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English

Noun

zama (plural zamas)

  1. Synonym of zama-zama
    • 2017 June 29, Warren Thompson, “Sibanye could be losing R756m to illegal miners”, in The Citizen‎:
      There are “food syndicates” that only exist to supply food to zamas at mines in the West Wits and Free State.

Anagrams

Basque

Etymology

From Latin sagma.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /s̻ama/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ama/

  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Hyphenation: za‧ma

Noun

zama inan

  1. load, cargo
    Synonym: karga
    egur zama ― load of firewood
  2. burden
    Mesede hori zuri egitea zama bat besterik ez da niretzat. ― Doing that favor for you is nothing but a burden for me.

Declension

Declension of zama (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive zama zama zamak
ergative zamak zamak zamek
dative zamari zamari zamei
genitive zamaren zamaren zamen
comitative zamarekin zamarekin zamekin
causative zamarengatik zamarengatik zamengatik
benefactive zamarentzat zamarentzat zamentzat
instrumental zamaz zamaz zamez
inessive zamatan zaman zametan
locative zamatako zamako zametako
allative zamatara zamara zametara
terminative zamataraino zamaraino zametaraino
directive zamatarantz zamarantz zametarantz
destinative zamatarako zamarako zametarako
ablative zamatatik zamatik zametatik
partitive zamarik — —
prolative zamatzat — —

Derived terms

Further reading

  • "zama" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “zama” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Hausa

Pronunciation

Noun

zamā m (possessed form zaman)

  1. sitting, dwelling, existence
  2. verbal noun of zama

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 230.

Italian

Noun

zama f (invariable)

  1. an alloy of zinc used especially for plumbing fixtures

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìjama, positional form of Proto-Bantu *-jìja (“to come”).

Verb

-zama

  1. to try

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìjama, positional form of Proto-Bantu *-jìja (“to come”).

Verb

-zama

  1. to try

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Etymology 1

Noun

zama (n class, plural zama)

  1. time, period

Etymology 2

Verb

-zama (infinitive kuzama)

  1. to sink, submerge
  2. to dive
Conjugation
Conjugation of -zama
Positive present -nazama
Subjunctive -zame
Negative -zami
Imperative singular zama
Infinitives
Positive kuzama
Negative kutozama
Imperatives
Singular zama
Plural zameni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzama
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizama
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzama
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazama)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazama/nazama tunazama
2nd person unazama mnazama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazama wanazama
other classes positive subject concord + -nazama
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zami)
Singular Plural
1st person sizami hatuzami
2nd person huzami hamzami
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazami hawazami
other classes negative subject concord + -zami
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazama
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazama
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zame)
Singular Plural
1st person nizame tuzame
2nd person uzame mzame
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azame wazame
other classes positive subject concord + -zame
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizame
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezama
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezama
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizama
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizama
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azama)
Singular Plural
1st person nazama twazama
2nd person wazama mwazama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azama wazama
m-mi(III/IV) wazama yazama
ji-ma(V/VI) lazama yazama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazama vyazama
n(IX/X) yazama zazama
u(XI) wazama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazama
pa(XVI) pazama
mu(XVIII) mwazama
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezama
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazama
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazama
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizama
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozama
Consecutive kazama / positive subject concord + -kazama
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazame
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizama -tuzama
2nd person -kuzama -wazama/-kuzameni/-wazameni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzama -wazama
m-mi(III/IV) -uzama -izama
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizama -yazama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizama -vizama
n(IX/X) -izama -zizama
u(XI) -uzama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzama
pa(XVI) -pazama
mu(XVIII) -muzama
Reflexive -jizama
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zama- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zamaye -zamao
m-mi(III/IV) -zamao -zamayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zamalo -zamayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zamacho -zamavyo
n(IX/X) -zamayo -zamazo
u(XI) -zamao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zamako
pa(XVI) -zamapo
mu(XVIII) -zamamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zama)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezama -ozama
m-mi(III/IV) -ozama -yozama
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozama -yozama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozama -vyozama
n(IX/X) -yozama -zozama
u(XI) -ozama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozama
pa(XVI) -pozama
mu(XVIII) -mozama
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Thao

Noun

zama

  1. (anatomy) tongue

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìjama, positional form of Proto-Bantu *-jìja (“to come”).

Verb

-zama

  1. (transitive) to try

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìjama, positional form of Proto-Bantu *-jìja (“to come”).

Verb

-zama

  1. to try, to attempt, to strive

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukuzama
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuzama ukungazami
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular zama -zame
Plural zamani -zameni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyazama, ngizama engizamayo, engizama ngizama angizami engingazami ngingazami
2nd singular uyazama, uzama ozamayo, ozama uzama awuzami ongazami ungazami
1st plural siyazama, sizama esizamayo, esizama sizama asizami esingazami singazami
2nd plural niyazama, nizama enizamayo, enizama nizama anizami eningazami ningazami
Class 1 uyazama, uzama ozamayo, ozama ezama akazami ongazami engazami
Class 2 bayazama, bazama abazamayo, abazama bezama abazami abangazami bengazami
Class 3 uyazama, uzama ozamayo, ozama uzama awuzami ongazami ungazami
Class 4 iyazama, izama ezamayo, ezama izama ayizami engazami ingazami
Class 5 liyazama, lizama elizamayo, elizama lizama alizami elingazami lingazami
Class 6 ayazama, azama azamayo, azama ezama awazami angazami engazami
Class 7 siyazama, sizama esizamayo, esizama sizama asizami esingazami singazami
Class 8 ziyazama, zizama ezizamayo, ezizama zizama azizami ezingazami zingazami
Class 9 iyazama, izama ezamayo, ezama izama ayizami engazami ingazami
Class 10 ziyazama, zizama ezizamayo, ezizama zizama azizami ezingazami zingazami
Class 11 luyazama, luzama oluzamayo, oluzama luzama aluzami olungazami lungazami
Class 14 buyazama, buzama obuzamayo, obuzama buzama abuzami obungazami bungazami
Class 15 kuyazama, kuzama okuzamayo, okuzama kuzama akuzami okungazami kungazami
Class 17 kuyazama, kuzama okuzamayo, okuzama kuzama akuzami okungazami kungazami
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizamile, ngizamē engizamile, engizamē ngizamile, ngizamē angizamanga engingazamanga ngingazamanga
2nd singular uzamile, uzamē ozamile, ozamē uzamile, uzamē awuzamanga ongazamanga ungazamanga
1st plural sizamile, sizamē esizamile, esizamē sizamile, sizamē asizamanga esingazamanga singazamanga
2nd plural nizamile, nizamē enizamile, enizamē nizamile, nizamē anizamanga eningazamanga ningazamanga
Class 1 uzamile, uzamē ozamile, ozamē ezamile, ezamē akazamanga ongazamanga engazamanga
Class 2 bazamile, bazamē abazamile, abazamē bezamile, bezamē abazamanga abangazamanga bengazamanga
Class 3 uzamile, uzamē ozamile, ozamē uzamile, uzamē awuzamanga ongazamanga ungazamanga
Class 4 izamile, izamē ezamile, ezamē izamile, izamē ayizamanga engazamanga ingazamanga
Class 5 lizamile, lizamē elizamile, elizamē lizamile, lizamē alizamanga elingazamanga lingazamanga
Class 6 azamile, azamē azamile, azamē ezamile, ezamē awazamanga angazamanga engazamanga
Class 7 sizamile, sizamē esizamile, esizamē sizamile, sizamē asizamanga esingazamanga singazamanga
Class 8 zizamile, zizamē ezizamile, ezizamē zizamile, zizamē azizamanga ezingazamanga zingazamanga
Class 9 izamile, izamē ezamile, ezamē izamile, izamē ayizamanga engazamanga ingazamanga
Class 10 zizamile, zizamē ezizamile, ezizamē zizamile, zizamē azizamanga ezingazamanga zingazamanga
Class 11 luzamile, luzamē oluzamile, oluzamē luzamile, luzamē aluzamanga olungazamanga lungazamanga
Class 14 buzamile, buzamē obuzamile, obuzamē buzamile, buzamē abuzamanga obungazamanga bungazamanga
Class 15 kuzamile, kuzamē okuzamile, okuzamē kuzamile, kuzamē akuzamanga okungazamanga kungazamanga
Class 17 kuzamile, kuzamē okuzamile, okuzamē kuzamile, kuzamē akuzamanga okungazamanga kungazamanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāzama engāzama ngāzama angizamanga engingazamanga ngingazamanga
2nd singular wāzama owāzama wāzama awuzamanga ongazamanga ungazamanga
1st plural sāzama esāzama sāzama asizamanga esingazamanga singazamanga
2nd plural nāzama enāzama nāzama anizamanga eningazamanga ningazamanga
Class 1 wāzama owāzama āzama akazamanga ongazamanga engazamanga
Class 2 bāzama abāzama bāzama abazamanga abangazamanga bengazamanga
Class 3 wāzama owāzama wāzama awuzamanga ongazamanga ungazamanga
Class 4 yāzama eyāzama yāzama ayizamanga engazamanga ingazamanga
Class 5 lāzama elāzama lāzama alizamanga elingazamanga lingazamanga
Class 6 āzama āzama āzama awazamanga angazamanga engazamanga
Class 7 sāzama esāzama sāzama asizamanga esingazamanga singazamanga
Class 8 zāzama ezāzama zāzama azizamanga ezingazamanga zingazamanga
Class 9 yāzama eyāzama yāzama ayizamanga engazamanga ingazamanga
Class 10 zāzama ezāzama zāzama azizamanga ezingazamanga zingazamanga
Class 11 lwāzama olwāzama lwāzama aluzamanga olungazamanga lungazamanga
Class 14 bāzama obāzama bāzama abuzamanga obungazamanga bungazamanga
Class 15 kwāzama okwāzama kwāzama akuzamanga okungazamanga kungazamanga
Class 17 kwāzama okwāzama kwāzama akuzamanga okungazamanga kungazamanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingazama — ngingazama ngingezame — ngingezame
2nd singular ungazama — ungazama ungezame — ungezame
1st plural singazama — singazama singezame — singezame
2nd plural ningazama — ningazama ningezame — ningezame
Class 1 angazama — engazama angezame — engezame
Class 2 bangazama — bengazama bangezame — bengezame
Class 3 ungazama — ungazama ungezame — ungezame
Class 4 ingazama — ingazama ingezame — ingezame
Class 5 lingazama — lingazama lingezame — lingezame
Class 6 angazama — engazama angezame — engezame
Class 7 singazama — singazama singezame — singezame
Class 8 zingazama — zingazama zingezame — zingezame
Class 9 ingazama — ingazama ingezame — ingezame
Class 10 zingazama — zingazama zingezame — zingezame
Class 11 lungazama — lungazama lungezame — lungezame
Class 14 bungazama — bungazama bungezame — bungezame
Class 15 kungazama — kungazama kungezame — kungezame
Class 17 kungazama — kungazama kungezame — kungezame
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizozama engizozama ngizozama angizuzama engingezuzama ngingezuzama
2nd singular uzozama ozozama uzozama awuzuzama ongezuzama ungezuzama
1st plural sizozama esizozama sizozama asizuzama esingezuzama singezuzama
2nd plural nizozama enizozama nizozama anizuzama eningezuzama ningezuzama
Class 1 uzozama ozozama ezozama akazuzama ongezuzama engezuzama
Class 2 bazozama abazozama bezozama abazuzama abangezuzama bengezuzama
Class 3 uzozama ozozama uzozama awuzuzama ongezuzama ungezuzama
Class 4 izozama ezozama izozama ayizuzama engezuzama ingezuzama
Class 5 lizozama elizozama lizozama alizuzama elingezuzama lingezuzama
Class 6 azozama azozama ezozama awazuzama angezuzama engezuzama
Class 7 sizozama esizozama sizozama asizuzama esingezuzama singezuzama
Class 8 zizozama ezizozama zizozama azizuzama ezingezuzama zingezuzama
Class 9 izozama ezozama izozama ayizuzama engezuzama ingezuzama
Class 10 zizozama ezizozama zizozama azizuzama ezingezuzama zingezuzama
Class 11 luzozama oluzozama luzozama aluzuzama olungezuzama lungezuzama
Class 14 buzozama obuzozama buzozama abuzuzama obungezuzama bungezuzama
Class 15 kuzozama okuzozama kuzozama akuzuzama okungezuzama kungezuzama
Class 17 kuzozama okuzozama kuzozama akuzuzama okungezuzama kungezuzama
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyozama engiyozama ngiyozama angiyuzama engingeyuzama ngingeyuzama
2nd singular uyozama oyozama uyozama awuyuzama ongeyuzama ungeyuzama
1st plural siyozama esiyozama siyozama asiyuzama esingeyuzama singeyuzama
2nd plural niyozama eniyozama niyozama aniyuzama eningeyuzama ningeyuzama
Class 1 uyozama oyozama eyozama akayuzama ongeyuzama engeyuzama
Class 2 bayozama abayozama beyozama abayuzama abangeyuzama bengeyuzama
Class 3 uyozama oyozama uyozama awuyuzama ongeyuzama ungeyuzama
Class 4 iyozama eyozama iyozama ayiyuzama engeyuzama ingeyuzama
Class 5 liyozama eliyozama liyozama aliyuzama elingeyuzama lingeyuzama
Class 6 ayozama ayozama eyozama awayuzama angeyuzama engeyuzama
Class 7 siyozama esiyozama siyozama asiyuzama esingeyuzama singeyuzama
Class 8 ziyozama eziyozama ziyozama aziyuzama ezingeyuzama zingeyuzama
Class 9 iyozama eyozama iyozama ayiyuzama engeyuzama ingeyuzama
Class 10 ziyozama eziyozama ziyozama aziyuzama ezingeyuzama zingeyuzama
Class 11 luyozama oluyozama luyozama aluyuzama olungeyuzama lungeyuzama
Class 14 buyozama obuyozama buyozama abuyuzama obungeyuzama bungeyuzama
Class 15 kuyozama okuyozama kuyozama akuyuzama okungeyuzama kungeyuzama
Class 17 kuyozama okuyozama kuyozama akuyuzama okungeyuzama kungeyuzama
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngizame ngingazami
2nd singular uzame ungazami
1st plural sizame singazami
2nd plural nizame ningazami
Class 1 azame angazami
Class 2 bazame bangazami
Class 3 uzame ungazami
Class 4 izame ingazami
Class 5 lizame lingazami
Class 6 azame angazami
Class 7 sizame singazami
Class 8 zizame zingazami
Class 9 izame ingazami
Class 10 zizame zingazami
Class 11 luzame lungazami
Class 14 buzame bungazami
Class 15 kuzame kungazami
Class 17 kuzame kungazami
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngazama ngangazama, angazama, angangazama
2nd singular wazama wangazama, awazama, awangazama
1st plural sazama sangazama, asazama, asangazama
2nd plural nazama nangazama, anazama, anangazama
Class 1 wazama wangazama, akazama, akangazama
Class 2 bazama bangazama, abazama, abangazama
Class 3 wazama wangazama, awazama, awangazama
Class 4 yazama yangazama, ayazama, ayangazama
Class 5 lazama langazama, alazama, alangazama
Class 6 azama angazama, awazama, awangazama
Class 7 sazama sangazama, asazama, asangazama
Class 8 zazama zangazama, azazama, azangazama
Class 9 yazama yangazama, ayazama, ayangazama
Class 10 zazama zangazama, azazama, azangazama
Class 11 lwazama lwangazama, alwazama, alwangazama
Class 14 bazama bangazama, abazama, abangazama
Class 15 kwazama kwangazama, akwazama, akwangazama
Class 17 kwazama kwangazama, akwazama, akwangazama

Related terms

References

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