"pambwa" meaning in Swahili

See pambwa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Head templates: {{sw-verb}} -pambwa (infinitive kupambwa) Inflection templates: {{sw-conj|intr=y}} Forms: -pambwa [canonical], kupambwa [infinitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], kupambwa [infinitive], kutopambwa [infinitive, negative], no-table-tags [table-tags], pambwa [imperative, singular], pambweni [imperative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], hupambwa [habitual], positive subject concord + -lipambwa [past], negative subject concord + -kupambwa [negative, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], ninapambwa [first-person, present, singular], napambwa [first-person, present, singular], tunapambwa [first-person, plural, present], unapambwa [present, second-person, singular], mnapambwa [plural, present, second-person], anapambwa [class-1, class-2, present, singular, third-person], wanapambwa [class-1, class-2, plural, present, third-person], positive subject concord + -napambwa [present, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], sipambwi [first-person, negative, present, singular], hatupambwi [first-person, negative, plural, present], hupambwi [negative, present, second-person, singular], hampambwi [negative, plural, present, second-person], hapambwi [class-1, class-2, negative, present, singular, third-person], hawapambwi [class-1, class-2, negative, plural, present, third-person], negative subject concord + -pambwi [negative, present, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -tapambwa [future], negative subject concord + -tapambwa [future, negative], no-table-tags [table-tags], nipambwe [first-person, singular, subjunctive], tupambwe [first-person, plural, subjunctive], upambwe [second-person, singular, subjunctive], mpambwe [plural, second-person, subjunctive], apambwe [class-1, class-2, singular, subjunctive, third-person], wapambwe [class-1, class-2, plural, subjunctive, third-person], positive subject concord + -pambwe [subjunctive, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -sipambwe [negative, subjunctive], positive subject concord + -ngepambwa [irrealis, present], positive subject concord + -singepambwa [irrealis, negative, present], positive subject concord + -ngalipambwa [irrealis, past], positive subject concord + -singalipambwa [irrealis, negative, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], napambwa [first-person, gnomic, singular], twapambwa [first-person, gnomic, plural], wapambwa [gnomic, second-person, singular], mwapambwa [gnomic, plural, second-person], apambwa [class-1, class-2, gnomic, singular, third-person], wapambwa [class-1, class-2, gnomic, plural, third-person], wapambwa [class-3, class-4, gnomic, singular, third-person], yapambwa [class-3, class-4, gnomic, plural, third-person], lapambwa [class-5, class-6, gnomic, singular, third-person], yapambwa [class-5, class-6, gnomic, plural, third-person], chapambwa [class-7, class-8, gnomic, singular, third-person], vyapambwa [class-7, class-8, gnomic, plural, third-person], yapambwa [class-10, class-9, gnomic, singular, third-person], zapambwa [class-10, class-9, gnomic, plural, third-person], wapambwa [class-11, gnomic, singular, third-person], kwapambwa [class-15, class-17, gnomic, singular, third-person], papambwa [class-16, gnomic, singular, third-person], mwapambwa [class-18, gnomic, singular, third-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], positive subject concord + -mepambwa [perfect], positive subject concord + -meshapambwa [already-form], negative subject concord + -japambwa [not-yet-form], positive subject concord + -kipambwa [if-when-form], positive subject concord + -sipopambwa [if-not-form], kapambwa / positive subject concord + -kapambwa [consecutive], positive subject concord + -kapambwe [consecutive, subjunctive], - [error-unrecognized-form], no-table-tags [table-tags], -pambwaye [class-1, class-2, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -pambwao [class-1, class-2, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -pambwao [class-3, class-4, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -pambwayo [class-3, class-4, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -pambwalo [class-5, class-6, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -pambwayo [class-5, class-6, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -pambwacho [class-7, class-8, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -pambwavyo [class-7, class-8, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -pambwayo [class-10, class-9, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -pambwazo [class-10, class-9, general-mood, object-concord, plural, relative], -pambwao [class-11, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -pambwako [class-15, class-17, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -pambwapo [class-16, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], -pambwamo [class-18, general-mood, object-concord, relative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], -yepambwa [class-1, class-2, object-concord, relative, singular], -opambwa [class-1, class-2, object-concord, plural, relative], -opambwa [class-3, class-4, object-concord, relative, singular], -yopambwa [class-3, class-4, object-concord, plural, relative], -lopambwa [class-5, class-6, object-concord, relative, singular], -yopambwa [class-5, class-6, object-concord, plural, relative], -chopambwa [class-7, class-8, object-concord, relative, singular], -vyopambwa [class-7, class-8, object-concord, plural, relative], -yopambwa [class-10, class-9, object-concord, relative, singular], -zopambwa [class-10, class-9, object-concord, plural, relative], -opambwa [class-11, object-concord, relative, singular], -kopambwa [class-15, class-17, object-concord, relative, singular], -popambwa [class-16, object-concord, relative, singular], -mopambwa [class-18, object-concord, relative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. [object-concord, relative]
  1. Passive form of -pamba: to be decorated Tags: form-of, passive Form of: -pamba (extra: to be decorated)
    Sense id: en-pambwa-sw-verb-Z2OCRZPW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-pambwa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupambwa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pambweni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hupambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "habitual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -lipambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -kupambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "napambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tunapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mnapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -napambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sipambwi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatupambwi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hupambwi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hampambwi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hapambwi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawapambwi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -pambwi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -tapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -tapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nipambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tupambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "upambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mpambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wapambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -pambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sipambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngepambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singepambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngalipambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singalipambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "napambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vyapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -mepambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meshapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "already-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -japambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "not-yet-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kipambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-when-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sipopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-not-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kapambwa / positive subject concord + -kapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kapambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwaye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwalo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwacho",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwavyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwazo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwako",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwapo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwamo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yepambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-opambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-opambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vyopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-opambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-popambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-pambwa (infinitive kupambwa)",
      "name": "sw-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "intr": "y"
      },
      "name": "sw-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[…] it was decorated with all kinds of modern tools and devices […]",
          "ref": "1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 4:",
          "text": "[…] kimepambwa kwa kila aina ya vyombo na vifaa vya kisasa[…]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "to be decorated",
          "word": "-pamba"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Passive form of -pamba: to be decorated"
      ],
      "id": "en-pambwa-sw-verb-Z2OCRZPW",
      "links": [
        [
          "-pamba",
          "pamba#Swahili"
        ],
        [
          "decorate",
          "decorate"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "passive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pambwa"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-pambwa",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupambwa",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kupambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kutopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pambweni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hupambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "habitual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -lipambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -kupambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "napambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tunapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mnapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -napambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sipambwi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatupambwi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hupambwi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hampambwi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hapambwi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hawapambwi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "negative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -pambwi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -tapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -tapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nipambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tupambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "upambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mpambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wapambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -pambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sipambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngepambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singepambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -ngalipambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -singalipambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "napambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "gnomic",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "apambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vyapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "gnomic",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "papambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "gnomic",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -mepambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -meshapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "already-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "negative subject concord + -japambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "not-yet-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kipambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-when-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -sipopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "if-not-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kapambwa / positive subject concord + -kapambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "positive subject concord + -kapambwe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "consecutive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwaye",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwalo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwacho",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwavyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwayo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwazo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwao",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwako",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwapo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-pambwamo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "general-mood",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yepambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-opambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-opambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-lopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-chopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-vyopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-yopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-zopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "object-concord",
        "plural",
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-opambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-11",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-kopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-15",
        "class-17",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-popambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-mopambwa",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class-18",
        "object-concord",
        "relative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sw-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "object-concord",
        "relative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-pambwa (infinitive kupambwa)",
      "name": "sw-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "intr": "y"
      },
      "name": "sw-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili passive verbs",
        "Swahili terms with quotations",
        "Swahili verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[…] it was decorated with all kinds of modern tools and devices […]",
          "ref": "1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 4:",
          "text": "[…] kimepambwa kwa kila aina ya vyombo na vifaa vya kisasa[…]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "to be decorated",
          "word": "-pamba"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Passive form of -pamba: to be decorated"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-pamba",
          "pamba#Swahili"
        ],
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          "decorate",
          "decorate"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "passive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pambwa"
}

Download raw JSONL data for pambwa meaning in Swahili (13.1kB)

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