"lembera" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Chichewa]

IPA: /ɽeˈᵐbe.ɽa/ Forms: -lembera [canonical], kulémbera [infinitive]
Etymology: From lemba (“to write”) + -era (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'e' or 'o'”). Etymology templates: {{af|ny|lemba|-era|t1=to write|t2=applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'e' or 'o'}} lemba (“to write”) + -era (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'e' or 'o'”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kulémbera|head=-lembera}} -lembera (infinitive kulémbera), {{ny-verb|lembera}} -lembera (infinitive kulémbera)
  1. Applicative form of -lemba:
    to write to someone
    Sense id: en-lembera-ny-verb-JlGg0s5e Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -era Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -era: 33 33 33
  2. Applicative form of -lemba:
    to write for something
    Sense id: en-lembera-ny-verb-O7HK~ppr Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -era Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -era: 33 33 33
  3. Applicative form of -lemba:
    to write on someone's behalf
    Sense id: en-lembera-ny-verb-snhhQHwj Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Chichewa terms suffixed with -era Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Chichewa terms suffixed with -era: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (Negative): -salembera [verb] Derived forms (Nominal derivations): cholembera (english: pen) Derived forms (Reciprocal): -lemberana [verb]
Disambiguation of 'Negative': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Nominal derivations': 33 33 33 Disambiguation of 'Reciprocal': 33 33 33

Verb [Tumbuka]

Forms: -lembera [canonical], kulembera [infinitive]
Etymology: From lemba (“to write”) + -era (“applicative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'”). Etymology templates: {{af|tum|lemba|-era|t1=to write|t2=applicative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'}} lemba (“to write”) + -era (“applicative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'”) Head templates: {{head|tum|verb|infinitive|kulembera|head=-lembera}} -lembera (infinitive kulembera), {{tum-verb|kulembera}} -lembera (infinitive kulembera)
  1. applicative of -lemba Tags: applicative, form-of Form of: -lemba
    Sense id: en-lembera-tum-verb-6nHSdrGp
  2. applicative of -lemba
    (applicative) to write names for engagements (of workers)     Tags: applicative
    Sense id: en-lembera-tum-verb-jv5jPu-V Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header, Tumbuka terms suffixed with -era Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 14 16 8 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 19 22 6 34 Disambiguation of Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Tumbuka terms suffixed with -era: 33 67
     
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-salembera"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "sense": "Reciprocal",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-lemberana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "english": "pen",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "translation": "pen",
      "word": "cholembera"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "lemba",
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lemba (“to write”) + -era (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'e' or 'o'”).",
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    {
      "form": "-lembera",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
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      "form": "kulémbera",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kulémbera",
        "head": "-lembera"
      },
      "expansion": "-lembera (infinitive kulémbera)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lembera"
      },
      "expansion": "-lembera (infinitive kulémbera)",
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    }
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -era",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Applicative form of -lemba:",
        "to write to someone"
      ],
      "id": "en-lembera-ny-verb-JlGg0s5e",
      "links": [
        [
          "-lemba",
          "lemba#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -era",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Applicative form of -lemba:",
        "to write for something"
      ],
      "id": "en-lembera-ny-verb-O7HK~ppr",
      "links": [
        [
          "-lemba",
          "lemba#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa terms suffixed with -era",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "Applicative form of -lemba:",
        "to write on someone's behalf"
      ],
      "id": "en-lembera-ny-verb-snhhQHwj",
      "links": [
        [
          "-lemba",
          "lemba#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɽeˈᵐbe.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lembera"
}

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        "1": "tum",
        "2": "lemba",
        "3": "-era",
        "t1": "to write",
        "t2": "applicative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'"
      },
      "expansion": "lemba (“to write”) + -era (“applicative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lemba (“to write”) + -era (“applicative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-lembera",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kulembera",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kulembera",
        "head": "-lembera"
      },
      "expansion": "-lembera (infinitive kulembera)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kulembera"
      },
      "expansion": "-lembera (infinitive kulembera)",
      "name": "tum-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tumbuka",
  "lang_code": "tum",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "-lemba"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "applicative of -lemba"
      ],
      "id": "en-lembera-tum-verb-6nHSdrGp",
      "links": [
        [
          "-lemba",
          "lemba#Tumbuka"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "applicative",
        "form-of"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "14 14 16 8 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 19 22 6 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 64",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "33 67",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tumbuka terms suffixed with -era",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "to write names for engagements (of workers)"
      ],
      "id": "en-lembera-tum-verb-jv5jPu-V",
      "links": [
        [
          "-lemba",
          "lemba#Tumbuka"
        ],
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ],
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        "applicative of -lemba",
        "(applicative) to write names for engagements (of workers)"
      ],
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        "applicative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lembera"
}

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    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa terms suffixed with -era",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "Negative",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-salembera"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Reciprocal",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "-lemberana"
    },
    {
      "english": "pen",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "translation": "pen",
      "word": "cholembera"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "ny",
        "2": "lemba",
        "3": "-era",
        "t1": "to write",
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      },
      "expansion": "lemba (“to write”) + -era (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'e' or 'o'”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lemba (“to write”) + -era (“applicative suffix for verbs where the penultimate vowel of the stem is either 'e' or 'o'”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-lembera",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kulémbera",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kulémbera",
        "head": "-lembera"
      },
      "expansion": "-lembera (infinitive kulémbera)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lembera"
      },
      "expansion": "-lembera (infinitive kulémbera)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Chichewa applicative verbs"
      ],
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        "Applicative form of -lemba:",
        "to write to someone"
      ],
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        [
          "-lemba",
          "lemba#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ]
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        "Chichewa applicative verbs"
      ],
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        "Applicative form of -lemba:",
        "to write for something"
      ],
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        [
          "-lemba",
          "lemba#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ]
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        "Chichewa applicative verbs"
      ],
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        "to write on someone's behalf"
      ],
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        [
          "-lemba",
          "lemba#Chichewa"
        ],
        [
          "write",
          "write"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɽeˈᵐbe.ɽa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lembera"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Tumbuka lemmas",
    "Tumbuka terms suffixed with -era",
    "Tumbuka verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "lemba",
        "3": "-era",
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From lemba (“to write”) + -era (“applicative suffix for verbs whose penultimate vowel is 'e'”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-lembera",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "kulembera",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "verb",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kulembera"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "tum",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "-lemba"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "-lemba",
          "lemba#Tumbuka"
        ]
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        "applicative",
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    {
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        "to write names for engagements (of workers)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-lemba",
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        ],
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          "write",
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  ],
  "word": "lembera"
}

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