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Mbyá Guaraní
Adjective
yma
- (to be) ancient
Adverb
yma
- in ancient times
Tarifit
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Verb
yma (Tifinagh spelling ⵢⵎⴰ)
- (intransitive) to grow up
- (intransitive) to be brought up (a child)
- (intransitive) to educate oneself
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- Causative: syem (“to raise, bring up; to educate”)
- asiymi (“baby”)
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
Cognate with Cornish omma and Breton amañ.
Pronunciation
Adverb
yma
- here
- Synonyms: y fan hyn, y fan yma
- Dewch yma. ― Come here.
- Dw i 'ma. ― I'm here.
- (informal) (in conjuction with the definite article y)
- (following a singular noun) this
- Synonyms: hwn, hon
- y bachgen yma ― this boy (literally, “the boy here”)
- y prynhawn 'ma ― this week (literally, “the week here”)
- (following a plural noun) these
- Synonym: hyn
- y bechgyn yma ― these boys (literally, “the boys here”)
- y prynhawniau 'ma ― these afternoons (literally, “the afternoons here”)
Usage notes
- In conjuction with the definite article y (yr before a vowel, 'r after a vowel), this adverb functions as a determiner would in English. Formal Welsh prefers the determiners hwn (“this (masculine singular)”), hon (“this (feminine singular)”) and hyn (“these (plural)”), all in conjuction with the definite article.
Related terms
- acw (“there”)
- dyma (“here is/are, this is/are”)
- yna, yno (“there”)
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “yma”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies