hamba
التعريفات والمعاني
== Estonian ==
=== Noun ===
hamba
genitive singular of hammas
== Fanagalo ==
=== Etymology ===
From Zulu -hamba.
=== Verb ===
hamba
to go, to walk
to travel
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Malay hamba, from Sanskrit हम्भाय (hambhāya, “low”), compare to Sanskrit हंबतारा (haṃbatārā, “good man”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈhamba/ [ˈham.ba]
Rhymes: -amba
Syllabification: ham‧ba
=== Noun ===
hamba (plural hamba-hamba)
(polite) slave; thrall; servant
=== Pronoun ===
hamba
(archaic, humble) I, me, my, your servant
==== Usage notes ====
Hamba as pronoun still used in daily life, especially in prayer.
==== Synonyms ====
Indonesian first-person pronouns:
aye, ogut, gue, gua (Jakarta)
aku (informal)
daku (poetic)
saya (polite)
hamba
kami (euphemism)
=== Derived terms ===
=== Further reading ===
“hamba”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
== Malay ==
=== Alternative forms ===
ambo, ambe (pronunciation spelling)
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Sanskrit हम्भाय (hambhāya, “low”), compare to Sanskrit हंबतारा (haṃbatārā, “good man”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(schwa-variety) IPA(key): [ham.bə]
Rhymes: -ambə, -ə
(Baku) IPA(key): [ham.ba]
Rhymes: -amba, -a
(Kelantan-Pattani, Negeri Sembilan) IPA(key): [am.bɔ]
Rhymes: -ambɔ, -ɔ
(Terengganu) IPA(key): [am.bə]
Rhymes: -ambə, -ə
Hyphenation: ham‧ba
=== Noun ===
hamba (Jawi spelling همبا, plural hamba-hamba or hamba2)
A slave.
Synonyms: abdi, budak, sahaya
==== Affixations ====
==== Compounds ====
=== Pronoun ===
hamba (Jawi spelling همبا)
(dialectal, Kelantan-Pattani, Negeri Sembilan, Terengganu) I (me, my).
=== Descendants ===
Indonesian: hamba
=== See also ===
=== References ===
Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “همب hamba”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 145
Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “همب hamba”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, pages 685-6
Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “hamba”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 391
=== Further reading ===
"hamba" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
== Northern Ndebele ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Verb ===
-hámba
to go, to walk, to move
to travel
==== Inflection ====
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
== Old Javanese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Sanskrit हम्भाय (hambhāya, “low”), compare to Sanskrit हंबतारा (haṃbatārā, “good man”).
=== Noun ===
hamba
servant, common soldier, comrade
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
==== Descendants ====
Javanese: ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧ (amba)
== Swazi ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Verb ===
-hámba
to go, to walk, to move
to travel
==== Inflection ====
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish jamba.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhamba/ [ˈham.bɐ]
Rhymes: -amba
Syllabification: ham‧ba
=== Noun ===
hamba (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋ᜔ᜊ)
jamb (vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall)
==== Derived terms ====
hambahan
=== Further reading ===
“hamba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
== Xhosa ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Verb ===
-hámba
to go, to walk, to move
to travel
==== Inflection ====
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
== Zulu ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Verb ===
-hámba
(intransitive) to go, to walk, to move
(intransitive) to travel
(transitive and intransitive) to ride, to go by (a vehicle)
(intransitive) to leave, to depart
(intransitive) to go on, to keep going, to proceed
(intransitive) to work, to function, to operate
==== Inflection ====
==== Derived terms ====
uhambo
inkambo
=== References ===
C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “hamba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “hamba (3.9)”