pima

See also: Pima

English

Etymology

Named in honor of the Pima Indians, who helped raise the cotton on USDA experimental farms in Arizona in the early 1900s.

Noun

pima (uncountable)

1. A soft form of cotton having long fibres (Gossypium barbadense)
   • 2009 March 12, Cintra Wilson, “Rosie the Riveter in a Pocket T”, in New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 23 August 2024:

     A svelte pima tank top with little buttons down the back is $118.

Derived terms

• pima cotton

Anagrams

• IMAP, IPMA

Kituba

Verb

pima

1. to measure

Lingala

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swahili pima.

Verb

-pima (infinitive kopima)

1. to measure

Etymology 2

Verb

-pima (infinitive kopima)

1. to refuse

Luba-Kasai

Verb

pima

1. to measure

Mauritian Creole

Noun

pima

1. alternative spelling of piman (“chili pepper”)

References

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 254
• Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 819

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpima/ [ˈpi.ma]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: pi‧ma

Adjective

pima m or f (masculine and feminine plural pimas)

1. Pima

Noun

pima m or f by sense (plural pimas)

1. Pima

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.mɑ/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-pima (infinitive kupima)

1. to test, examine
2. to measure, weigh, estimate
3. to criticise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pima
Positive present -napima Subjunctive -pime Negative -pimi Imperative singular pima
Infinitives
Positive kupima Negative kutopima
Imperatives
Singular pima Plural pimeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupima Positive past positive subject concord + -lipima Negative past negative subject concord + -kupima
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napima) Singular Plural 1st person ninapima/napima tunapima 2nd person unapima mnapima 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapima wanapima other classes positive subject concord + -napima
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pimi) Singular Plural 1st person sipimi hatupimi 2nd person hupimi hampimi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapimi hawapimi other classes negative subject concord + -pimi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapima Negative future negative subject concord + -tapima
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pime) Singular Plural 1st person nipime tupime 2nd person upime mpime 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apime wapime other classes positive subject concord + -pime
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipime Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepima Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepima Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipima Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipima
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apima) Singular Plural 1st person napima twapima 2nd person wapima mwapima 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apima wapima m-mi(III/IV) wapima yapima ji-ma(V/VI) lapima yapima ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapima vyapima n(IX/X) yapima zapima u(XI) wapima see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapima pa(XVI) papima mu(XVIII) mwapima
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepima "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapima "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japima "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipima "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopima Consecutive kapima / positive subject concord + -kapima Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapime
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipima -tupima 2nd person -kupima -wapima/-kupimeni/-wapimeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpima -wapima m-mi(III/IV) -upima -ipima ji-ma(V/VI) -lipima -yapima ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipima -vipima n(IX/X) -ipima -zipima u(XI) -upima see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupima pa(XVI) -papima mu(XVIII) -mupima Reflexive -jipima
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pima- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pimaye -pimao m-mi(III/IV) -pimao -pimayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pimalo -pimayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pimacho -pimavyo n(IX/X) -pimayo -pimazo u(XI) -pimao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pimako pa(XVI) -pimapo mu(XVIII) -pimamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pima) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepima -opima m-mi(III/IV) -opima -yopima ji-ma(V/VI) -lopima -yopima ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopima -vyopima n(IX/X) -yopima -zopima u(XI) -opima see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopima pa(XVI) -popima mu(XVIII) -mopima
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -pimia
  • Causative: -pimisha
  • Passive: -pimwa (“to be examined”)
  • Stative: -pimika

• Nominal derivations:
  • kipimajoto (“thermometer”)
  • kipimo (“measurement”)
  • mpimaji (“surveyor, assessor, measurer”)
  • upimaji (“valuation, measurement, assessment”)