umba

See also: ũmba

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ᵐba/

Verb

-umba (infinitive kuúmba)

1. to mould pottery

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Verb

-úmbá (infinitive kuúmbá)

1. to mould, shape (clay or a similar substance)

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bʊ́mba.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-umba (infinitive kuumba)

1. to create
2. to fashion
3. to make pottery

Conjugation

Conjugation of -umba
Positive present -naumba Subjunctive -umbe Negative -umbi Imperative singular umba
Infinitives
Positive kuumba Negative kutoumba
Imperatives
Singular umba Plural umbeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huumba Positive past positive subject concord + -liumba Negative past negative subject concord + -kuumba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumba) Singular Plural 1st person ninaumba/naumba tunaumba 2nd person unaumba mnaumba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaumba wanaumba other classes positive subject concord + -naumba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -umbi) Singular Plural 1st person siumbi hatuumbi 2nd person huumbi hamuumbi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haumbi hawaumbi other classes negative subject concord + -umbi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taumba Negative future negative subject concord + -taumba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umbe) Singular Plural 1st person niumbe tuumbe 2nd person uumbe muumbe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumbe waumbe other classes positive subject concord + -umbe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siumbe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeumba Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeumba Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliumba Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliumba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aumba) Singular Plural 1st person naumba twaumba 2nd person waumba mwaumba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumba waumba m-mi(III/IV) waumba yaumba ji-ma(V/VI) laumba yaumba ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaumba vyaumba n(IX/X) yaumba zaumba u(XI) waumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaumba pa(XVI) paumba mu(XVIII) mwaumba
Perfect positive subject concord + -meumba "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaumba "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaumba "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiumba "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoumba Consecutive kaumba / positive subject concord + -kaumba Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaumbe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niumba -tuumba 2nd person -kuumba -waumba/-kuumbeni/-waumbeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muumba -waumba m-mi(III/IV) -uumba -iumba ji-ma(V/VI) -liumba -yaumba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiumba -viumba n(IX/X) -iumba -ziumba u(XI) -uumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuumba pa(XVI) -paumba mu(XVIII) -muumba Reflexive -jiumba
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umba- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -umbaye -umbao m-mi(III/IV) -umbao -umbayo ji-ma(V/VI) -umbalo -umbayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -umbacho -umbavyo n(IX/X) -umbayo -umbazo u(XI) -umbao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -umbako pa(XVI) -umbapo mu(XVIII) -umbamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umba) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeumba -oumba m-mi(III/IV) -oumba -youmba ji-ma(V/VI) -loumba -youmba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choumba -vyoumba n(IX/X) -youmba -zoumba u(XI) -oumba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koumba pa(XVI) -poumba mu(XVIII) -moumba
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: -umbia
  • Causative: -umbisha
  • Passive: -umbwa
  • Stative: -umbika

• Nominal derivations:
  • Muumba (“creator, God”)
  • kiumbe (“creature”)
  • muumbaji (“creator”)
  • umbo (“form”)
  • uumbaji (“creation”)

Xhosa

Etymology

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Noun

umba^? class 3 (plural imiba class 4)

1. topic

Inflection

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