hema

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See also: HEMA, Hema, ħema, and нема

Chichewa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Swahili hema, from Arabic خَيْمَة (ḵayma).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

héma class 5 (plural mahéma class 6)

  1. tent

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhe.ma/, [ˈhɛ.mə]

Noun[edit]

hema

  1. left (not right)
  2. south

See also[edit]

  • (compass points)
ʻākau
komohana hikina
hema

Maori[edit]

Noun[edit]

hema

  1. genitalia

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

hema (forms)

  1. first-person plural future active of hoti (to be)

Swahili[edit]

hema

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic خَيْمَة (ḵayma).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

hema (ma class, plural mahema)

  1. tent, marquee (portable lodge)

Descendants[edit]

  • Kikuyu: hema
  • Lingala: éma