Finnish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɑmbi/, [ˈjɑ̝mbi]
- Rhymes: -ɑmbi
- Syllabification(key): jam‧bi
- Hyphenation(key): jam‧bi
Noun
jambi
- (poetry) iamb
Declension
| Inflection of jambi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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jambi
|
jambit
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| genitive
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jambin
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jambien
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| partitive
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jambia
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jambeja
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| illative
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jambiin
|
jambeihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jambi
|
jambit
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| accusative
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nom.
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jambi
|
jambit
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| gen.
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jambin
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| genitive
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jambin
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jambien
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| partitive
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jambia
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jambeja
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| inessive
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jambissa
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jambeissa
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| elative
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jambista
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jambeista
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| illative
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jambiin
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jambeihin
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| adessive
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jambilla
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jambeilla
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| ablative
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jambilta
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jambeilta
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| allative
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jambille
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jambeille
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| essive
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jambina
|
jambeina
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| translative
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jambiksi
|
jambeiksi
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| abessive
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jambitta
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jambeitta
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| instructive
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—
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jambein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jambini
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jambini
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| accusative
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nom.
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jambini
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jambini
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| gen.
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jambini
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| genitive
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jambini
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jambieni
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| partitive
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jambiani
|
jambejani
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| inessive
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jambissani
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jambeissani
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| elative
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jambistani
|
jambeistani
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| illative
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jambiini
|
jambeihini
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| adessive
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jambillani
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jambeillani
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| ablative
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jambiltani
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jambeiltani
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| allative
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jambilleni
|
jambeilleni
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| essive
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jambinani
|
jambeinani
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| translative
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jambikseni
|
jambeikseni
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| abessive
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jambittani
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jambeittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jambeineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jambisi
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jambisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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jambisi
|
jambisi
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| gen.
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jambisi
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| genitive
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jambisi
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jambiesi
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| partitive
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jambiasi
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jambejasi
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| inessive
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jambissasi
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jambeissasi
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| elative
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jambistasi
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jambeistasi
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| illative
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jambiisi
|
jambeihisi
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| adessive
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jambillasi
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jambeillasi
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| ablative
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jambiltasi
|
jambeiltasi
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| allative
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jambillesi
|
jambeillesi
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| essive
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jambinasi
|
jambeinasi
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| translative
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jambiksesi
|
jambeiksesi
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| abessive
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jambittasi
|
jambeittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jambeinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jambimme
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jambimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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jambimme
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jambimme
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| gen.
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jambimme
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| genitive
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jambimme
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jambiemme
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| partitive
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jambiamme
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jambejamme
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| inessive
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jambissamme
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jambeissamme
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| elative
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jambistamme
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jambeistamme
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| illative
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jambiimme
|
jambeihimme
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| adessive
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jambillamme
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jambeillamme
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| ablative
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jambiltamme
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jambeiltamme
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| allative
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jambillemme
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jambeillemme
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| essive
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jambinamme
|
jambeinamme
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| translative
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jambiksemme
|
jambeiksemme
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| abessive
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jambittamme
|
jambeittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jambeinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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jambinne
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jambinne
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| accusative
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nom.
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jambinne
|
jambinne
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| gen.
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jambinne
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| genitive
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jambinne
|
jambienne
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| partitive
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jambianne
|
jambejanne
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| inessive
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jambissanne
|
jambeissanne
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| elative
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jambistanne
|
jambeistanne
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| illative
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jambiinne
|
jambeihinne
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| adessive
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jambillanne
|
jambeillanne
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| ablative
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jambiltanne
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jambeiltanne
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| allative
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jambillenne
|
jambeillenne
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| essive
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jambinanne
|
jambeinanne
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| translative
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jambiksenne
|
jambeiksenne
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| abessive
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jambittanne
|
jambeittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jambeinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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jambinsa
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jambinsa
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| accusative
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nom.
|
jambinsa
|
jambinsa
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| gen.
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jambinsa
|
| genitive
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jambinsa
|
jambiensa
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| partitive
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jambiaan
jambiansa
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jambejaan
jambejansa
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| inessive
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jambissaan
jambissansa
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jambeissaan
jambeissansa
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| elative
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jambistaan
jambistansa
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jambeistaan
jambeistansa
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| illative
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jambiinsa
|
jambeihinsa
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| adessive
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jambillaan
jambillansa
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jambeillaan
jambeillansa
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| ablative
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jambiltaan
jambiltansa
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jambeiltaan
jambeiltansa
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| allative
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jambilleen
jambillensa
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jambeilleen
jambeillensa
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| essive
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jambinaan
jambinansa
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jambeinaan
jambeinansa
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| translative
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jambikseen
jambiksensa
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jambeikseen
jambeiksensa
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| abessive
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jambittaan
jambittansa
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jambeittaan
jambeittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jambeineen
jambeinensa
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Further reading
Maltese
Etymology
In all likelihood from a contraction of jagħmel bi, from the imperfect tense of Arabic عَمِلَ بِ (ʕamila bi, “to do with”), as in “What are you going to do with that?” Similar contractions compare in jaf (“to know”) and ġab (“to bring”). Another theory derives it from Arabic أَبَّ (ʔabba, “to wish, desire”), but this is less likely both phonetically and semantically.
Pronunciation
Verb
jambi (imperfect only)
- (in certain constructions, always with x’) to need, to use for some purpose
- Synonym: għandu bżonn
- Dan il-ktieb x’jambuh? ― What do they need this book for?
- M’għandix x’nambi iktar. ― There’s nothing else I need.
Conjugation
- The verb is defective and has no perfect forms. The perfect tense can be expressed with kien + imperfect, though this is rare.
Conjugation of jambi
| positive forms
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| perfect
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m
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kont nambi
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kont tambi
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kien jambi
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konna nambu
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kontu tambu
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kienu jambu
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| f
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kienet tambi
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| imperfect
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m
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nambi
|
tambi
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jambi
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nambu
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tambu
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jambu
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| f
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tambi
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| imperative
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