"Imma" meaning in All languages combined

See Imma on Wiktionary

Contraction [English]

IPA: /ˈaɪmə/ [US], [ˈaːmə] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Imma.wav [US]
Rhymes: -aɪmə Etymology: Written form of a relaxed pronunciation of I'm gonna. Includes a reduction of /mn/ to /m/ (see reduction of /mb/ and /mn/ on Wikipedia). Common in and possibly originated in African-American Vernacular English, but is used more broadly today. Harvard professor Sunn m'Cheaux says the term originated in the Gullah English creole language, where "a-" replaces "-ing" and indicates immediate future tense. Etymology templates: {{m|en|I'm}} I'm, {{m|en|gonna}} gonna Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} Imma, {{en-cont}} Imma
  1. (chiefly US, informal) contraction of I'm gonna or I'm 'onna, both being contractions of I'm going to Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal Alternative form of: I'm gonna or I'm 'onna, both being contractions of I'm going to

Proper name [Italian]

Head templates: {{it-proper noun|f}} Imma f
  1. a diminutive of the female given name Immacolata Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Italian diminutives of female given names, Italian female given names, Italian given names
    Sense id: en-Imma-it-name-Cqg0r1X6 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with raw sortkeys

Proper name [Translingual]

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  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Immidae – certain moths. Wikipedia link: Imma Tags: feminine

Alternative forms

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