nọmba

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See also: nomba, and Nọmba

Yoruba

Alternative forms

nọ́ńbà

Etymology

Borrowed from English number.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɔ́.ŋ́.bà/

Noun

nọ́ḿbà

number, numeral
Synonym: òǹkà

nọ́ḿbà ìdánimọ̀ ― personal identification number (PIN)

Derived terms

nọ́ḿbà adínsódo (“negative number”)
nọ́ḿbà agbábọ́ọ̀lù (“squad number”)
nọ́ḿbà alésódo (“positive number”)
nọ́ḿbà Lárúbáwá (“Arabic numeral”)
nọ́ḿbà ojú-ìwé (“page number”)
nọ́ḿbà ọ̀kàn-ó (“odd number”)
nọ́ḿbà àso (“prime number”)
nọ́ḿbà èjì-ó (“even number”)
nọ́ḿbà ìdánimọ̀ (“PIN”)
nọ́ḿbà ìfipeni (“call number”)
nọ́ḿbà ìforúkọsílẹ̀ (“registration number”)
nọ́ḿbà-kòṣeépín (“cardinal number”)
odin̄di nọ́ḿbà (“whole number”)
àmì nọ́ḿbà Róòmù (“Roman numerals”)
àtúnlé nọ́ḿbà (“expanded numbers”)
ìlà nọ́ḿbà (“number line”)

References

Awoyale, Yiwola (2008 December 19) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0‎, number LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN
National Language Centre (1981/1987) A Vocabulary of Primary Science and Mathematics in Nine Nigerian Languages - Vol. 1 Fulfilde, Izon and Yoruba, Lagos: Federal Ministry of Education National Language Centre
Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (1992) Quadrilingual Glossary of Legislative Terms (English-Hausa-Igbo-Yoruba), Lagos: Federal Cabinet Office and Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council

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