imma
imma
From Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā, “as for, as regards, but”).
imma
From imb (“around”).
imma (triggers eclipsis)
Historically in the form em and im. The form em is from Old Swedish ēmber, from Old Norse eimr. The form im is either derived from em, or from Old Norse ím. From Proto-Germanic *aimaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews-.
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Declension of imma | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | imma | imman | — | — |
Genitive | immas | immans | — | — |
imma (present immar, preterite immade, supine immat, imperative imma)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | imma | immas | ||
Supine | immat | immats | ||
Imperative | imma | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | immen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | immar | immade | immas | immades |
Ind. plural1 | imma | immade | immas | immades |
Subjunctive2 | imme | immade | immes | immades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | immande | |||
Past participle | immad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |