Spanish
Noun
pamba f (plural pambas)
- (Mexico) series of blows, beating
- Synonym: golpiza
- (Ecuador) alternative form of pampa
Derived terms
Further reading
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Persian پنبه (panbe).
Noun
pamba class IX (plural pamba class X)
- cotton
Etymology 2
Verb
-pamba (infinitive kupamba)
- to decorate
- to arrange
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pamba
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| Positive present
|
-napamba
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| Subjunctive
|
-pambe
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| Negative
|
-pambi
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| Imperative singular
|
pamba
|
|
| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kupamba
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| Negative
|
kutopamba
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
pamba
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| Plural
|
pambeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hupamba
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lipamba
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kupamba
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|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napamba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninapamba/napamba
|
tunapamba
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| 2nd person
|
unapamba
|
mnapamba
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anapamba
|
wanapamba
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -napamba
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pambi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sipambi
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hatupambi
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| 2nd person
|
hupambi
|
hampambi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hapambi
|
hawapambi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -pambi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tapamba
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tapamba
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pambe)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nipambe
|
tupambe
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| 2nd person
|
upambe
|
mpambe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
apambe
|
wapambe
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -pambe
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sipambe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngepamba
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singepamba
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalipamba
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalipamba
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|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apamba)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
napamba
|
twapamba
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| 2nd person
|
wapamba
|
mwapamba
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
apamba
|
wapamba
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wapamba
|
yapamba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lapamba
|
yapamba
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chapamba
|
vyapamba
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| n(IX/X)
|
yapamba
|
zapamba
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| u(XI)
|
wapamba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwapamba
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| pa(XVI)
|
papamba
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwapamba
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mepamba
|
| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapamba
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japamba
|
| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipamba
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipopamba
|
| Consecutive
|
kapamba / positive subject concord + -kapamba
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kapambe
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nipamba
|
-tupamba
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| 2nd person
|
-kupamba
|
-wapamba/-kupambeni/-wapambeni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mpamba
|
-wapamba
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-upamba
|
-ipamba
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lipamba
|
-yapamba
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kipamba
|
-vipamba
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ipamba
|
-zipamba
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| u(XI)
|
-upamba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kupamba
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| pa(XVI)
|
-papamba
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mupamba
|
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| Reflexive
|
-jipamba
|
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pamba- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-pambaye
|
-pambao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-pambao
|
-pambayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-pambalo
|
-pambayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-pambacho
|
-pambavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-pambayo
|
-pambazo
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| u(XI)
|
-pambao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-pambako
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pambapo
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-pambamo
|
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pamba)
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|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yepamba
|
-opamba
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-opamba
|
-yopamba
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lopamba
|
-yopamba
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chopamba
|
-vyopamba
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yopamba
|
-zopamba
|
| u(XI)
|
-opamba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kopamba
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-popamba
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mopamba
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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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Derived terms