jambi

See also: Jambi

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑmbi/, [ˈjɑ̝mbi]
• Rhymes: -ɑmbi
• Hyphenation^(key): jam‧bi

Noun

jambi

1. (poetry) iamb

Declension

Inflection of jambi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		jambi	jambit
genitive		jambin	jambien
partitive		jambia	jambeja
illative		jambiin	jambeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		jambi	jambit
accusative	nom.	jambi	jambit
	gen.	jambin
genitive		jambin	jambien
partitive		jambia	jambeja
inessive		jambissa	jambeissa
elative		jambista	jambeista
illative		jambiin	jambeihin
adessive		jambilla	jambeilla
ablative		jambilta	jambeilta
allative		jambille	jambeille
essive		jambina	jambeina
translative		jambiksi	jambeiksi
abessive		jambitta	jambeitta
instructive		—	jambein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jambi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jambini jambini accusative nom. jambini jambini gen. jambini genitive jambini jambieni partitive jambiani jambejani inessive jambissani jambeissani elative jambistani jambeistani illative jambiini jambeihini adessive jambillani jambeillani ablative jambiltani jambeiltani allative jambilleni jambeilleni essive jambinani jambeinani translative jambikseni jambeikseni abessive jambittani jambeittani instructive — — comitative — jambeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jambisi jambisi accusative nom. jambisi jambisi gen. jambisi genitive jambisi jambiesi partitive jambiasi jambejasi inessive jambissasi jambeissasi elative jambistasi jambeistasi illative jambiisi jambeihisi adessive jambillasi jambeillasi ablative jambiltasi jambeiltasi allative jambillesi jambeillesi essive jambinasi jambeinasi translative jambiksesi jambeiksesi abessive jambittasi jambeittasi instructive — — comitative — jambeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jambimme jambimme accusative nom. jambimme jambimme gen. jambimme genitive jambimme jambiemme partitive jambiamme jambejamme inessive jambissamme jambeissamme elative jambistamme jambeistamme illative jambiimme jambeihimme adessive jambillamme jambeillamme ablative jambiltamme jambeiltamme allative jambillemme jambeillemme essive jambinamme jambeinamme translative jambiksemme jambeiksemme abessive jambittamme jambeittamme instructive — — comitative — jambeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jambinne jambinne accusative nom. jambinne jambinne gen. jambinne genitive jambinne jambienne partitive jambianne jambejanne inessive jambissanne jambeissanne elative jambistanne jambeistanne illative jambiinne jambeihinne adessive jambillanne jambeillanne ablative jambiltanne jambeiltanne allative jambillenne jambeillenne essive jambinanne jambeinanne translative jambiksenne jambeiksenne abessive jambittanne jambeittanne instructive — — comitative — jambeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jambinsa jambinsa accusative nom. jambinsa jambinsa gen. jambinsa genitive jambinsa jambiensa partitive jambiaan jambiansa jambejaan jambejansa inessive jambissaan jambissansa jambeissaan jambeissansa elative jambistaan jambistansa jambeistaan jambeistansa illative jambiinsa jambeihinsa adessive jambillaan jambillansa jambeillaan jambeillansa ablative jambiltaan jambiltansa jambeiltaan jambeiltansa allative jambilleen jambillensa jambeilleen jambeillensa essive jambinaan jambinansa jambeinaan jambeinansa translative jambikseen jambiksensa jambeikseen jambeiksensa abessive jambittaan jambittansa jambeittaan jambeittansa instructive — — comitative — jambeineen jambeinensa

Further reading

• “jambi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Maltese

Etymology

In all likelihood from a contraction of jagħmel bi, from the imperfect tense of Arabic عَمِلَ بِ (ʕamila bi, “to do with”), as in “What are you going to do with that?” Similar contractions compare in jaf (“to know”) and ġab (“to bring”). Another theory derives it from Arabic أَبَّ (ʔabba, “to wish, desire”), but this is less likely both phonetically and semantically.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjam.bɪ/

Verb

jambi (imperfect only)

1. (in certain constructions, always with x’) to need, to use for some purpose

   Synonym: għandu bżonn

   Dan il-ktieb x’jambuh? ― What do they need this book for?

   M’għandix x’nambi iktar. ― There’s nothing else I need.

Conjugation

• The verb is defective and has no perfect forms. The perfect tense can be expressed with kien + imperfect, though this is rare.

Conjugation of jambi

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	kont nambi	kont tambi	kien jambi		konna nambu	kontu tambu	kienu jambu
	f			kienet tambi
imperfect	m	nambi	tambi	jambi		nambu	tambu	jambu
	f			tambi
imperative			—				—

Related terms

• għamel