"amba" meaning in Italian

See amba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈam.ba/ Forms: ambe [plural]
Rhymes: -amba Etymology: Borrowed from Amharic አምባ (ʾämba). Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|am|አምባ}} Borrowed from Amharic አምባ (ʾämba) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} amba f (plural ambe)
  1. (geology) a characteristic landform in Ethiopia, consisting of a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-amba-it-noun-S01VL1yD Categories (other): Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 2 8 12 11 16 1 2 4 2 0 0 10 9 2 1 1 2 3 11 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 10 11 7 18 1 1 3 1 0 0 13 10 1 1 0 2 2 14 5 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈam.ba/ Forms: ambe [plural]
Rhymes: -amba Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} amba f (plural ambe)
  1. (usually in the plural) circumlocution, periphrasis Tags: feminine, plural-normally Synonyms: circonlocuzione [formal], giro di parole [colloquial], perifrasi
    Sense id: en-amba-it-noun-rFSISswl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "am",
        "3": "አምባ"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Amharic አምባ (ʾämba)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Amharic አምባ (ʾämba).",
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  ],
  "head_templates": [
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  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "it",
          "name": "Geology",
          "orig": "it:Geology",
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            "Earth sciences",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 8 12 11 16 1 2 4 2 0 0 10 9 2 1 1 2 3 11 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 15 entries",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 10 11 7 18 1 1 3 1 0 0 13 10 1 1 0 2 2 14 5",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        },
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "Ethiopia"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "feminine"
      ],
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        "geography",
        "geology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.ba/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-amba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amba"
}

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      ]
    }
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  ],
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      ],
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        ],
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      ],
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        {
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            "formal"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "giro di parole"
        },
        {
          "word": "perifrasi"
        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.ba/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-amba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amba"
}
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    "Italian nouns",
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    "Italian terms derived from Amharic",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.ba/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-amba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amba"
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    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian feminine nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Rhymes:Italian/amba/2 syllables"
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  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "circonlocuzione"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "giro di parole"
        },
        {
          "word": "perifrasi"
        }
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "plural-normally"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈam.ba/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-amba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amba"
}

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