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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha, “jar, pitcher”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kʰumbʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰumbʰás. Doublet of kom.
Noun
kumba (first-person possessive kumbaku, second-person possessive kumbamu, third-person possessive kumbanya)
- waterpot.
- Synonyms: belanga, buyung
- (astrology, astronomy) The sign of the zodiac Aquarius.
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit कुम्ब (kúmba, “thick end of bone”) or कुम्भ (kumbha, “jar, pitcher”).
Noun
kumba
- the frontal globe or prominence on the upper part of the forehead of an elephant (there are two of these prominences which swell in the rutting season).
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Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kumba (infinitive kukumba)
- to shove, to push
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kumba
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| Positive present
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-nakumba
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| Subjunctive
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-kumbe
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| Negative
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-kumbi
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| Imperative singular
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kumba
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukumba
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likumba
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukumba
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakumba)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakumba/nakumba
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tunakumba
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| 2nd person
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unakumba
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mnakumba
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakumba
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wanakumba
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakumba
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kumbi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikumbi
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hatukumbi
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| 2nd person
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hukumbi
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hamkumbi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakumbi
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hawakumbi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kumbi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takumba
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takumba
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kumbe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikumbe
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tukumbe
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| 2nd person
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ukumbe
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mkumbe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akumbe
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wakumbe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kumbe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikumbe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekumba
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekumba
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikumba
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikumba
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekumba
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakumba
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakumba
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikumba
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokumba
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| Consecutive
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kakumba / positive subject concord + -kakumba
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakumbe
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms