Javanese
Romanization
tamba
- romanization of ꦠꦩ꧀ꦧ
Malay
Verb
tamba
- (1924-1972) obsolete spelling of tambah
Old Javanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tam.ba/
- Rhymes: -ba
- Hyphenation: tam‧ba
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambar (“antidote”) (compare Malay tawar (“tasteless”), Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tambal (“to mend, to patch”)).
Noun
tamba
- cure, remedy, medicine
- Synonyms: jampi, jampyan, oṣadha, oṣadhi, tamba, tambā, uṣadha, uwat, waidya, wedya
Derived terms
- anamba
- anambani
- panamban
- pratamba
- tambana
- tan patamban
- tinamban
- tumamba
- tumambani
Descendants
Etymology 2
Unknown, probably affixation of amba (“broad, wide”) + ta-.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Root
tamba
- tardy, slow
Derived terms
Further reading
- "tamba" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tamba (infinitive kutamba)
- to narrate, to recount
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tamba
|
| Positive present
|
-natamba
|
| Subjunctive
|
-tambe
|
| Negative
|
-tambi
|
| Imperative singular
|
tamba
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kutamba
|
| Negative
|
kutotamba
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
tamba
|
| Plural
|
tambeni
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
hutamba
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litamba
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kutamba
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natamba)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninatamba/natamba
|
tunatamba
|
| 2nd person
|
unatamba
|
mnatamba
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anatamba
|
wanatamba
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -natamba
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tambi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sitambi
|
hatutambi
|
| 2nd person
|
hutambi
|
hamtambi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hatambi
|
hawatambi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -tambi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatamba
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatamba
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tambe)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nitambe
|
tutambe
|
| 2nd person
|
utambe
|
mtambe
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atambe
|
watambe
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -tambe
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sitambe
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngetamba
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singetamba
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalitamba
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalitamba
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atamba)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
natamba
|
twatamba
|
| 2nd person
|
watamba
|
mwatamba
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atamba
|
watamba
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
watamba
|
yatamba
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
latamba
|
yatamba
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chatamba
|
vyatamba
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yatamba
|
zatamba
|
| u(XI)
|
watamba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwatamba
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
patamba
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwatamba
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -metamba
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshatamba
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jatamba
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kitamba
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipotamba
|
| Consecutive
|
katamba / positive subject concord + -katamba
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -katambe
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nitamba
|
-tutamba
|
| 2nd person
|
-kutamba
|
-watamba/-kutambeni/-watambeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mtamba
|
-watamba
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-utamba
|
-itamba
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-litamba
|
-yatamba
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kitamba
|
-vitamba
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-itamba
|
-zitamba
|
| u(XI)
|
-utamba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kutamba
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-patamba
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mutamba
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jitamba
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tamba- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-tambaye
|
-tambao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-tambao
|
-tambayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-tambalo
|
-tambayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-tambacho
|
-tambavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-tambayo
|
-tambazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-tambao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-tambako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-tambapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-tambamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tamba)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yetamba
|
-otamba
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-otamba
|
-yotamba
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lotamba
|
-yotamba
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chotamba
|
-vyotamba
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yotamba
|
-zotamba
|
| u(XI)
|
-otamba
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kotamba
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-potamba
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-motamba
|
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| 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