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Spanish
Noun
pamba f (plural pambas )
( Mexico ) series of blows, beating
Synonym: golpiza
( Ecuador ) Alternative form of pampa
Derived terms
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Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Persian پنبه ( panbe ) .
Noun
pamba (n class , plural pamba )
cotton
Etymology 2
Verb
-pamba (infinitive kupamba )
to decorate
to arrange
Conjugation
Conjugation of -pamba
Positive present
-na pamba
Subjunctive
-pambe
Negative
-pambi
Imperative singular
pamba
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
hupamba
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li pamba
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku pamba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na pamba)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni napamba/na pamba
tu napamba
2nd person
u napamba
m napamba
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a napamba
wa napamba
other classes
positive subject concord + -na pamba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pambi )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si pambi
hatu pambi
2nd person
hu pambi
ham pambi
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha pambi
hawa pambi
other classes
negative subject concord + -pambi
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta pamba
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta pamba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pambe )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni pambe
tu pambe
2nd person
u pambe
m pambe
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a pambe
wa pambe
other classes
positive subject concord + -pambe
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si pambe
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge pamba
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe pamba
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali pamba
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali pamba
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me pamba
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha pamba
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja pamba
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki pamba
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo pamba
Consecutive
kapamba / positive subject concord + -ka pamba
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka pambe
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms