pamba

Spanish

Noun

pamba f (plural pambas)

1. (Mexico) series of blows, beating

   Synonym: golpiza

2. (Ecuador) Alternative form of pampa

Derived terms

• pambacear

 

Further reading

• “pamba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Persian پنبه (panbe).

Noun

pamba (n class, plural pamba)

1. cotton

Etymology 2

Verb

-pamba (infinitive kupamba)

1. to decorate
2. to arrange

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pamba
Positive present -napamba Subjunctive -pambe Negative -pambi Imperative singular pamba
Infinitives
Positive kupamba Negative kutopamba
Imperatives
Singular pamba Plural pambeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupamba Positive past positive subject concord + -lipamba Negative past negative subject concord + -kupamba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napamba) Singular Plural 1st person ninapamba/napamba tunapamba 2nd person unapamba mnapamba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapamba wanapamba other classes positive subject concord + -napamba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pambi) Singular Plural 1st person sipambi hatupambi 2nd person hupambi hampambi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapambi hawapambi other classes negative subject concord + -pambi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapamba Negative future negative subject concord + -tapamba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pambe) Singular Plural 1st person nipambe tupambe 2nd person upambe mpambe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apambe wapambe other classes positive subject concord + -pambe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipambe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepamba Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepamba Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipamba Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipamba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apamba) Singular Plural 1st person napamba twapamba 2nd person wapamba mwapamba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apamba wapamba m-mi(III/IV) wapamba yapamba ji-ma(V/VI) lapamba yapamba ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapamba vyapamba n(IX/X) yapamba zapamba u(XI) wapamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapamba pa(XVI) papamba mu(XVIII) mwapamba
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepamba "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapamba "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japamba "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipamba "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopamba Consecutive kapamba / positive subject concord + -kapamba Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapambe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipamba -tupamba 2nd person -kupamba -wapamba/-kupambeni/-wapambeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpamba -wapamba m-mi(III/IV) -upamba -ipamba ji-ma(V/VI) -lipamba -yapamba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipamba -vipamba n(IX/X) -ipamba -zipamba u(XI) -upamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupamba pa(XVI) -papamba mu(XVIII) -mupamba Reflexive -jipamba
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pamba- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pambaye -pambao m-mi(III/IV) -pambao -pambayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pambalo -pambayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pambacho -pambavyo n(IX/X) -pambayo -pambazo u(XI) -pambao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pambako pa(XVI) -pambapo mu(XVIII) -pambamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pamba) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepamba -opamba m-mi(III/IV) -opamba -yopamba ji-ma(V/VI) -lopamba -yopamba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopamba -vyopamba n(IX/X) -yopamba -zopamba u(XI) -opamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopamba pa(XVI) -popamba mu(XVIII) -mopamba
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • pambo (“decoration”)