jamah

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Iban

Pronunciation

Noun

jamah

  1. skill of hands
    Lebuh indai Bunyau nganyam, jamah iya balat alus.
    When Bunyau's mom weaves, her work is exceedingly smooth.

Verb

jamah

  1. to beat; strike; attack (someone)
    Mensul pala iya kena jamah Libau
    His head is swollen after being beaten by Libau.
  2. to grab (food)
    Makai mih kitai, jamah dia kengka utai ti bisi, anang malu-malu.
    Let’s eat, take whatever comes to hand, don’t be shy.

Mokilese

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *ama-h (“father”)

Noun

jamah

  1. (one's) father

Usage notes

Like many kinship terms in Mokilese, jamah has no non-possessive form; the third person singular possessive form (one's/his/her/its father) is therefore treated as the lemma.

Possessive forms

Possessive forms of jamah (loose inalienable possession, -ah stem)
singular possessor first person joamoai
second person joamoamw
third person jamah
dual possessors first person inclusive jamasa
first person exclusive jamama
second person jamamwa
third person jamara
plural possessors first person inclusive jamasai
first person exclusive jamamai
second person jamamwai
third person jamarai
remote plural possessors first person inclusive jamahs
first person exclusive jememi
second person jememwi
third person jamahr
construct form jemen

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