vimba

See also: Vimba

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

vimba (plural vimbas)

  1. Any member of the genus Vimba of cyprinid fish.

Swahili

Verb

-vimba (infinitive kuvimba)

  1. to swell

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vimba
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kuvimba kutovimba
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative vimba vimbeni
Habitual huvimba
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilivimba
nalivimba
tulivimba
twalivimba
ulivimba
walivimba
mlivimba
mwalivimba
alivimba walivimba ulivimba ilivimba lilivimba yalivimba kilivimba vilivimba ilivimba zilivimba ulivimba kulivimba palivimba mulivimba
Relative niliovimba
naliovimba
tuliovimba
twaliovimba
uliovimba
waliovimba
mliovimba
mwaliovimba
aliovimba waliovimba uliovimba iliovimba liliovimba yaliovimba kiliovimba viliovimba iliovimba ziliovimba uliovimba kuliovimba paliovimba muliovimba
Negative sikuvimba hatukuvimba hukuvimba hamkuvimba hakuvimba hawakuvimba haukuvimba haikuvimba halikuvimba hayakuvimba hakikuvimba havikuvimba haikuvimba hazikuvimba haukuvimba hakukuvimba hapakuvimba hamukuvimba
Present
Positive ninavimba
navimba
tunavimba unavimba mnavimba anavimba wanavimba unavimba inavimba linavimba yanavimba kinavimba vinavimba inavimba zinavimba unavimba kunavimba panavimba munavimba
Relative ninaovimba
naovimba
tunaovimba unaovimba mnaovimba anaovimba wanaovimba unaovimba inaovimba linaovimba yanaovimba kinaovimba vinaovimba inaovimba zinaovimba unaovimba kunaovimba panaovimba munaovimba
Negative sivimbi hatuvimbi huvimbi hamvimbi havimbi hawavimbi hauvimbi haivimbi halivimbi hayavimbi hakivimbi havivimbi haivimbi hazivimbi hauvimbi hakuvimbi hapavimbi hamuvimbi
Future
Positive nitavimba tutavimba utavimba mtavimba atavimba watavimba utavimba itavimba litavimba yatavimba kitavimba vitavimba itavimba zitavimba utavimba kutavimba patavimba mutavimba
Relative nitakaovimba tutakaovimba utakaovimba mtakaovimba atakaovimba watakaovimba utakaovimba itakaovimba litakaovimba yatakaovimba kitakaovimba vitakaovimba itakaovimba zitakaovimba utakaovimba kutakaovimba patakaovimba mutakaovimba
Negative sitavimba hatutavimba hutavimba hamtavimba hatavimba hawatavimba hautavimba haitavimba halitavimba hayatavimba hakitavimba havitavimba haitavimba hazitavimba hautavimba hakutavimba hapatavimba hamutavimba
Subjunctive
Positive nivimbe tuvimbe uvimbe mvimbe avimbe wavimbe uvimbe ivimbe livimbe yavimbe kivimbe vivimbe ivimbe zivimbe uvimbe kuvimbe pavimbe muvimbe
Negative nisivimbe tusivimbe usivimbe msivimbe asivimbe wasivimbe usivimbe isivimbe lisivimbe yasivimbe kisivimbe visivimbe isivimbe zisivimbe usivimbe kusivimbe pasivimbe musivimbe
Present Conditional
Positive ningevimba tungevimba ungevimba mngevimba angevimba wangevimba ungevimba ingevimba lingevimba yangevimba kingevimba vingevimba ingevimba zingevimba ungevimba kungevimba pangevimba mungevimba
Negative nisingevimba
singevimba
tusingevimba
hatungevimba
usingevimba
hungevimba
msingevimba
hamngevimba
asingevimba
hangevimba
wasingevimba
hawangevimba
usingevimba
haungevimba
isingevimba
haingevimba
lisingevimba
halingevimba
yasingevimba
hayangevimba
kisingevimba
hakingevimba
visingevimba
havingevimba
isingevimba
haingevimba
zisingevimba
hazingevimba
usingevimba
haungevimba
kusingevimba
hakungevimba
pasingevimba
hapangevimba
musingevimba
hamungevimba
Past Conditional
Positive ningalivimba tungalivimba ungalivimba mngalivimba angalivimba wangalivimba ungalivimba ingalivimba lingalivimba yangalivimba kingalivimba vingalivimba ingalivimba zingalivimba ungalivimba kungalivimba pangalivimba mungalivimba
Negative nisingalivimba
singalivimba
tusingalivimba
hatungalivimba
usingalivimba
hungalivimba
msingalivimba
hamngalivimba
asingalivimba
hangalivimba
wasingalivimba
hawangalivimba
usingalivimba
haungalivimba
isingalivimba
haingalivimba
lisingalivimba
halingalivimba
yasingalivimba
hayangalivimba
kisingalivimba
hakingalivimba
visingalivimba
havingalivimba
isingalivimba
haingalivimba
zisingalivimba
hazingalivimba
usingalivimba
haungalivimba
kusingalivimba
hakungalivimba
pasingalivimba
hapangalivimba
musingalivimba
hamungalivimba
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelivimba tungelivimba ungelivimba mngelivimba angelivimba wangelivimba ungelivimba ingelivimba lingelivimba yangelivimba kingelivimba vingelivimba ingelivimba zingelivimba ungelivimba kungelivimba pangelivimba mungelivimba
General Relative
Positive nivimbao tuvimbao uvimbao mvimbao avimbao wavimbao uvimbao ivimbao livimbao yavimbao kivimbao vivimbao ivimbao zivimbao uvimbao kuvimbao pavimbao muvimbao
Negative nisiovimba tusiovimba usiovimba msiovimba asiovimba wasiovimba usiovimba isiovimba lisiovimba yasiovimba kisiovimba visiovimba isiovimba zisiovimba usiovimba kusiovimba pasiovimba musiovimba
Gnomic
Positive navimba twavimba wavimba mwavimba avimba wavimba wavimba yavimba lavimba yavimba chavimba vyavimba yavimba zavimba wavimba kwavimba pavimba mwavimba
Perfect
Positive nimevimba tumevimba umevimba mmevimba amevimba wamevimba umevimba imevimba limevimba yamevimba kimevimba vimevimba imevimba zimevimba umevimba kumevimba pamevimba mumevimba
"Already"
Positive nimeshavimba tumeshavimba umeshavimba mmeshavimba ameshavimba wameshavimba umeshavimba imeshavimba limeshavimba yameshavimba kimeshavimba vimeshavimba imeshavimba zimeshavimba umeshavimba kumeshavimba pameshavimba mumeshavimba
"Not yet"
Negative sijavimba hatujavimba hujavimba hamjavimba hajavimba hawajavimba haujavimba haijavimba halijavimba hayajavimba hakijavimba havijavimba haijavimba hazijavimba haujavimba hakujavimba hapajavimba hamujavimba
"If/When"
Positive nikivimba tukivimba ukivimba mkivimba akivimba wakivimba ukivimba ikivimba likivimba yakivimba kikivimba vikivimba ikivimba zikivimba ukivimba kukivimba pakivimba mukivimba
"If not"
Negative nisipovimba tusipovimba usipovimba msipovimba asipovimba wasipovimba usipovimba isipovimba lisipovimba yasipovimba kisipovimba visipovimba isipovimba zisipovimba usipovimba kusipovimba pasipovimba musipovimba
Consecutive
Positive nikavimba tukavimba ukavimba mkavimba akavimba wakavimba ukavimba ikavimba likavimba yakavimba kikavimba vikavimba ikavimba zikavimba ukavimba kukavimba pakavimba mukavimba
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bìmba.

Verb

-vimba

  1. to prevent

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.


Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bìmba.

Verb

-vimba?

  1. (transitive) to close up

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.


Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bìmba.

Verb

-vimba

  1. to close, to shut
  2. to plug, to cork
  3. to prevent

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukuvimba
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuvimba ukungavimbi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular vimba -vimbe
Plural vimbani -vimbeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyavimba, ngivimba engivimbayo, engivimba ngivimba angivimbi engingavimbi ngingavimbi
2nd singular uyavimba, uvimba ovimbayo, ovimba uvimba awuvimbi ongavimbi ungavimbi
1st plural siyavimba, sivimba esivimbayo, esivimba sivimba asivimbi esingavimbi singavimbi
2nd plural niyavimba, nivimba enivimbayo, enivimba nivimba anivimbi eningavimbi ningavimbi
Class 1 uyavimba, uvimba ovimbayo, ovimba evimba akavimbi ongavimbi engavimbi
Class 2 bayavimba, bavimba abavimbayo, abavimba bevimba abavimbi abangavimbi bengavimbi
Class 3 uyavimba, uvimba ovimbayo, ovimba uvimba awuvimbi ongavimbi ungavimbi
Class 4 iyavimba, ivimba evimbayo, evimba ivimba ayivimbi engavimbi ingavimbi
Class 5 liyavimba, livimba elivimbayo, elivimba livimba alivimbi elingavimbi lingavimbi
Class 6 ayavimba, avimba avimbayo, avimba evimba awavimbi angavimbi engavimbi
Class 7 siyavimba, sivimba esivimbayo, esivimba sivimba asivimbi esingavimbi singavimbi
Class 8 ziyavimba, zivimba ezivimbayo, ezivimba zivimba azivimbi ezingavimbi zingavimbi
Class 9 iyavimba, ivimba evimbayo, evimba ivimba ayivimbi engavimbi ingavimbi
Class 10 ziyavimba, zivimba ezivimbayo, ezivimba zivimba azivimbi ezingavimbi zingavimbi
Class 11 luyavimba, luvimba oluvimbayo, oluvimba luvimba aluvimbi olungavimbi lungavimbi
Class 14 buyavimba, buvimba obuvimbayo, obuvimba buvimba abuvimbi obungavimbi bungavimbi
Class 15 kuyavimba, kuvimba okuvimbayo, okuvimba kuvimba akuvimbi okungavimbi kungavimbi
Class 17 kuyavimba, kuvimba okuvimbayo, okuvimba kuvimba akuvimbi okungavimbi kungavimbi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngivimbile, ngivimbē engivimbile, engivimbē ngivimbile, ngivimbē angivimbanga engingavimbanga ngingavimbanga
2nd singular uvimbile, uvimbē ovimbile, ovimbē uvimbile, uvimbē awuvimbanga ongavimbanga ungavimbanga
1st plural sivimbile, sivimbē esivimbile, esivimbē sivimbile, sivimbē asivimbanga esingavimbanga singavimbanga
2nd plural nivimbile, nivimbē enivimbile, enivimbē nivimbile, nivimbē anivimbanga eningavimbanga ningavimbanga
Class 1 uvimbile, uvimbē ovimbile, ovimbē evimbile, evimbē akavimbanga ongavimbanga engavimbanga
Class 2 bavimbile, bavimbē abavimbile, abavimbē bevimbile, bevimbē abavimbanga abangavimbanga bengavimbanga
Class 3 uvimbile, uvimbē ovimbile, ovimbē uvimbile, uvimbē awuvimbanga ongavimbanga ungavimbanga
Class 4 ivimbile, ivimbē evimbile, evimbē ivimbile, ivimbē ayivimbanga engavimbanga ingavimbanga
Class 5 livimbile, livimbē elivimbile, elivimbē livimbile, livimbē alivimbanga elingavimbanga lingavimbanga
Class 6 avimbile, avimbē avimbile, avimbē evimbile, evimbē awavimbanga angavimbanga engavimbanga
Class 7 sivimbile, sivimbē esivimbile, esivimbē sivimbile, sivimbē asivimbanga esingavimbanga singavimbanga
Class 8 zivimbile, zivimbē ezivimbile, ezivimbē zivimbile, zivimbē azivimbanga ezingavimbanga zingavimbanga
Class 9 ivimbile, ivimbē evimbile, evimbē ivimbile, ivimbē ayivimbanga engavimbanga ingavimbanga
Class 10 zivimbile, zivimbē ezivimbile, ezivimbē zivimbile, zivimbē azivimbanga ezingavimbanga zingavimbanga
Class 11 luvimbile, luvimbē oluvimbile, oluvimbē luvimbile, luvimbē aluvimbanga olungavimbanga lungavimbanga
Class 14 buvimbile, buvimbē obuvimbile, obuvimbē buvimbile, buvimbē abuvimbanga obungavimbanga bungavimbanga
Class 15 kuvimbile, kuvimbē okuvimbile, okuvimbē kuvimbile, kuvimbē akuvimbanga okungavimbanga kungavimbanga
Class 17 kuvimbile, kuvimbē okuvimbile, okuvimbē kuvimbile, kuvimbē akuvimbanga okungavimbanga kungavimbanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāvimba engāvimba ngāvimba angivimbanga engingavimbanga ngingavimbanga
2nd singular wāvimba owāvimba wāvimba awuvimbanga ongavimbanga ungavimbanga
1st plural sāvimba esāvimba sāvimba asivimbanga esingavimbanga singavimbanga
2nd plural nāvimba enāvimba nāvimba anivimbanga eningavimbanga ningavimbanga
Class 1 wāvimba owāvimba āvimba akavimbanga ongavimbanga engavimbanga
Class 2 bāvimba abāvimba bāvimba abavimbanga abangavimbanga bengavimbanga
Class 3 wāvimba owāvimba wāvimba awuvimbanga ongavimbanga ungavimbanga
Class 4 yāvimba eyāvimba yāvimba ayivimbanga engavimbanga ingavimbanga
Class 5 lāvimba elāvimba lāvimba alivimbanga elingavimbanga lingavimbanga
Class 6 āvimba āvimba āvimba awavimbanga angavimbanga engavimbanga
Class 7 sāvimba esāvimba sāvimba asivimbanga esingavimbanga singavimbanga
Class 8 zāvimba ezāvimba zāvimba azivimbanga ezingavimbanga zingavimbanga
Class 9 yāvimba eyāvimba yāvimba ayivimbanga engavimbanga ingavimbanga
Class 10 zāvimba ezāvimba zāvimba azivimbanga ezingavimbanga zingavimbanga
Class 11 lwāvimba olwāvimba lwāvimba aluvimbanga olungavimbanga lungavimbanga
Class 14 bāvimba obāvimba bāvimba abuvimbanga obungavimbanga bungavimbanga
Class 15 kwāvimba okwāvimba kwāvimba akuvimbanga okungavimbanga kungavimbanga
Class 17 kwāvimba okwāvimba kwāvimba akuvimbanga okungavimbanga kungavimbanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingavimba ngingavimba ngingevimbe ngingevimbe
2nd singular ungavimba ungavimba ungevimbe ungevimbe
1st plural singavimba singavimba singevimbe singevimbe
2nd plural ningavimba ningavimba ningevimbe ningevimbe
Class 1 angavimba engavimba angevimbe engevimbe
Class 2 bangavimba bengavimba bangevimbe bengevimbe
Class 3 ungavimba ungavimba ungevimbe ungevimbe
Class 4 ingavimba ingavimba ingevimbe ingevimbe
Class 5 lingavimba lingavimba lingevimbe lingevimbe
Class 6 angavimba engavimba angevimbe engevimbe
Class 7 singavimba singavimba singevimbe singevimbe
Class 8 zingavimba zingavimba zingevimbe zingevimbe
Class 9 ingavimba ingavimba ingevimbe ingevimbe
Class 10 zingavimba zingavimba zingevimbe zingevimbe
Class 11 lungavimba lungavimba lungevimbe lungevimbe
Class 14 bungavimba bungavimba bungevimbe bungevimbe
Class 15 kungavimba kungavimba kungevimbe kungevimbe
Class 17 kungavimba kungavimba kungevimbe kungevimbe
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizovimba engizovimba ngizovimba angizuvimba engingezuvimba ngingezuvimba
2nd singular uzovimba ozovimba uzovimba awuzuvimba ongezuvimba ungezuvimba
1st plural sizovimba esizovimba sizovimba asizuvimba esingezuvimba singezuvimba
2nd plural nizovimba enizovimba nizovimba anizuvimba eningezuvimba ningezuvimba
Class 1 uzovimba ozovimba ezovimba akazuvimba ongezuvimba engezuvimba
Class 2 bazovimba abazovimba bezovimba abazuvimba abangezuvimba bengezuvimba
Class 3 uzovimba ozovimba uzovimba awuzuvimba ongezuvimba ungezuvimba
Class 4 izovimba ezovimba izovimba ayizuvimba engezuvimba ingezuvimba
Class 5 lizovimba elizovimba lizovimba alizuvimba elingezuvimba lingezuvimba
Class 6 azovimba azovimba ezovimba awazuvimba angezuvimba engezuvimba
Class 7 sizovimba esizovimba sizovimba asizuvimba esingezuvimba singezuvimba
Class 8 zizovimba ezizovimba zizovimba azizuvimba ezingezuvimba zingezuvimba
Class 9 izovimba ezovimba izovimba ayizuvimba engezuvimba ingezuvimba
Class 10 zizovimba ezizovimba zizovimba azizuvimba ezingezuvimba zingezuvimba
Class 11 luzovimba oluzovimba luzovimba aluzuvimba olungezuvimba lungezuvimba
Class 14 buzovimba obuzovimba buzovimba abuzuvimba obungezuvimba bungezuvimba
Class 15 kuzovimba okuzovimba kuzovimba akuzuvimba okungezuvimba kungezuvimba
Class 17 kuzovimba okuzovimba kuzovimba akuzuvimba okungezuvimba kungezuvimba
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyovimba engiyovimba ngiyovimba angiyuvimba engingeyuvimba ngingeyuvimba
2nd singular uyovimba oyovimba uyovimba awuyuvimba ongeyuvimba ungeyuvimba
1st plural siyovimba esiyovimba siyovimba asiyuvimba esingeyuvimba singeyuvimba
2nd plural niyovimba eniyovimba niyovimba aniyuvimba eningeyuvimba ningeyuvimba
Class 1 uyovimba oyovimba eyovimba akayuvimba ongeyuvimba engeyuvimba
Class 2 bayovimba abayovimba beyovimba abayuvimba abangeyuvimba bengeyuvimba
Class 3 uyovimba oyovimba uyovimba awuyuvimba ongeyuvimba ungeyuvimba
Class 4 iyovimba eyovimba iyovimba ayiyuvimba engeyuvimba ingeyuvimba
Class 5 liyovimba eliyovimba liyovimba aliyuvimba elingeyuvimba lingeyuvimba
Class 6 ayovimba ayovimba eyovimba awayuvimba angeyuvimba engeyuvimba
Class 7 siyovimba esiyovimba siyovimba asiyuvimba esingeyuvimba singeyuvimba
Class 8 ziyovimba eziyovimba ziyovimba aziyuvimba ezingeyuvimba zingeyuvimba
Class 9 iyovimba eyovimba iyovimba ayiyuvimba engeyuvimba ingeyuvimba
Class 10 ziyovimba eziyovimba ziyovimba aziyuvimba ezingeyuvimba zingeyuvimba
Class 11 luyovimba oluyovimba luyovimba aluyuvimba olungeyuvimba lungeyuvimba
Class 14 buyovimba obuyovimba buyovimba abuyuvimba obungeyuvimba bungeyuvimba
Class 15 kuyovimba okuyovimba kuyovimba akuyuvimba okungeyuvimba kungeyuvimba
Class 17 kuyovimba okuyovimba kuyovimba akuyuvimba okungeyuvimba kungeyuvimba
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngivimbe ngingavimbi
2nd singular uvimbe ungavimbi
1st plural sivimbe singavimbi
2nd plural nivimbe ningavimbi
Class 1 avimbe angavimbi
Class 2 bavimbe bangavimbi
Class 3 uvimbe ungavimbi
Class 4 ivimbe ingavimbi
Class 5 livimbe lingavimbi
Class 6 avimbe angavimbi
Class 7 sivimbe singavimbi
Class 8 zivimbe zingavimbi
Class 9 ivimbe ingavimbi
Class 10 zivimbe zingavimbi
Class 11 luvimbe lungavimbi
Class 14 buvimbe bungavimbi
Class 15 kuvimbe kungavimbi
Class 17 kuvimbe kungavimbi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngavimba ngangavimba, angavimba, angangavimba
2nd singular wavimba wangavimba, awavimba, awangavimba
1st plural savimba sangavimba, asavimba, asangavimba
2nd plural navimba nangavimba, anavimba, anangavimba
Class 1 wavimba wangavimba, akavimba, akangavimba
Class 2 bavimba bangavimba, abavimba, abangavimba
Class 3 wavimba wangavimba, awavimba, awangavimba
Class 4 yavimba yangavimba, ayavimba, ayangavimba
Class 5 lavimba langavimba, alavimba, alangavimba
Class 6 avimba angavimba, awavimba, awangavimba
Class 7 savimba sangavimba, asavimba, asangavimba
Class 8 zavimba zangavimba, azavimba, azangavimba
Class 9 yavimba yangavimba, ayavimba, ayangavimba
Class 10 zavimba zangavimba, azavimba, azangavimba
Class 11 lwavimba lwangavimba, alwavimba, alwangavimba
Class 14 bavimba bangavimba, abavimba, abangavimba
Class 15 kwavimba kwangavimba, akwavimba, akwangavimba
Class 17 kwavimba kwangavimba, akwavimba, akwangavimba

References

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