Franco-Provençal
Noun
jamba (plural jambes) (ORB, broad)
- alternative form of chamba (“leg”)
References
- jambe in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
- jamba in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
Galician
Noun
jamba f (plural jambas, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of xamba
Further reading
- “jamba” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Malagasy
Adjective
jamba
- blind (unable to see)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxamba/ [ˈxãm.ba]
- Rhymes: -amba
- Syllabification: jam‧ba
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French jambe. Compare English jamb.
Noun
jamba f (plural jambas)
- jamb
Etymology 2
Verb
jamba
- only used in se jamba, third-person singular present indicative of jambarse
- only used in te ... jamba, syntactic variant of jámbate, second-person singular imperative of jambarse
Further reading
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
jamba class V (plural majamba class VI)
- a fart
Verb
-jamba (infinitive kujamba)
- to fart
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -jamba
|
| Positive present
|
-najamba
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| Subjunctive
|
-jambe
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| Negative
|
-jambi
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| Imperative singular
|
jamba
|
|
| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kujamba
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| Negative
|
kutojamba
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
jamba
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| Plural
|
jambeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hujamba
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lijamba
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kujamba
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -najamba)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninajamba/najamba
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tunajamba
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| 2nd person
|
unajamba
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mnajamba
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anajamba
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wanajamba
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -najamba
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -jambi)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sijambi
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hatujambi
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| 2nd person
|
hujambi
|
hamjambi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
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hajambi
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hawajambi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -jambi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tajamba
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tajamba
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|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jambe)
|
|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nijambe
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tujambe
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| 2nd person
|
ujambe
|
mjambe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
ajambe
|
wajambe
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -jambe
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sijambe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngejamba
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singejamba
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalijamba
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalijamba
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|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajamba)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
najamba
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twajamba
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| 2nd person
|
wajamba
|
mwajamba
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
ajamba
|
wajamba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wajamba
|
yajamba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lajamba
|
yajamba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chajamba
|
vyajamba
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| n(IX/X)
|
yajamba
|
zajamba
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| u(XI)
|
wajamba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwajamba
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| pa(XVI)
|
pajamba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwajamba
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|
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mejamba
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshajamba
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jajamba
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kijamba
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipojamba
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| Consecutive
|
kajamba / positive subject concord + -kajamba
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kajambe
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nijamba
|
-tujamba
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| 2nd person
|
-kujamba
|
-wajamba/-kujambeni/-wajambeni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mjamba
|
-wajamba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ujamba
|
-ijamba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lijamba
|
-yajamba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kijamba
|
-vijamba
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-ijamba
|
-zijamba
|
| u(XI)
|
-ujamba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kujamba
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pajamba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mujamba
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jijamba
|
|
| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jamba- + relative marker)
|
|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-jambaye
|
-jambao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-jambao
|
-jambayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-jambalo
|
-jambayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-jambacho
|
-jambavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-jambayo
|
-jambazo
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| u(XI)
|
-jambao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-jambako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-jambapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-jambamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jamba)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yejamba
|
-ojamba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ojamba
|
-yojamba
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lojamba
|
-yojamba
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chojamba
|
-vyojamba
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yojamba
|
-zojamba
|
| u(XI)
|
-ojamba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kojamba
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pojamba
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mojamba
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Yoruba
Etymology
Said to come from a term of Arabic origin, possibly from Arabic ذَنْب (ḏanb)
Pronunciation
Noun
jàm̀bá
- an accident (that causes physical damage)
- danger
- Synonyms: ewu, ìpọ́njú