Cotton printed lamba at market stall in Madagascar
From Malagasy (Highlands dialect).
lamba (plural lambas or lamba )
The traditional garment worn by men and women in Madagascar , consisting of a rectangular length of cloth wrapped around the body.
1743 , Robert Drury , The Pleasant, and Surprizing Adventures of Mr. Robert Drury, during his Fifteen Years Captivity on the Island of Madagascar [1] , London, page 135 :[ …] the Lances flew briskly at one another; one of which went thorow my Lamber , and scratch’d me [ …]
1870 , James Sibree , chapter 17, in Madagascar and its People [2] , London: The Religious Tract Society, page 520 :I was, from the first, surprised by the reverent manner in which public worship is conducted—especially by the outward respect shown during prayer. Almost everyone has his face covered with the folds of the lamba , and even young children seem instinctively to know that prayer is a solemn act, and often lie at full length on the ground perfectly still, with their little heads covered by their dress.
2017 , Colleen J. McElroy, chapter 5, in Over the Lip of the World: Among the Storytellers of Madagascar [3] , Seattle: University of Washington Press, page 99 :Wind stirred the grass, leaving streaks of gold-green light, and the patterns of lambas on women coming home from the market took on the vividness of a Degas painting.
Hyphenation: lam‧ba
IPA (key ) : /lamˈba/ [l̪amˈba]
lambá
each , every
Synonym: kada
lamba
genitive singular of lammas
lamba
inflection of lamber :
first / third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
lamba
Romanization of 𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰
Borrowed from English number .
IPA (key ) : /lám.bàː/
( Standard Kano Hausa ) IPA (key ) : [lám.bàː]
lambā̀ f (plural lambōbī , possessed form lambàr̃ )
sign , distinguishing mark, trademark
registration number
vaccination
scratch on enamel bowl/plate
lamba
indefinite genitive plural of lamb
lamba
to cook
lamba
to cook
lamba n
(non-standard since 1938 ) definite plural of lamb
lamba (present tense lambar , past tense lamba , past participle lamba , passive infinitive lambast , present participle lambande , imperative lamba /lamb )
( pre-1938 ) alternative form of lamme
lamba
inflection of lamber :
first / third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
From Sanskrit लम्ब ( lamba ) .
lamba
long
From Proto-Bantu *-dàmba .
-lamba
to become hungry
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
lamba
inflection of lamber :
first / third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
-lamba (infinitive kulamba )
to lick
Conjugation of -lamba
Positive present
-na lamba
Subjunctive
-lambe
Negative
-lambi
Imperative singular
lamba
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
hulamba
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li lamba
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku lamba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na lamba)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni nalamba/na lamba
tu nalamba
2nd person
u nalamba
m nalamba
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a nalamba
wa nalamba
other classes
positive subject concord + -na lamba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lambi )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si lambi
hatu lambi
2nd person
hu lambi
ham lambi
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha lambi
hawa lambi
other classes
negative subject concord + -lambi
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta lamba
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta lamba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lambe )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni lambe
tu lambe
2nd person
u lambe
m lambe
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a lambe
wa lambe
other classes
positive subject concord + -lambe
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si lambe
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge lamba
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe lamba
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali lamba
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali lamba
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me lamba
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha lamba
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja lamba
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki lamba
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo lamba
Consecutive
kalamba / positive subject concord + -ka lamba
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka lambe
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
From Proto-Bantu *-dàmba .
-lamba
( intransitive ) to become hungry
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
lambâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ )
excessive growth ; overgrowth ( of hair, weeds, grass, etc. )
Synonym: lago
lambá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋ᜔ᜊ )
joke ; jest
Synonyms: biro , tudyo , tukso
( by extension ) insincerity
Borrowed from Spanish lamba .
lamba f (Tifinagh spelling ⵍⴰⵎⴱⴰ , plural lambat )
lamp
Synonyms: rqendir , tfawt
light bulb
From Ottoman Turkish لامبه ( lamba ) , لامپه ( lampa ) , from Ancient Greek λαμπάς ( lampás , “ lamp ” ) , from Ancient Greek λάμπω ( lámpō , “ shine ” ) .
lamba (definite accusative lambayı , plural lambalar )
lamp ( oil device producing light )
light bulb
Synonym: ampul
“lamba ”, in Turkish dictionaries , Türk Dil Kurumu
From Proto-Bantu *-dàmba .
-lamba
( intransitive ) to become hungry
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
From Proto-Bantu *-dàmba .
-lamba
( intransitive ) to become hungry
Tone L
Infinitive
ukulamba
Positive
Negative
Infinitive
ukulamba
ukungalambi
Imperative
Simple
+ object concord
Singular
lamba
-lambe
Plural
lambani
-lambeni
Stative
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngilambile , ngilambē
engilambile , engilambē
ngilambile , ngilambē
angilambile , angilambē
engingalambile , engingalambē
ngingalambile , ngingalambē
2nd singular
ulambile , ulambē
olambile , olambē
ulambile , ulambē
awulambile , awulambē
ongalambile , ongalambē
ungalambile , ungalambē
1st plural
silambile , silambē
esilambile , esilambē
silambile , silambē
asilambile , asilambē
esingalambile , esingalambē
singalambile , singalambē
2nd plural
nilambile , nilambē
enilambile , enilambē
nilambile , nilambē
anilambile , anilambē
eningalambile , eningalambē
ningalambile , ningalambē
Class 1
ulambile , ulambē
olambile , olambē
elambile , elambē
akalambile , akalambē
ongalambile , ongalambē
engalambile , engalambē
Class 2
balambile , balambē
abalambile , abalambē
belambile , belambē
abalambile , abalambē
abangalambile , abangalambē
bengalambile , bengalambē
Class 3
ulambile , ulambē
olambile , olambē
ulambile , ulambē
awulambile , awulambē
ongalambile , ongalambē
ungalambile , ungalambē
Class 4
ilambile , ilambē
elambile , elambē
ilambile , ilambē
ayilambile , ayilambē
engalambile , engalambē
ingalambile , ingalambē
Class 5
lilambile , lilambē
elilambile , elilambē
lilambile , lilambē
alilambile , alilambē
elingalambile , elingalambē
lingalambile , lingalambē
Class 6
alambile , alambē
alambile , alambē
elambile , elambē
awalambile , awalambē
angalambile , angalambē
engalambile , engalambē
Class 7
silambile , silambē
esilambile , esilambē
silambile , silambē
asilambile , asilambē
esingalambile , esingalambē
singalambile , singalambē
Class 8
zilambile , zilambē
ezilambile , ezilambē
zilambile , zilambē
azilambile , azilambē
ezingalambile , ezingalambē
zingalambile , zingalambē
Class 9
ilambile , ilambē
elambile , elambē
ilambile , ilambē
ayilambile , ayilambē
engalambile , engalambē
ingalambile , ingalambē
Class 10
zilambile , zilambē
ezilambile , ezilambē
zilambile , zilambē
azilambile , azilambē
ezingalambile , ezingalambē
zingalambile , zingalambē
Class 11
lulambile , lulambē
olulambile , olulambē
lulambile , lulambē
alulambile , alulambē
olungalambile , olungalambē
lungalambile , lungalambē
Class 14
bulambile , bulambē
obulambile , obulambē
bulambile , bulambē
abulambile , abulambē
obungalambile , obungalambē
bungalambile , bungalambē
Class 15
kulambile , kulambē
okulambile , okulambē
kulambile , kulambē
akulambile , akulambē
okungalambile , okungalambē
kungalambile , kungalambē
Class 17
kulambile , kulambē
okulambile , okulambē
kulambile , kulambē
akulambile , akulambē
okungalambile , okungalambē
kungalambile , kungalambē
Present
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyalamba , ngilamba
engilambayo , engilamba
ngilamba
angilambi
engingalambi
ngingalambi
2nd singular
uyalamba , ulamba
olambayo , olamba
ulamba
awulambi
ongalambi
ungalambi
1st plural
siyalamba , silamba
esilambayo , esilamba
silamba
asilambi
esingalambi
singalambi
2nd plural
niyalamba , nilamba
enilambayo , enilamba
nilamba
anilambi
eningalambi
ningalambi
Class 1
uyalamba , ulamba
olambayo , olamba
elamba
akalambi
ongalambi
engalambi
Class 2
bayalamba , balamba
abalambayo , abalamba
belamba
abalambi
abangalambi
bengalambi
Class 3
uyalamba , ulamba
olambayo , olamba
ulamba
awulambi
ongalambi
ungalambi
Class 4
iyalamba , ilamba
elambayo , elamba
ilamba
ayilambi
engalambi
ingalambi
Class 5
liyalamba , lilamba
elilambayo , elilamba
lilamba
alilambi
elingalambi
lingalambi
Class 6
ayalamba , alamba
alambayo , alamba
elamba
awalambi
angalambi
engalambi
Class 7
siyalamba , silamba
esilambayo , esilamba
silamba
asilambi
esingalambi
singalambi
Class 8
ziyalamba , zilamba
ezilambayo , ezilamba
zilamba
azilambi
ezingalambi
zingalambi
Class 9
iyalamba , ilamba
elambayo , elamba
ilamba
ayilambi
engalambi
ingalambi
Class 10
ziyalamba , zilamba
ezilambayo , ezilamba
zilamba
azilambi
ezingalambi
zingalambi
Class 11
luyalamba , lulamba
olulambayo , olulamba
lulamba
alulambi
olungalambi
lungalambi
Class 14
buyalamba , bulamba
obulambayo , obulamba
bulamba
abulambi
obungalambi
bungalambi
Class 15
kuyalamba , kulamba
okulambayo , okulamba
kulamba
akulambi
okungalambi
kungalambi
Class 17
kuyalamba , kulamba
okulambayo , okulamba
kulamba
akulambi
okungalambi
kungalambi
Recent past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngilambile , ngilambē
engilambile , engilambē
ngilambile , ngilambē
angilambanga
engingalambanga
ngingalambanga
2nd singular
ulambile , ulambē
olambile , olambē
ulambile , ulambē
awulambanga
ongalambanga
ungalambanga
1st plural
silambile , silambē
esilambile , esilambē
silambile , silambē
asilambanga
esingalambanga
singalambanga
2nd plural
nilambile , nilambē
enilambile , enilambē
nilambile , nilambē
anilambanga
eningalambanga
ningalambanga
Class 1
ulambile , ulambē
olambile , olambē
elambile , elambē
akalambanga
ongalambanga
engalambanga
Class 2
balambile , balambē
abalambile , abalambē
belambile , belambē
abalambanga
abangalambanga
bengalambanga
Class 3
ulambile , ulambē
olambile , olambē
ulambile , ulambē
awulambanga
ongalambanga
ungalambanga
Class 4
ilambile , ilambē
elambile , elambē
ilambile , ilambē
ayilambanga
engalambanga
ingalambanga
Class 5
lilambile , lilambē
elilambile , elilambē
lilambile , lilambē
alilambanga
elingalambanga
lingalambanga
Class 6
alambile , alambē
alambile , alambē
elambile , elambē
awalambanga
angalambanga
engalambanga
Class 7
silambile , silambē
esilambile , esilambē
silambile , silambē
asilambanga
esingalambanga
singalambanga
Class 8
zilambile , zilambē
ezilambile , ezilambē
zilambile , zilambē
azilambanga
ezingalambanga
zingalambanga
Class 9
ilambile , ilambē
elambile , elambē
ilambile , ilambē
ayilambanga
engalambanga
ingalambanga
Class 10
zilambile , zilambē
ezilambile , ezilambē
zilambile , zilambē
azilambanga
ezingalambanga
zingalambanga
Class 11
lulambile , lulambē
olulambile , olulambē
lulambile , lulambē
alulambanga
olungalambanga
lungalambanga
Class 14
bulambile , bulambē
obulambile , obulambē
bulambile , bulambē
abulambanga
obungalambanga
bungalambanga
Class 15
kulambile , kulambē
okulambile , okulambē
kulambile , kulambē
akulambanga
okungalambanga
kungalambanga
Class 17
kulambile , kulambē
okulambile , okulambē
kulambile , kulambē
akulambanga
okungalambanga
kungalambanga
Remote past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngālamba
engālamba
ngālamba
angilambanga
engingalambanga
ngingalambanga
2nd singular
wālamba
owālamba
wālamba
awulambanga
ongalambanga
ungalambanga
1st plural
sālamba
esālamba
sālamba
asilambanga
esingalambanga
singalambanga
2nd plural
nālamba
enālamba
nālamba
anilambanga
eningalambanga
ningalambanga
Class 1
wālamba
owālamba
ālamba
akalambanga
ongalambanga
engalambanga
Class 2
bālamba
abālamba
bālamba
abalambanga
abangalambanga
bengalambanga
Class 3
wālamba
owālamba
wālamba
awulambanga
ongalambanga
ungalambanga
Class 4
yālamba
eyālamba
yālamba
ayilambanga
engalambanga
ingalambanga
Class 5
lālamba
elālamba
lālamba
alilambanga
elingalambanga
lingalambanga
Class 6
ālamba
ālamba
ālamba
awalambanga
angalambanga
engalambanga
Class 7
sālamba
esālamba
sālamba
asilambanga
esingalambanga
singalambanga
Class 8
zālamba
ezālamba
zālamba
azilambanga
ezingalambanga
zingalambanga
Class 9
yālamba
eyālamba
yālamba
ayilambanga
engalambanga
ingalambanga
Class 10
zālamba
ezālamba
zālamba
azilambanga
ezingalambanga
zingalambanga
Class 11
lwālamba
olwālamba
lwālamba
alulambanga
olungalambanga
lungalambanga
Class 14
bālamba
obālamba
bālamba
abulambanga
obungalambanga
bungalambanga
Class 15
kwālamba
okwālamba
kwālamba
akulambanga
okungalambanga
kungalambanga
Class 17
kwālamba
okwālamba
kwālamba
akulambanga
okungalambanga
kungalambanga
Potential
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngingalamba
—
ngingalamba
ngingelambe
—
ngingelambe
2nd singular
ungalamba
—
ungalamba
ungelambe
—
ungelambe
1st plural
singalamba
—
singalamba
singelambe
—
singelambe
2nd plural
ningalamba
—
ningalamba
ningelambe
—
ningelambe
Class 1
angalamba
—
engalamba
angelambe
—
engelambe
Class 2
bangalamba
—
bengalamba
bangelambe
—
bengelambe
Class 3
ungalamba
—
ungalamba
ungelambe
—
ungelambe
Class 4
ingalamba
—
ingalamba
ingelambe
—
ingelambe
Class 5
lingalamba
—
lingalamba
lingelambe
—
lingelambe
Class 6
angalamba
—
engalamba
angelambe
—
engelambe
Class 7
singalamba
—
singalamba
singelambe
—
singelambe
Class 8
zingalamba
—
zingalamba
zingelambe
—
zingelambe
Class 9
ingalamba
—
ingalamba
ingelambe
—
ingelambe
Class 10
zingalamba
—
zingalamba
zingelambe
—
zingelambe
Class 11
lungalamba
—
lungalamba
lungelambe
—
lungelambe
Class 14
bungalamba
—
bungalamba
bungelambe
—
bungelambe
Class 15
kungalamba
—
kungalamba
kungelambe
—
kungelambe
Class 17
kungalamba
—
kungalamba
kungelambe
—
kungelambe
Immediate future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngizolamba
engizolamba
ngizolamba
angizulamba
engingezulamba
ngingezulamba
2nd singular
uzolamba
ozolamba
uzolamba
awuzulamba
ongezulamba
ungezulamba
1st plural
sizolamba
esizolamba
sizolamba
asizulamba
esingezulamba
singezulamba
2nd plural
nizolamba
enizolamba
nizolamba
anizulamba
eningezulamba
ningezulamba
Class 1
uzolamba
ozolamba
ezolamba
akazulamba
ongezulamba
engezulamba
Class 2
bazolamba
abazolamba
bezolamba
abazulamba
abangezulamba
bengezulamba
Class 3
uzolamba
ozolamba
uzolamba
awuzulamba
ongezulamba
ungezulamba
Class 4
izolamba
ezolamba
izolamba
ayizulamba
engezulamba
ingezulamba
Class 5
lizolamba
elizolamba
lizolamba
alizulamba
elingezulamba
lingezulamba
Class 6
azolamba
azolamba
ezolamba
awazulamba
angezulamba
engezulamba
Class 7
sizolamba
esizolamba
sizolamba
asizulamba
esingezulamba
singezulamba
Class 8
zizolamba
ezizolamba
zizolamba
azizulamba
ezingezulamba
zingezulamba
Class 9
izolamba
ezolamba
izolamba
ayizulamba
engezulamba
ingezulamba
Class 10
zizolamba
ezizolamba
zizolamba
azizulamba
ezingezulamba
zingezulamba
Class 11
luzolamba
oluzolamba
luzolamba
aluzulamba
olungezulamba
lungezulamba
Class 14
buzolamba
obuzolamba
buzolamba
abuzulamba
obungezulamba
bungezulamba
Class 15
kuzolamba
okuzolamba
kuzolamba
akuzulamba
okungezulamba
kungezulamba
Class 17
kuzolamba
okuzolamba
kuzolamba
akuzulamba
okungezulamba
kungezulamba
Remote future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyolamba
engiyolamba
ngiyolamba
angiyulamba
engingeyulamba
ngingeyulamba
2nd singular
uyolamba
oyolamba
uyolamba
awuyulamba
ongeyulamba
ungeyulamba
1st plural
siyolamba
esiyolamba
siyolamba
asiyulamba
esingeyulamba
singeyulamba
2nd plural
niyolamba
eniyolamba
niyolamba
aniyulamba
eningeyulamba
ningeyulamba
Class 1
uyolamba
oyolamba
eyolamba
akayulamba
ongeyulamba
engeyulamba
Class 2
bayolamba
abayolamba
beyolamba
abayulamba
abangeyulamba
bengeyulamba
Class 3
uyolamba
oyolamba
uyolamba
awuyulamba
ongeyulamba
ungeyulamba
Class 4
iyolamba
eyolamba
iyolamba
ayiyulamba
engeyulamba
ingeyulamba
Class 5
liyolamba
eliyolamba
liyolamba
aliyulamba
elingeyulamba
lingeyulamba
Class 6
ayolamba
ayolamba
eyolamba
awayulamba
angeyulamba
engeyulamba
Class 7
siyolamba
esiyolamba
siyolamba
asiyulamba
esingeyulamba
singeyulamba
Class 8
ziyolamba
eziyolamba
ziyolamba
aziyulamba
ezingeyulamba
zingeyulamba
Class 9
iyolamba
eyolamba
iyolamba
ayiyulamba
engeyulamba
ingeyulamba
Class 10
ziyolamba
eziyolamba
ziyolamba
aziyulamba
ezingeyulamba
zingeyulamba
Class 11
luyolamba
oluyolamba
luyolamba
aluyulamba
olungeyulamba
lungeyulamba
Class 14
buyolamba
obuyolamba
buyolamba
abuyulamba
obungeyulamba
bungeyulamba
Class 15
kuyolamba
okuyolamba
kuyolamba
akuyulamba
okungeyulamba
kungeyulamba
Class 17
kuyolamba
okuyolamba
kuyolamba
akuyulamba
okungeyulamba
kungeyulamba
Present subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngilambe
ngingalambi
2nd singular
ulambe
ungalambi
1st plural
silambe
singalambi
2nd plural
nilambe
ningalambi
Class 1
alambe
angalambi
Class 2
balambe
bangalambi
Class 3
ulambe
ungalambi
Class 4
ilambe
ingalambi
Class 5
lilambe
lingalambi
Class 6
alambe
angalambi
Class 7
silambe
singalambi
Class 8
zilambe
zingalambi
Class 9
ilambe
ingalambi
Class 10
zilambe
zingalambi
Class 11
lulambe
lungalambi
Class 14
bulambe
bungalambi
Class 15
kulambe
kungalambi
Class 17
kulambe
kungalambi
Past subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngalamba
ngangalamba , angalamba , angangalamba
2nd singular
walamba
wangalamba , awalamba , awangalamba
1st plural
salamba
sangalamba , asalamba , asangalamba
2nd plural
nalamba
nangalamba , analamba , anangalamba
Class 1
walamba
wangalamba , akalamba , akangalamba
Class 2
balamba
bangalamba , abalamba , abangalamba
Class 3
walamba
wangalamba , awalamba , awangalamba
Class 4
yalamba
yangalamba , ayalamba , ayangalamba
Class 5
lalamba
langalamba , alalamba , alangalamba
Class 6
alamba
angalamba , awalamba , awangalamba
Class 7
salamba
sangalamba , asalamba , asangalamba
Class 8
zalamba
zangalamba , azalamba , azangalamba
Class 9
yalamba
yangalamba , ayalamba , ayangalamba
Class 10
zalamba
zangalamba , azalamba , azangalamba
Class 11
lwalamba
lwangalamba , alwalamba , alwangalamba
Class 14
balamba
bangalamba , abalamba , abangalamba
Class 15
kwalamba
kwangalamba , akwalamba , akwangalamba
Class 17
kwalamba
kwangalamba , akwalamba , akwangalamba