uma

Clipping of English Umatilla.

uma

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Umatilla.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Umatilla terms

• IPA^(key): /uˈma/ [ʔʊˈmʌ]
• Hyphenation: u‧ma

umá

1. (stative) to be bad

Conjugation of uma (type III verb)
		1st singular	2nd singular	3rd singular		1st plural	2nd plural	3rd plural
				m	f
present indicative I	V-affirmative	umiyóh	umitóh	umáh	umáh	uminóh	umitoonúh	umoonúh
	N-affirmative	umiyó	umitó	umá	umá	uminó	umitón	umón
	negative	múmiyo	múmito	múma	múma	múmino	múmiton	múmon
present indicative II		affirmative present indicative I + imperfective of én
past indicative I		úmuk + perfective of én
past indicative II		úmuk + perfective of sugé
present potential	affirmative	umiyóm takkéh	umitóm takkéh	umám takkéh	umám takkéh	uminóm takkéh	umitoonúm takkéh	umoonúm takkéh
past conditional	affirmative	úmuk + past conditional of sugé
		-h converb	-k converb	-in(n)uh converb	infinitive
		úmih	úmuk	umínnuh	umíyya

• meqé (“be good”)

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “uma”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma.

umá

1. farm

uma

1. water

uma

1. to drink

   umtwa ― I drink

• David Forbes, On the Aymara Indians of Bolivia and Peru (1870)
• Dennis William Stuart Selder, Toward a Sound Methodology for Comparative Rhetoric (2007)

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma, from Proto-Austronesian *qumah (“swidden”).

uma (Balinese script ᬳᬸᬫ)

1. (sor) sawah

   Synonym: (alus mider) carik

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qumah”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• “uma” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma.

• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈma/ [ʔuˈma]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: u‧ma

umá (Basahan spelling ᜂᜋ)

1. farm; field

   Maduman ka sa uma sa aga?

   Are you going to the farm tomorrow?

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔuma/ [ˈʔu.mɐ]
• Hyphenation: u‧ma

uma (Badlit spelling ᜂᜋ)

1. farm; a piece of land where crops or animals are raised

   Synonyms: baol, banika

From Proto-Oceanic *ʀumaq.

• IPA^(key): /umɑ/

uma

1. house

• Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

uma

1. trunk (of a tree)
2. lead (metal)

• IPA^(key): /ˈuma/

uma

1. with

   Nabinaha tuma María. ― I'm going to dance with Mary.

uma

1. and

   Baruru tuma faluma ― Platains and coconuts

uma

1. garden

uma (plural uma-uma)

1. (colloquial) alternative form of huma

uma m (plural um'ee)

1. name

uma

1. Rōmaji transcription of うま
2. Rōmaji transcription of ウマ

• IPA^(key): /ʊˈma/ [ʊˈmäː]
• Hyphenation: u‧ma

umá

1. kiss on the mouth

   Synonyms: besu, ayik, uman

From Mongolic (Mongolian овог (ovog, “clan”), Yakut омук (omuk)); compare Southern Altai омок (omok, “people, nation”), Chagatai [script needed] (omak, “family”).

uma

1. people

Räsänen, Martti (1969) Versuch eines etymologischen Wörterbuchs der Türksprachen (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, page 361

• IPA^(key): /uma/

uma (infinitive kuuma)

1. to go out, come out

   Antonym: gũtonya

(Proverbs)

(Verbs)

• kuumagara

• Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 363. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

uma

1. (Sanggau) mother

From Proto-Oceanic *ʀuma (compare with Tongan uma, Samoan uma and Fijian uma) from *ʀumaq “house” ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq (compare with Javanese omah, Malay rumah both “house”) – semantic evolution of Proto-Oceanic root from comparison of the human chest held by ribcage with the house and its frame during the Lapita period.^[1][2]

uma

1. chest

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “uma”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 547
• “uma” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma.

umá

1. farm

• ũa (archaic)
• hua, hũa, huma (obsolete)
• 1 (numeral)

From Old Galician-Portuguese ũa, from Latin ūna, feminine of ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos, from Proto-Italic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”).

• Hyphenation: u‧ma

uma

2. feminine of um

   Eu peguei uma laranja, enquanto ele pegou cinco.

   I took one orange, while he took five.

   • 2000, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Câmara Secreta [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets] (Harry Potter; 2), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 217:

     Quando tiver uma dúvida, vá à biblioteca.

     When you are in doubt, go to the library.

   • 2001, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo [Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire] (Harry Potter; 4), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 555:

     Harry passou por uma provação terrível esta noite.

     Harry underwent a terrible ordeal tonight.

   • 2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 274:

     A varinha soltou uma faisquinha e se apagou.

     The wand let out a little spark and extinguished itself.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:um.

uma

2. feminine singular of um

   Uma mulher não pode ser tratada dessa forma.

   A woman can’t be treated this way.

   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 135:

     Ele agora tem uma casa nas montanhas, foi Dumbledore que arranjou, uma bela caverna.

     He now has a home in the mountains, Dumbledore is who provided it, a beautiful cave.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:um.

uma

2. feminine of um

uma

1. elevated

uma

1. head, top
2. capital, principal
3. leader, guide
4. rounded hill

• oema (superseded)

From English woman. Compare Antigua and Barbuda Creole English uman, Aukan uman and Krio uman.

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ma/

uma

1. woman

• Audio (Kenya):

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From Kikuyu uma.

uma class XI (plural nyuma class X)

1. fork

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ́ma.

-uma (infinitive kuuma)

1. to bite (to cut off a piece by clamping the teeth)
2. to ache or hurt

Conjugation of -uma
Positive present -nauma Subjunctive -ume Negative -umi Imperative singular uma
Infinitives
Positive kuuma Negative kutouma
Imperatives
Singular uma Plural umeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huuma Positive past positive subject concord + -liuma Negative past negative subject concord + -kuuma
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nauma) Singular Plural 1st person ninauma/nauma tunauma 2nd person unauma mnauma 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anauma wanauma other classes positive subject concord + -nauma
Negative present (negative subject concord + -umi) Singular Plural 1st person siumi hatuumi 2nd person huumi hamuumi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haumi hawaumi other classes negative subject concord + -umi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tauma Negative future negative subject concord + -tauma
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ume) Singular Plural 1st person niume tuume 2nd person uume muume 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aume waume other classes positive subject concord + -ume
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siume Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeuma Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeuma Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliuma Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliuma
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -auma) Singular Plural 1st person nauma twauma 2nd person wauma mwauma 3rd person m-wa(I/II) auma wauma m-mi(III/IV) wauma yauma ji-ma(V/VI) lauma yauma ki-vi(VII/VIII) chauma vyauma n(IX/X) yauma zauma u(XI) wauma see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwauma pa(XVI) pauma mu(XVIII) mwauma
Perfect positive subject concord + -meuma "Already" positive subject concord + -meshauma "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jauma "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiuma "If not" positive subject concord + -sipouma Consecutive kauma / positive subject concord + -kauma Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaume
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niuma -tuuma 2nd person -kuuma -wauma/-kuumeni/-waumeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muuma -wauma m-mi(III/IV) -uuma -iuma ji-ma(V/VI) -liuma -yauma ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiuma -viuma n(IX/X) -iuma -ziuma u(XI) -uuma see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuuma pa(XVI) -pauma mu(XVIII) -muuma Reflexive -jiuma
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -uma- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -umaye -umao m-mi(III/IV) -umao -umayo ji-ma(V/VI) -umalo -umayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -umacho -umavyo n(IX/X) -umayo -umazo u(XI) -umao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -umako pa(XVI) -umapo mu(XVIII) -umamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -uma) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeuma -ouma m-mi(III/IV) -ouma -youma ji-ma(V/VI) -louma -youma ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chouma -vyouma n(IX/X) -youma -zouma u(XI) -ouma see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kouma pa(XVI) -pouma mu(XVIII) -mouma
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -umia
  • Causative: -umiza
  • Passive: -umwa (“to be in pain, to ache”)
  • Reciprocal: -umana
  • Stative: -umika

úma

1. when
2. if

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔuma/ [ˈʔuː.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -uma
• Syllabification: u‧ma

uma (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋ)

1. encasement end-to-end

   Synonym: pagkakauma

• pagkakauma

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔumaʔ/ [ˈʔuː.mɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -umaʔ
• Syllabification: u‧ma

umà (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋ)

1. kiss on the mouth

   Synonyms: beso, halik, umaum

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈma/ [ʔʊˈma]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: u‧ma

umá (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋ)

1. surfeit of sleep or monotony

   Synonyms: pagkauma, sawa, suya

• pagkauma

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

uma m (Tifinagh spelling ⵓⵎⴰ, plural aytma, feminine equivalent utcma)

1. brother
2. compatriot
3. bro, a male comrade or friend
4. the same, lookalike

• utcma (“sister”)
• awmaten (“brothers”)
• tawmat (“brotherhood”)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔuma/ [ʔʊˈma]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: u‧ma

uma (Sulat Sūg spelling اُمَ)

1. farm; field

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀumaq. Compare Nias omo and Malay rumah.

uma

1. house (abode)

• “uma”, in Dicionário infopédia: Tetum-English, Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

uma

1. shoulder

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quma.

umá

1. farm

Akin to Maranao oma.

uma

1. to arrive

uma

1. to bark (of dogs)

IPA^(key): /úːma/

úma

1. if
2. when

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “uma”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “uma (3.9)”