keema
See also: ke·ema
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Urdu قیمہ, from Persian قیمه (qime), from Turkic, perhaps Ottoman Turkish قیمه (kıyma), whence Turkish kıyma. Doublet of gheimeh, an Iranian meat stew.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiːmə/
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Noun
keema (countable and uncountable, plural keemas)
- (South Asia) Finely chopped mince as used in South Asia cookery, typically lamb with peas or potatoes and spices, sometimes used as a filling in samosas or naan. [from 20th c.]
- 2023, Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi, The Centre, Picador, page 84:
- I picked up a samosa and took a bite. It was to die for. Crispy and warm, with succulent qeema and just the right amount of matar and aloo.
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finno-Ugric [Term?]. Cognate to Finnish kiehua, Votic tšihhua, Eastern Mari кӱаш (küaš, “to boil, to cook, to sunbathe”), Hungarian köved, köveszt, küeszt (“to boil”), and possibly Forest Enets [script needed] (kū-, “to ripen, to mature (for berries)”).
Verb
keema (da-infinitive keeda)
- (intransitive) to boil
Conjugation
Conjugation of keema (ÕS type 37/võima, no gradation)
| indicative | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | keen | ei kee | 1st sing. | olen keenud | ei ole keenud pole keenud | ||||
| 2nd sing. | keed | 2nd sing. | oled keenud | ||||||
| 3rd sing. | keeb | 3rd sing. | on keenud | ||||||
| 1st plur. | keeme | 1st plur. | oleme keenud | ||||||
| 2nd plur. | keete | 2nd plur. | olete keenud | ||||||
| 3rd plur. | keevad | 3rd plur. | on keenud | ||||||
| impersonal | keedakse | ei keeda | impersonal | on keedud | ei ole keedud pole keedud | ||||
| past | pluperfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | keesin | ei keenud | 1st sing. | olin keenud | ei olnud keenud polnud keenud | ||||
| 2nd sing. | keesid | 2nd sing. | olid keenud | ||||||
| 3rd sing. | kees | 3rd sing. | oli keenud | ||||||
| 1st plur. | keesime | 1st plur. | olime keenud | ||||||
| 2nd plur. | keesite | 2nd plur. | olite keenud | ||||||
| 3rd plur. | keesid | 3rd plur. | oli keenud | ||||||
| impersonal | keedi | ei keedud | impersonal | oli keedud | ei olnud keedud polnud keedud | ||||
| conditional | |||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | keeksin | ei keeks | 1st sing. | keenuksin oleksin keenud |
ei keenuks ei oleks keenud poleks keenud | ||||
| 2nd sing. | keeksid | 2nd sing. | keenuksid oleksid keenud | ||||||
| 3rd sing. | keeks | 3rd sing. | keenuks oleks keenud | ||||||
| 1st plur. | keeksime | 1st plur. | keenuksime oleksime keenud | ||||||
| 2nd plur. | keeksite | 2nd plur. | keenuksite oleksite keenud | ||||||
| 3rd plur. | keeksid | 3rd plur. | keenuksid oleksid keenud | ||||||
| impersonal | keedaks | ei keedaks | impersonal | oleks keedud | ei oleks keedud poleks keedud | ||||
| imperative | |||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||
| 2nd sing. | kee | ära kee | 2nd sing. | ole keenud | ära ole keenud | ||||
| 3rd sing. | keegu | ärgu keegu | 3rd sing. | olgu keenud | ärgu olgu keenud | ||||
| 1st plur. | keegem | ärme keeme ärme kee ärgem keegem |
1st plur. | olgem keenud | ärme oleme keenud ärme ole keenud ärgem olgem keenud | ||||
| 2nd plur. | keege | ärge keege | 2nd plur. | olge keenud | ärge olge keenud | ||||
| 3rd plur. | keegu | ärgu keegu | 3rd plur. | olgu keenud | ärgu olgu keenud | ||||
| impersonal | keedagu | ärgu keedagu | impersonal | olgu keedud | ärgu olgu keedud | ||||
| quotative | |||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| voice | positive | negative | voice | positive | negative | ||||
| active | keevat | ei keevat | active | olevat keenud | ei olevat keenud polevat keenud | ||||
| passive | keedavat | ei keedavat | passive | olevat keedud | ei olevat keedud polevat keedud | ||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||
| ma-infinitive | active | passive | da-infinitive | present | past | ||||
| nominative | keema | keedama | nominative | keeda | olla keenud | ||||
| illative | — | inessive | keedes | olles keenud | |||||
| inessive | keemas | participle | active | passive | |||||
| elative | keemast | present | keev | keedav | |||||
| translative | keemaks | past | keenud | keedud | |||||
| abessive | keemata | negative | keematu | — | |||||