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Estonian
Noun
hamba
- genitive singular of hammas
Fanagalo
Etymology
From Zulu -hamba.
Verb
hamba
- to go, to walk
- to travel
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Malay hamba, from Sanskrit हम्भाय (hambhāya, “low”), compare to Sanskrit हंबतारा (haṃbatārā, “good man”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hamba (first-person possessive hambaku, second-person possessive hambamu, third-person possessive hambanya)
- slave; thrall; servant
Pronoun
hamba
- (archaic, humble) I, me, my, your servant
Usage notes
Hamba as pronoun still used in daily life, especially in prayer.
Synonyms
Indonesian first-person pronouns:
Derived terms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit हम्भाय (hambhāya, “low”), compare to Sanskrit हंबतारा (haṃbatārā, “good man”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hamba (Jawi spelling همبا, plural hamba-hamba, informal 1st possessive hambaku, 2nd possessive hambamu, 3rd possessive hambanya)
- slave
- Synonym: abdi
- Synonym: budak (Indonesia, Timor-Leste)
Pronoun
hamba (Jawi spelling همبا)
- (dated, possibly obsolete) I (me, my)
See also
Descendants
Further reading
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-hámba
- to go, to walk, to move
- to travel
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit हम्भाय (hambhāya, “low”), compare to Sanskrit हंबतारा (haṃbatārā, “good man”).
Noun
hamba
- servant, common soldier, comrade
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Swazi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-hámba
- to go, to walk, to move
- to travel
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish jamba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhamba/,
- Hyphenation: ham‧ba
Noun
hamba (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋ᜔ᜊ)
- jamb (vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hamba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-hámba
- to go, to walk, to move
- to travel
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-hámba
- (intransitive) to go, to walk, to move
- (intransitive) to travel
- (transitive and intransitive) to ride, to go by (a vehicle)
- (intransitive) to leave, to depart
- (intransitive) to go on, to keep going, to proceed
- (intransitive) to work, to function, to operate
Inflection
Tone H
|
Infinitive
|
ukuhamba
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukuhamba
|
ukungahambi
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
hamba
|
-hambe
|
Plural
|
hambani
|
-hambeni
|
|
Present
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyahamba, ngihamba
|
engihambayo, engihamba
|
ngihamba
|
angihambi
|
engingahambi
|
ngingahambi
|
2nd singular
|
uyahamba, uhamba
|
ohambayo, ohamba
|
uhamba
|
awuhambi
|
ongahambi
|
ungahambi
|
1st plural
|
siyahamba, sihamba
|
esihambayo, esihamba
|
sihamba
|
asihambi
|
esingahambi
|
singahambi
|
2nd plural
|
niyahamba, nihamba
|
enihambayo, enihamba
|
nihamba
|
anihambi
|
eningahambi
|
ningahambi
|
Class 1
|
uyahamba, uhamba
|
ohambayo, ohamba
|
ehamba
|
akahambi
|
ongahambi
|
engahambi
|
Class 2
|
bayahamba, bahamba
|
abahambayo, abahamba
|
behamba
|
abahambi
|
abangahambi
|
bengahambi
|
Class 3
|
uyahamba, uhamba
|
ohambayo, ohamba
|
uhamba
|
awuhambi
|
ongahambi
|
ungahambi
|
Class 4
|
iyahamba, ihamba
|
ehambayo, ehamba
|
ihamba
|
ayihambi
|
engahambi
|
ingahambi
|
Class 5
|
liyahamba, lihamba
|
elihambayo, elihamba
|
lihamba
|
alihambi
|
elingahambi
|
lingahambi
|
Class 6
|
ayahamba, ahamba
|
ahambayo, ahamba
|
ehamba
|
awahambi
|
angahambi
|
engahambi
|
Class 7
|
siyahamba, sihamba
|
esihambayo, esihamba
|
sihamba
|
asihambi
|
esingahambi
|
singahambi
|
Class 8
|
ziyahamba, zihamba
|
ezihambayo, ezihamba
|
zihamba
|
azihambi
|
ezingahambi
|
zingahambi
|
Class 9
|
iyahamba, ihamba
|
ehambayo, ehamba
|
ihamba
|
ayihambi
|
engahambi
|
ingahambi
|
Class 10
|
ziyahamba, zihamba
|
ezihambayo, ezihamba
|
zihamba
|
azihambi
|
ezingahambi
|
zingahambi
|
Class 11
|
luyahamba, luhamba
|
oluhambayo, oluhamba
|
luhamba
|
aluhambi
|
olungahambi
|
lungahambi
|
Class 14
|
buyahamba, buhamba
|
obuhambayo, obuhamba
|
buhamba
|
abuhambi
|
obungahambi
|
bungahambi
|
Class 15
|
kuyahamba, kuhamba
|
okuhambayo, okuhamba
|
kuhamba
|
akuhambi
|
okungahambi
|
kungahambi
|
Class 17
|
kuyahamba, kuhamba
|
okuhambayo, okuhamba
|
kuhamba
|
akuhambi
|
okungahambi
|
kungahambi
|
|
Recent past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngihambile, ngihambē
|
engihambile, engihambē
|
ngihambile, ngihambē
|
angihambanga
|
engingahambanga
|
ngingahambanga
|
2nd singular
|
uhambile, uhambē
|
ohambile, ohambē
|
uhambile, uhambē
|
awuhambanga
|
ongahambanga
|
ungahambanga
|
1st plural
|
sihambile, sihambē
|
esihambile, esihambē
|
sihambile, sihambē
|
asihambanga
|
esingahambanga
|
singahambanga
|
2nd plural
|
nihambile, nihambē
|
enihambile, enihambē
|
nihambile, nihambē
|
anihambanga
|
eningahambanga
|
ningahambanga
|
Class 1
|
uhambile, uhambē
|
ohambile, ohambē
|
ehambile, ehambē
|
akahambanga
|
ongahambanga
|
engahambanga
|
Class 2
|
bahambile, bahambē
|
abahambile, abahambē
|
behambile, behambē
|
abahambanga
|
abangahambanga
|
bengahambanga
|
Class 3
|
uhambile, uhambē
|
ohambile, ohambē
|
uhambile, uhambē
|
awuhambanga
|
ongahambanga
|
ungahambanga
|
Class 4
|
ihambile, ihambē
|
ehambile, ehambē
|
ihambile, ihambē
|
ayihambanga
|
engahambanga
|
ingahambanga
|
Class 5
|
lihambile, lihambē
|
elihambile, elihambē
|
lihambile, lihambē
|
alihambanga
|
elingahambanga
|
lingahambanga
|
Class 6
|
ahambile, ahambē
|
ahambile, ahambē
|
ehambile, ehambē
|
awahambanga
|
angahambanga
|
engahambanga
|
Class 7
|
sihambile, sihambē
|
esihambile, esihambē
|
sihambile, sihambē
|
asihambanga
|
esingahambanga
|
singahambanga
|
Class 8
|
zihambile, zihambē
|
ezihambile, ezihambē
|
zihambile, zihambē
|
azihambanga
|
ezingahambanga
|
zingahambanga
|
Class 9
|
ihambile, ihambē
|
ehambile, ehambē
|
ihambile, ihambē
|
ayihambanga
|
engahambanga
|
ingahambanga
|
Class 10
|
zihambile, zihambē
|
ezihambile, ezihambē
|
zihambile, zihambē
|
azihambanga
|
ezingahambanga
|
zingahambanga
|
Class 11
|
luhambile, luhambē
|
oluhambile, oluhambē
|
luhambile, luhambē
|
aluhambanga
|
olungahambanga
|
lungahambanga
|
Class 14
|
buhambile, buhambē
|
obuhambile, obuhambē
|
buhambile, buhambē
|
abuhambanga
|
obungahambanga
|
bungahambanga
|
Class 15
|
kuhambile, kuhambē
|
okuhambile, okuhambē
|
kuhambile, kuhambē
|
akuhambanga
|
okungahambanga
|
kungahambanga
|
Class 17
|
kuhambile, kuhambē
|
okuhambile, okuhambē
|
kuhambile, kuhambē
|
akuhambanga
|
okungahambanga
|
kungahambanga
|
|
Remote past
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngāhamba
|
engāhamba
|
ngāhamba
|
angihambanga
|
engingahambanga
|
ngingahambanga
|
2nd singular
|
wāhamba
|
owāhamba
|
wāhamba
|
awuhambanga
|
ongahambanga
|
ungahambanga
|
1st plural
|
sāhamba
|
esāhamba
|
sāhamba
|
asihambanga
|
esingahambanga
|
singahambanga
|
2nd plural
|
nāhamba
|
enāhamba
|
nāhamba
|
anihambanga
|
eningahambanga
|
ningahambanga
|
Class 1
|
wāhamba
|
owāhamba
|
āhamba
|
akahambanga
|
ongahambanga
|
engahambanga
|
Class 2
|
bāhamba
|
abāhamba
|
bāhamba
|
abahambanga
|
abangahambanga
|
bengahambanga
|
Class 3
|
wāhamba
|
owāhamba
|
wāhamba
|
awuhambanga
|
ongahambanga
|
ungahambanga
|
Class 4
|
yāhamba
|
eyāhamba
|
yāhamba
|
ayihambanga
|
engahambanga
|
ingahambanga
|
Class 5
|
lāhamba
|
elāhamba
|
lāhamba
|
alihambanga
|
elingahambanga
|
lingahambanga
|
Class 6
|
āhamba
|
āhamba
|
āhamba
|
awahambanga
|
angahambanga
|
engahambanga
|
Class 7
|
sāhamba
|
esāhamba
|
sāhamba
|
asihambanga
|
esingahambanga
|
singahambanga
|
Class 8
|
zāhamba
|
ezāhamba
|
zāhamba
|
azihambanga
|
ezingahambanga
|
zingahambanga
|
Class 9
|
yāhamba
|
eyāhamba
|
yāhamba
|
ayihambanga
|
engahambanga
|
ingahambanga
|
Class 10
|
zāhamba
|
ezāhamba
|
zāhamba
|
azihambanga
|
ezingahambanga
|
zingahambanga
|
Class 11
|
lwāhamba
|
olwāhamba
|
lwāhamba
|
aluhambanga
|
olungahambanga
|
lungahambanga
|
Class 14
|
bāhamba
|
obāhamba
|
bāhamba
|
abuhambanga
|
obungahambanga
|
bungahambanga
|
Class 15
|
kwāhamba
|
okwāhamba
|
kwāhamba
|
akuhambanga
|
okungahambanga
|
kungahambanga
|
Class 17
|
kwāhamba
|
okwāhamba
|
kwāhamba
|
akuhambanga
|
okungahambanga
|
kungahambanga
|
|
Potential
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngingahamba
|
—
|
ngingahamba
|
ngingehambe
|
—
|
ngingehambe
|
2nd singular
|
ungahamba
|
—
|
ungahamba
|
ungehambe
|
—
|
ungehambe
|
1st plural
|
singahamba
|
—
|
singahamba
|
singehambe
|
—
|
singehambe
|
2nd plural
|
ningahamba
|
—
|
ningahamba
|
ningehambe
|
—
|
ningehambe
|
Class 1
|
angahamba
|
—
|
engahamba
|
angehambe
|
—
|
engehambe
|
Class 2
|
bangahamba
|
—
|
bengahamba
|
bangehambe
|
—
|
bengehambe
|
Class 3
|
ungahamba
|
—
|
ungahamba
|
ungehambe
|
—
|
ungehambe
|
Class 4
|
ingahamba
|
—
|
ingahamba
|
ingehambe
|
—
|
ingehambe
|
Class 5
|
lingahamba
|
—
|
lingahamba
|
lingehambe
|
—
|
lingehambe
|
Class 6
|
angahamba
|
—
|
engahamba
|
angehambe
|
—
|
engehambe
|
Class 7
|
singahamba
|
—
|
singahamba
|
singehambe
|
—
|
singehambe
|
Class 8
|
zingahamba
|
—
|
zingahamba
|
zingehambe
|
—
|
zingehambe
|
Class 9
|
ingahamba
|
—
|
ingahamba
|
ingehambe
|
—
|
ingehambe
|
Class 10
|
zingahamba
|
—
|
zingahamba
|
zingehambe
|
—
|
zingehambe
|
Class 11
|
lungahamba
|
—
|
lungahamba
|
lungehambe
|
—
|
lungehambe
|
Class 14
|
bungahamba
|
—
|
bungahamba
|
bungehambe
|
—
|
bungehambe
|
Class 15
|
kungahamba
|
—
|
kungahamba
|
kungehambe
|
—
|
kungehambe
|
Class 17
|
kungahamba
|
—
|
kungahamba
|
kungehambe
|
—
|
kungehambe
|
|
Immediate future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngizohamba
|
engizohamba
|
ngizohamba
|
angizuhamba
|
engingezuhamba
|
ngingezuhamba
|
2nd singular
|
uzohamba
|
ozohamba
|
uzohamba
|
awuzuhamba
|
ongezuhamba
|
ungezuhamba
|
1st plural
|
sizohamba
|
esizohamba
|
sizohamba
|
asizuhamba
|
esingezuhamba
|
singezuhamba
|
2nd plural
|
nizohamba
|
enizohamba
|
nizohamba
|
anizuhamba
|
eningezuhamba
|
ningezuhamba
|
Class 1
|
uzohamba
|
ozohamba
|
ezohamba
|
akazuhamba
|
ongezuhamba
|
engezuhamba
|
Class 2
|
bazohamba
|
abazohamba
|
bezohamba
|
abazuhamba
|
abangezuhamba
|
bengezuhamba
|
Class 3
|
uzohamba
|
ozohamba
|
uzohamba
|
awuzuhamba
|
ongezuhamba
|
ungezuhamba
|
Class 4
|
izohamba
|
ezohamba
|
izohamba
|
ayizuhamba
|
engezuhamba
|
ingezuhamba
|
Class 5
|
lizohamba
|
elizohamba
|
lizohamba
|
alizuhamba
|
elingezuhamba
|
lingezuhamba
|
Class 6
|
azohamba
|
azohamba
|
ezohamba
|
awazuhamba
|
angezuhamba
|
engezuhamba
|
Class 7
|
sizohamba
|
esizohamba
|
sizohamba
|
asizuhamba
|
esingezuhamba
|
singezuhamba
|
Class 8
|
zizohamba
|
ezizohamba
|
zizohamba
|
azizuhamba
|
ezingezuhamba
|
zingezuhamba
|
Class 9
|
izohamba
|
ezohamba
|
izohamba
|
ayizuhamba
|
engezuhamba
|
ingezuhamba
|
Class 10
|
zizohamba
|
ezizohamba
|
zizohamba
|
azizuhamba
|
ezingezuhamba
|
zingezuhamba
|
Class 11
|
luzohamba
|
oluzohamba
|
luzohamba
|
aluzuhamba
|
olungezuhamba
|
lungezuhamba
|
Class 14
|
buzohamba
|
obuzohamba
|
buzohamba
|
abuzuhamba
|
obungezuhamba
|
bungezuhamba
|
Class 15
|
kuzohamba
|
okuzohamba
|
kuzohamba
|
akuzuhamba
|
okungezuhamba
|
kungezuhamba
|
Class 17
|
kuzohamba
|
okuzohamba
|
kuzohamba
|
akuzuhamba
|
okungezuhamba
|
kungezuhamba
|
|
Remote future
|
|
Positive absolute
|
Positive relative
|
Positive participial
|
Negative absolute
|
Negative relative
|
Negative participial
|
1st singular
|
ngiyohamba
|
engiyohamba
|
ngiyohamba
|
angiyuhamba
|
engingeyuhamba
|
ngingeyuhamba
|
2nd singular
|
uyohamba
|
oyohamba
|
uyohamba
|
awuyuhamba
|
ongeyuhamba
|
ungeyuhamba
|
1st plural
|
siyohamba
|
esiyohamba
|
siyohamba
|
asiyuhamba
|
esingeyuhamba
|
singeyuhamba
|
2nd plural
|
niyohamba
|
eniyohamba
|
niyohamba
|
aniyuhamba
|
eningeyuhamba
|
ningeyuhamba
|
Class 1
|
uyohamba
|
oyohamba
|
eyohamba
|
akayuhamba
|
ongeyuhamba
|
engeyuhamba
|
Class 2
|
bayohamba
|
abayohamba
|
beyohamba
|
abayuhamba
|
abangeyuhamba
|
bengeyuhamba
|
Class 3
|
uyohamba
|
oyohamba
|
uyohamba
|
awuyuhamba
|
ongeyuhamba
|
ungeyuhamba
|
Class 4
|
iyohamba
|
eyohamba
|
iyohamba
|
ayiyuhamba
|
engeyuhamba
|
ingeyuhamba
|
Class 5
|
liyohamba
|
eliyohamba
|
liyohamba
|
aliyuhamba
|
elingeyuhamba
|
lingeyuhamba
|
Class 6
|
ayohamba
|
ayohamba
|
eyohamba
|
awayuhamba
|
angeyuhamba
|
engeyuhamba
|
Class 7
|
siyohamba
|
esiyohamba
|
siyohamba
|
asiyuhamba
|
esingeyuhamba
|
singeyuhamba
|
Class 8
|
ziyohamba
|
eziyohamba
|
ziyohamba
|
aziyuhamba
|
ezingeyuhamba
|
zingeyuhamba
|
Class 9
|
iyohamba
|
eyohamba
|
iyohamba
|
ayiyuhamba
|
engeyuhamba
|
ingeyuhamba
|
Class 10
|
ziyohamba
|
eziyohamba
|
ziyohamba
|
aziyuhamba
|
ezingeyuhamba
|
zingeyuhamba
|
Class 11
|
luyohamba
|
oluyohamba
|
luyohamba
|
aluyuhamba
|
olungeyuhamba
|
lungeyuhamba
|
Class 14
|
buyohamba
|
obuyohamba
|
buyohamba
|
abuyuhamba
|
obungeyuhamba
|
bungeyuhamba
|
Class 15
|
kuyohamba
|
okuyohamba
|
kuyohamba
|
akuyuhamba
|
okungeyuhamba
|
kungeyuhamba
|
Class 17
|
kuyohamba
|
okuyohamba
|
kuyohamba
|
akuyuhamba
|
okungeyuhamba
|
kungeyuhamba
|
|
Present subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngihambe
|
ngingahambi
|
2nd singular
|
uhambe
|
ungahambi
|
1st plural
|
sihambe
|
singahambi
|
2nd plural
|
nihambe
|
ningahambi
|
Class 1
|
ahambe
|
angahambi
|
Class 2
|
bahambe
|
bangahambi
|
Class 3
|
uhambe
|
ungahambi
|
Class 4
|
ihambe
|
ingahambi
|
Class 5
|
lihambe
|
lingahambi
|
Class 6
|
ahambe
|
angahambi
|
Class 7
|
sihambe
|
singahambi
|
Class 8
|
zihambe
|
zingahambi
|
Class 9
|
ihambe
|
ingahambi
|
Class 10
|
zihambe
|
zingahambi
|
Class 11
|
luhambe
|
lungahambi
|
Class 14
|
buhambe
|
bungahambi
|
Class 15
|
kuhambe
|
kungahambi
|
Class 17
|
kuhambe
|
kungahambi
|
|
Past subjunctive
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
1st singular
|
ngahamba
|
ngangahamba, angahamba, angangahamba
|
2nd singular
|
wahamba
|
wangahamba, awahamba, awangahamba
|
1st plural
|
sahamba
|
sangahamba, asahamba, asangahamba
|
2nd plural
|
nahamba
|
nangahamba, anahamba, anangahamba
|
Class 1
|
wahamba
|
wangahamba, akahamba, akangahamba
|
Class 2
|
bahamba
|
bangahamba, abahamba, abangahamba
|
Class 3
|
wahamba
|
wangahamba, awahamba, awangahamba
|
Class 4
|
yahamba
|
yangahamba, ayahamba, ayangahamba
|
Class 5
|
lahamba
|
langahamba, alahamba, alangahamba
|
Class 6
|
ahamba
|
angahamba, awahamba, awangahamba
|
Class 7
|
sahamba
|
sangahamba, asahamba, asangahamba
|
Class 8
|
zahamba
|
zangahamba, azahamba, azangahamba
|
Class 9
|
yahamba
|
yangahamba, ayahamba, ayangahamba
|
Class 10
|
zahamba
|
zangahamba, azahamba, azangahamba
|
Class 11
|
lwahamba
|
lwangahamba, alwahamba, alwangahamba
|
Class 14
|
bahamba
|
bangahamba, abahamba, abangahamba
|
Class 15
|
kwahamba
|
kwangahamba, akwahamba, akwangahamba
|
Class 17
|
kwahamba
|
kwangahamba, akwahamba, akwangahamba
|
Derived terms
References