amba

English

Noun

amba ‎(uncountable)

A tangy mango pickle used as a condiment in the Middle East.

Hiligaynon

Verb

ámba

chant, sing

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈampa/
Rhymes: -ampa

Noun

amba f ‎(genitive singular ömbu, nominative plural ömbur)

Alternative form of amaba

Declension

declension of amba

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular		plural
nominative	amba	amban	ömbur	ömburnar
accusative	ömbu	ömbuna	ömbur	ömburnar
dative	ömbu	ömbunni	ömbum	ömbunum
genitive	ömbu	ömbunnar	amba	ambanna

Kanufi

Noun

amba

plural of uwa

Reference

Roger Blench, The Anib (=Kanufi) language of Central Nigeria and its affinities, page 3, 2011

Pali

Alternative forms

अम्ब (Devanagari script)
අම්බ (Sinhalese script)
အမ္ဗ (Burmese script)
អម្ព (Khmer script)
อมฺพ (Thai script)

Noun

amba ?

the mango tree, Magifera indica

Related terms

ambaphala ‎(“mango fruit”)

References

amba in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu. Cognate with Zulu ukuthi.

Verb

-amba ‎(infinitive kwamba)

to say, to explain

Conjugation

affirmative conjugation of amba

infinitive		kwamba
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	naamba	waamba	aamba	waamba	laamba	chaamba	yaamba	waamba
	progressive	ninaamba	unaamba	anaamba	unaamba	linaamba	kinaamba	inaamba	unaamba
	habitual	huamba
	past	niliamba	uliamba	aliamba	uliamba	liliamba	kiliamba	iliamba	uliamba
	perfect	nimeamba	umeamba	ameamba	umeamba	limeamba	kimeamba	imeamba	umeamba
	future	nitaamba	utaamba	ataamba	utaamba	litaamba	kitaamba	itaamba	utaamba
	consecutive	nikaamba	ukaamba	akaamba	ukaamba	likaamba	kikaamba	ikaamba	ukaamba
conditional	present	ningeamba	ungeamba	angeamba	ungeamba	lingeamba	kingeamba	ingeamba	ungeamba
conditional	past	ningaliamba	ungaliamba	angaliamba	ungaliamba	lingaliamba	kingaliamba	ingaliamba	ungaliamba
subjunctive	general	niambe	uambe	aambe	uambe	liambe	kiambe	iambe	uambe
subjunctive	consecutive	nikaambe	ukaambe	akaambe	ukaambe	likaambe	kikaambe	ikaambe	ukaambe
comitative		nikiamba	ukiamba	akiamba	ukiamba	likiamba	kikiamba	ikiamba	ukiamba
imperative			amba! __ambe!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	twaamba	mwaamba	waamba	yaamba	yaamba	vyaamba	zaamba	zaamba
	progressive	tunaamba	mnaamba	wanaamba	inaamba	yanaamba	vinaamba	zinaamba	zinaamba
	habitual	huamba
	past	tuliamba	mliamba	waliamba	iliamba	yaliamba	viliamba	ziliamba	ziliamba
	perfect	tumeamba	mmeamba	wameamba	imeamba	yameamba	vimeamba	zimeamba	zimeamba
	future	tutaamba	mtaamba	wataamba	itaamba	yataamba	vitaamba	zitaamba	zitaamba
	consecutive	tukaamba	mkaamba	wakaamba	ikaamba	yakaamba	vikaamba	zikaamba	zikaamba
conditional	present	tungeamba	mngeamba	wangeamba	ingeamba	yangeamba	vingeamba	zingeamba	zingeamba
conditional	past	tungaliamba	mngaliamba	wangaliamba	ingaliamba	yangaliamba	vingaliamba	zingaliamba	zingaliamba
subjunctive	general	twambe	mwambe	waambe	iambe	yaambe	viambe	ziambe	ziambe
subjunctive	consecutive	tukaambe	mkaambe	wakaambe	ikaambe	yakaambe	vikaambe	zikaambe	zikaambe
comitative		tukiamba	mkiamba	wakiamba	ikiamba	yakiamba	vikiamba	zikiamba	zikiamba
imperative		twambe	ambeni! __ambeni!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

negative conjugation of amba

infinitive		kwtoamba or kwtokuamba
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	siambi	huambi	haambi	hauambi	haliambi	hakiambi	haiambi	hauambi
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	sikuamba	hukuamba	hakuamba	haukuamba	halikuamba	hakikuamba	haikuamba	haukuamba
	perfect	sijaamba	hujaamba	hajaamba	haujaamba	halijaamba	hakijaamba	haijaamba	haujaamba
	future	sitaamba	hutaamba	hataamba	hautaamba	halitaamba	hakitaamba	haitaamba	hautaamba
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	nisingeamba	usingeamba	asingeamba	usingeamba	lisingeamba	kisingeamba	isingeamba	usingeamba
conditional	past	nisingaliamba	usingaliamba	asingaliamba	usingaliamba	lisingaliamba	kisingaliamba	isingaliamba	usingaliamba
subjunctive	general	nisiambe	usiambe	asiambe	usiambe	lisiambe	kisiambe	isiambe	usiambe
subjunctive	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		nisipoamba	usipoamba	asipoamba	usipoamba	lisipoamba	kisipoamba	isipoamba	usipoamba
imperative			usiambe!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	hatuambi	hamambi	hawaambi	haiambi	hayaambi	haviambi	haziambi	haziambi
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	hatukuamba	hamkuamba	hawakuamba	haikuamba	hayakuamba	havikuamba	hazikuamba	hazikuamba
	perfect	hatujaamba	hamjaamba	hawajaamba	haijaamba	hayajaamba	havijaamba	hazijaamba	hazijaamba
	future	hatutaamba	hamtaamba	hawataamba	haitaamba	hayataamba	havitaamba	hazitaamba	hazitaamba
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	tusingeamba	msingeamba	wasingeamba	isingeamba	yasingeamba	visingeamba	zisingeamba	zisingeamba
conditional	past	tusingaliamba	msingaliamba	wasingaliamba	isingaliamba	yasingaliamba	visingaliamba	zisingaliamba	zisingaliamba
subjunctive	general	tusiambe	msiambe	wasiambe	isiambe	yasiambe	visiambe	zisiambe	zisiambe
subjunctive	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		tusipoamba	msipoamba	wasipoamba	isipoamba	yasipoamba	visipoamba	zisipoamba	zisipoamba
imperative		tusiambe	msiambe!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

Derived terms

ambia
ambika

ambisha
ambiwa

Related terms

chambo
jambo

Pronoun

amba-

which; who (relative pronoun)

Inflection

Inflected forms of amba-

Noun class	singular	plural
M-wa class	ambaye	ambao
M-mi class	ambao	ambayo
Ma class	ambalo	ambayo
Ki-vi class	ambacho	ambavyo
N class	ambayo	ambazo
U class	ambao	ambazo
Pa class	ambapo	ambapo
Ku class	ambako	ambako
Mu class	ambamo	ambamo

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amba

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Noun

Hiligaynon

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Icelandic

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Noun

Declension

Kanufi

Noun

Reference

Pali

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