-imbazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-imbao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-imbako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-imbapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-imbamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -imba)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeimba
|
-oimba
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oimba
|
-yoimba
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loimba
|
-yoimba
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choimba
|
-vyoimba
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yoimba
|
-zoimba
|
| u(XI)
|
-oimba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koimba
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-poimba
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-moimba
|
|
|
|
| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
|
Derived terms
Tumbuka
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́mba. Cognate with Chichewa -imba, Yao -jimba and Swahili -imba.
Verb
-imba (infinitive kwimba)
- to sing
Venda
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́mba.
Verb
imba
- to sing
Derived terms