ima

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ima"

English

Contraction

ima

1. Alternative form of Imma

Anagrams

• AIM, AMI, I am, IAM, MAI, MIA, Mai, Mia, aim, mai, mia

Araki

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ʀumaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ima/

Noun

ima

1. house

References

• François, Alexandre. 2008. An online lexicon of Araki (Santo, Vanuatu). Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) ‒ entry ima.

Ashe

Noun

ima

1. millet

Big Nambas

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ima/

Verb

ima

1. to come

   aparvr ti aparma paua, patrahr = If they both come the day after tomorrow, wait for them.

References

• Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

īmā

1. third-person singular possessed form of maitl (his/her/its hand)

Daur

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ïmaxan, compare Mongolian ямаа (jamaa).

Noun

ima

1. goat

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

ima

1. third-person singular possessed form of mayitl (his/her/its hand)

Greenlandic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Inuit *ima (“thus”), from Proto-Eskimo *imV (“thus”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /ima/, [y.ma]

Particle

ima

1. such, thus (as follows), so that

See also

• imaappoq

Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from imád.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈimɒ]
• Hyphenation: ima
• Rhymes: -mɒ

Noun

ima (plural imák)

1. prayer

   Synonyms: imádság, fohász

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	ima	imák
accusative	imát	imákat
dative	imának	imáknak
instrumental	imával	imákkal
causal-final	imáért	imákért
translative	imává	imákká
terminative	imáig	imákig
essive-formal	imaként	imákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	imában	imákban
superessive	imán	imákon
adessive	imánál	imáknál
illative	imába	imákba
sublative	imára	imákra
allative	imához	imákhoz
elative	imából	imákból
delative	imáról	imákról
ablative	imától	imáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	imáé	imáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	imáéi	imákéi

Possessive forms of ima
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	imám	imáim
2nd person sing.	imád	imáid
3rd person sing.	imája	imái
1st person plural	imánk	imáink
2nd person plural	imátok	imáitok
3rd person plural	imájuk	imáik

Derived terms

• imaasszony
• imaegylet
• imaélet
• imaház
• imahely
• imahét
• imakérés
• imaköntös
• imakönyv
• imaköpeny
• imamalom
• imaóra
• imasarok
• imaszíj
• imaszőnyeg
• imavezető
• imazsámoly
• magánima
• röpima

 

Further reading

• ima in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Anagrams

• ami, mai

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, *qalima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima, *qalima.

Noun

ima

1. (anatomy) hand (part of the body)

Italian

Adjective

ima

1. feminine singular of imo

Anagrams

• ami, mai, mia

Itawit

Noun

ima

1. hand

Japanese

Romanization

ima

1. Rōmaji transcription of いま

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.ma/, [ˈiːmä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ma/, [ˈiːmä]

Adjective

īma

1. inflection of īmus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

īmā

1. ablative feminine singular of īmus

References

• ima in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, *qalima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima, *qalima.

Noun

ima

1. (anatomy) hand

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, *qalima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima, *qalima.

Noun

ima

1. (anatomy) hand

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀇𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• इम (Devanagari script)
• ইম (Bengali script)
• ඉම (Sinhalese script)
• ဣမ or ဢိမ (Burmese script)
• อิม or อิมะ (Thai script)
• ᩍᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ອິມ or ອິມະ (Lao script)
• ឥម (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄨𑄟 (Chakma script)

Adjective

ima

1. this (very close by)

Declension

Declension table of "ima" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ayaṃ	ime
Accusative (second)	imaṃ	ime
Instrumental (third)	iminā or anena	imehi or imebhi or ehi or ebhi
Dative (fourth)	imassa or assa	imesaṃ or esaṃ or imesānaṃ or esānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	imasmā or imamhā or asmā	imehi or imebhi or ehi or ebhi
Genitive (sixth)	imassa or assa	imesaṃ or esaṃ or imesānaṃ or esānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	imasmiṃ or asmiṃ	imesu

Declension table of "imā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ayaṃ	imāyo or imā
Accusative (second)	imaṃ	imāyo or imā
Instrumental (third)	imāya	imāhi or imābhi
Dative (fourth)	imāya or imissā or assā or imissāya or assāya	imāsaṃ or āsaṃ or imāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	imāya	imāhi or imābhi
Genitive (sixth)	imāya or imissā or assā or imissāya or assāya	imāsaṃ or āsaṃ or imāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	imāya or imāyaṃ or imissā or imissaṃ or assaṃ	imāsu

Declension table of "ima" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	idaṃ	imāni
Accusative (second)	idaṃ or imaṃ	imāni
Instrumental (third)	iminā or anena	imehi or imebhi or ehi or ebhi
Dative (fourth)	imassa or assa	imesaṃ or esaṃ or imesānaṃ or esānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	imasmā or imamhā or asmā	imehi or imebhi or ehi or ebhi
Genitive (sixth)	imassa or assa	imesaṃ or esaṃ or imesānaṃ or esānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	imasmiṃ or asmiṃ	imesu

Pronoun

ima m

1. (demonstrative) this

Declension

As for masculine of adjective above.

Pronoun

ima f

1. (demonstrative) this

Declension

As for feminine of adjective above.

Pronoun

ima n

1. (demonstrative) this

Declension

As for neuter of adjective above.

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ayaŋ”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Quechua

Adjective

ima

1. any

Adverb

ima

1. also, and

Noun

ima

1. thing, something

Declension

declension of ima

	singular	plural
nominative	ima	imakuna
accusative	imata	imakunata
dative	imaman	imakunaman
genitive	imap	imakunap
locative	imapi	imakunapi
terminative	imakama	imakunakama
ablative	imamanta	imakunamanta
instrumental	imawan	imakunawan
comitative	imantin	imakunantin
abessive	imannaq	imakunannaq
comparative	imahina	imakunahina
causative	imarayku	imakunarayku
benefactive	imapaq	imakunapaq
associative	imapura	imakunapura
distributive	imanka	imakunanka
exclusive	imalla	imakunalla

possessive forms of ima

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	imay	imaykuna
accusative	imayta	imaykunata
dative	imayman	imaykunaman
genitive	imaypa	imaykunap
locative	imaypi	imaykunapi
terminative	imaykama	imaykunakama
ablative	imaymanta	imaykunamanta
instrumental	imaywan	imaykunawan
comitative	imaynintin	imaykunantin
abessive	imayninnaq	imaykunannaq
comparative	imayhina	imaykunahina
causative	imayrayku	imaykunarayku
benefactive	imaypaq	imaykunapaq
associative	imaypura	imaykunapura
distributive	imayninka	imaykunanka
exclusive	imaylla	imaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	imayki	imaykikuna
accusative	imaykita	imaykikunata
dative	imaykiman	imaykikunaman
genitive	imaykipa	imaykikunap
locative	imaykipi	imaykikunapi
terminative	imaykikama	imaykikunakama
ablative	imaykimanta	imaykikunamanta
instrumental	imaykiwan	imaykikunawan
comitative	imaykintin	imaykikunantin
abessive	imaykinnaq	imaykikunannaq
comparative	imaykihina	imaykikunahina
causative	imaykirayku	imaykikunarayku
benefactive	imaykipaq	imaykikunapaq
associative	imaykipura	imaykikunapura
distributive	imaykinka	imaykikunanka
exclusive	imaykilla	imaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	iman	imankuna
accusative	imanta	imankunata
dative	imanman	imankunaman
genitive	imanpa	imankunap
locative	imanpi	imankunapi
terminative	imankama	imankunakama
ablative	imanmanta	imankunamanta
instrumental	imanwan	imankunawan
comitative	imanintin	imankunantin
abessive	imanninnaq	imankunannaq
comparative	imanhina	imankunahina
causative	imanrayku	imankunarayku
benefactive	imanpaq	imankunapaq
associative	imanpura	imankunapura
distributive	imaninka	imankunanka
exclusive	imanlla	imankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	imanchik	imanchikkuna
accusative	imanchikta	imanchikkunata
dative	imanchikman	imanchikkunaman
genitive	imanchikpa	imanchikkunap
locative	imanchikpi	imanchikkunapi
terminative	imanchikkama	imanchikkunakama
ablative	imanchikmanta	imanchikkunamanta
instrumental	imanchikwan	imanchikkunawan
comitative	imanchiknintin	imanchikkunantin
abessive	imanchikninnaq	imanchikkunannaq
comparative	imanchikhina	imanchikkunahina
causative	imanchikrayku	imanchikkunarayku
benefactive	imanchikpaq	imanchikkunapaq
associative	imanchikpura	imanchikkunapura
distributive	imanchikninka	imanchikkunanka
exclusive	imanchiklla	imanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	imayku	imaykukuna
accusative	imaykuta	imaykukunata
dative	imaykuman	imaykukunaman
genitive	imaykupa	imaykukunap
locative	imaykupi	imaykukunapi
terminative	imaykukama	imaykukunakama
ablative	imaykumanta	imaykukunamanta
instrumental	imaykuwan	imaykukunawan
comitative	imaykuntin	imaykukunantin
abessive	imaykunnaq	imaykukunannaq
comparative	imaykuhina	imaykukunahina
causative	imaykurayku	imaykukunarayku
benefactive	imaykupaq	imaykukunapaq
associative	imaykupura	imaykukunapura
distributive	imaykunka	imaykukunanka
exclusive	imaykulla	imaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	imaykichik	imaykichikkuna
accusative	imaykichikta	imaykichikkunata
dative	imaykichikman	imaykichikkunaman
genitive	imaykichikpa	imaykichikkunap
locative	imaykichikpi	imaykichikkunapi
terminative	imaykichikkama	imaykichikkunakama
ablative	imaykichikmanta	imaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	imaykichikwan	imaykichikkunawan
comitative	imaykichiknintin	imaykichikkunantin
abessive	imaykichikninnaq	imaykichikkunannaq
comparative	imaykichikhina	imaykichikkunahina
causative	imaykichikrayku	imaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	imaykichikpaq	imaykichikkunapaq
associative	imaykichikpura	imaykichikkunapura
distributive	imaykichikninka	imaykichikkunanka
exclusive	imaykichiklla	imaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	imanku	imankukuna
accusative	imankuta	imankukunata
dative	imankuman	imankukunaman
genitive	imankupa	imankukunap
locative	imankupi	imankukunapi
terminative	imankukama	imankukunakama
ablative	imankumanta	imankukunamanta
instrumental	imankuwan	imankukunawan
comitative	imankuntin	imankukunantin
abessive	imankunnaq	imankukunannaq
comparative	imankuhina	imankukunahina
causative	imankurayku	imankukunarayku
benefactive	imankupaq	imankukunapaq
associative	imankupura	imankukunapura
distributive	imankunka	imankukunanka
exclusive	imankulla	imankukunalla

Pronoun

ima

1. (interrogative pronoun) what
2. (indefinite pronoun) thing

Romanian

Etymology

From im +‎ -a or possibly from Latin līmāre (“to besmirch, bespatter with mud”).

Verb

a ima (third-person singular present imă, past participle imat) 1st conjugation

1. (regional) to dirty, besmirch, make dirty with mud or dung
2. (regional, figuratively) to desecrate or defile through words or curses

Conjugation

    conjugation of ima (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a ima
gerund			imând
past participle			imat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	im	imi	imă	imăm	imați	imă
	imperfect	imam	imai	ima	imam	imați	imau
	simple perfect	imai	imași	imă	imarăm	imarăți	imară
	pluperfect	imasem	imaseși	imase	imaserăm	imaserăți	imaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să im	să imi	să ime	să imăm	să imați	să ime
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		imă			imați
	negative		nu ima			nu imați

Synonyms

• (to dirty): murdări, mânji (cu noroi sau baligă)
• (to defile): întina (cu vorba, înjurături)

Related terms

• im
• imăciune

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

ima (Cyrillic spelling има) third-person singular present of imati

1. he has, she has

   ima mačku i psa ― she has a cat and a dog

2. there is

   uvijek ima izuzetak ― there is always an exception

Slovene

Verb

ima

1. third-person singular present of imeti

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 引媽 / 引妈 (ín-má). Compare Kapampangan ima.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈmaʔ/ [ʔɪˈmaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: i‧ma

Noun

imâ (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ)

1. mother

   Synonyms: mama, inay, ina, nanay, inang, nanang, mami

See also

• ama
• angkong
• impo
• inso
• ingkong

 

References

• “ima”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “ima”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 178
• Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 720
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 546
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 27

Tiruray

Noun

ima

1. (anatomy) armpit

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ايما, from Arabic إِيْمَاء (ʔiymāʔ).

Noun

ima (definite accusative imayı, plural imalar)

1. hint
2. implication

Derived terms

• imalı "suggestive", "suggestively". "insinuatingly" (also in "imalı imalı" duplicative)

  She smiled suggestively and started to sing "you can leave your hat on". ― imalı imalı gülümsedikten sonra "şapkanı sakın çıkarma diye şarkı söylemeye başladı.