English
Etymology
Named in honor of the Pima Indians, who helped raise the cotton on USDA experimental farms in Arizona in the early 1900s.
Noun
pima (uncountable)
- A soft form of cotton having long fibres (Gossypium barbadense)
2009 March 12, Cintra Wilson, “Rosie the Riveter in a Pocket T”, in New York Times[1]:A svelte pima tank top with little buttons down the back is $118.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Kituba
Verb
pima
- to measure
Lingala
Verb
pima
- to measure
Luba-Kasai
Verb
pima
- to measure
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French piment.
Noun
pima
- chilli
- spice
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Spanish
Adjective
pima m or f (masculine and feminine plural pimas)
- Pima
Noun
pima m or f by sense (plural pimas)
- Pima
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pima (infinitive kupima)
- to test, examine
- to measure, weigh, estimate
- to criticise
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pima
|
| Positive present
|
-napima
|
| Subjunctive
|
-pime
|
| Negative
|
-pimi
|
| Imperative singular
|
pima
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kupima
|
| Negative
|
kutopima
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
pima
|
| Plural
|
pimeni
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
hupima
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lipima
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kupima
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napima)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninapima/napima
|
tunapima
|
| 2nd person
|
unapima
|
mnapima
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anapima
|
wanapima
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -napima
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pimi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sipimi
|
hatupimi
|
| 2nd person
|
hupimi
|
hampimi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hapimi
|
hawapimi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -pimi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tapima
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tapima
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pime)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nipime
|
tupime
|
| 2nd person
|
upime
|
mpime
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
apime
|
wapime
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -pime
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sipime
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngepima
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singepima
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalipima
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalipima
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apima)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
napima
|
twapima
|
| 2nd person
|
wapima
|
mwapima
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
apima
|
wapima
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wapima
|
yapima
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lapima
|
yapima
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chapima
|
vyapima
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yapima
|
zapima
|
| u(XI)
|
wapima
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwapima
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
papima
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwapima
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mepima
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshapima
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -japima
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kipima
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipopima
|
| Consecutive
|
kapima / positive subject concord + -kapima
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kapime
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nipima
|
-tupima
|
| 2nd person
|
-kupima
|
-wapima/-kupimeni/-wapimeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mpima
|
-wapima
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-upima
|
-ipima
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lipima
|
-yapima
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kipima
|
-vipima
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-ipima
|
-zipima
|
| u(XI)
|
-upima
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kupima
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-papima
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mupima
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jipima
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pima- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-pimaye
|
-pimao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-pimao
|
-pimayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-pimalo
|
-pimayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-pimacho
|
-pimavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-pimayo
|
-pimazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-pimao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-pimako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pimapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-pimamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pima)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yepima
|
-opima
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-opima
|
-yopima
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lopima
|
-yopima
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chopima
|
-vyopima
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yopima
|
-zopima
|
| u(XI)
|
-opima
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kopima
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-popima
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mopima
|
|
|
|
| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms