amba

See also: Amba, ambā, and âm ba

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Amharic ዐምባ (ʿämba)bor.

English amba

Borrowed from Amharic ዐምባ (ʿämba).

Noun

amba (plural ambas)

1. A characteristic landform in Ethiopia: a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain, often the site of a settlement.

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَمْبَة (ʕamba) and Hebrew עמבה; ultimately from Sanskrit आम्र (āmra).

Noun

amba (uncountable)

2. A blended mash of mainly pickled mango, used as a side dish or condiment.

Anagrams

• AABM, AMAB, BAAM, BMAA, Bama, MAAB, bama

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /am.baʔ/

Noun

amba (Badlit spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. lowing or mooing sound of cattle
2. a title of respect for an older man; sir; mister
   • 2026 January 25, Jes B. Tirol, “PAGTUKIB 288: Mga Pulong Binisayâ Nga Nawaní Na”, in The Bohol Tribune‎^[1]:

     Ang tumbas sa Sir sa Binisayâ mao ang “Amba” ug ang tumbas sa Ma'am mao ang “Ana”. Kini gigamit alang sa mga magtutudlò.

     The equivalent of Sir in Bisayâ is “Amba” and the equivalent of Ma'am is “Ana”. These are used for teachers.

Verb

amba (Badlit spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. to moo, low as of cattle

Synonyms

• inga

Hiligaynon

Verb

ámba

1. chant, sing

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈampa/

  Rhymes: -ampa

Noun

amba f (genitive singular ömbu, nominative plural ömbur)

1. alternative form of amaba

Declension

Declension of amba (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	amba	amban	ömbur	ömburnar
accusative	ömbu	ömbuna	ömbur	ömburnar
dative	ömbu	ömbunni	ömbum	ömbunum
genitive	ömbu	ömbunnar	amba	ambanna

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈam.ba/
• Rhymes: -amba
• Hyphenation: àm‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Amharic አምባ (ʾämba).

Noun

amba f (plural ambe)

1. (geology) a characteristic landform in Ethiopia, consisting of a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain

Etymology 2

Noun

amba f (plural ambe)

1. (usually in the plural) circumlocution, periphrasis

   Synonyms: (formal) circonlocuzione, (colloquial) giro di parole, perifrasi

Further reading

• amba in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• amba in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Javanese

Romanization

amba

1. romanization of ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧ

Kanufi

Noun

amba

1. plural of uwa

References

• Roger Blench, The Anib (=Kanufi) language of Central Nigeria and its affinities, page 3, 2011

Kikuyu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàmba (“to stretch and peg a hide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aᵐba/

Verb

amba (infinitive kwamba)

1. to peg (out), to pitch
2. to stretch out
3. to do first

Derived terms

• kwambata

• mwambato class 3

• kwambĩrĩria

• kĩambĩrĩria class 7
• mwambĩrĩrio class 3

• rwambo class 11

• rwambo rũmwe rũtiambaga ndarwa

References

• Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 360. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
• “amba” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 7. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Ma'di

Etymology

Cognate with Lugbara àmbá.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [àᵐbá]
• Hyphenation: a‧mba

Adjective

ãmbá (plural amba)

2. old, elderly

Noun

ãmbá (plural amba)

2. elder, old person

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [āᵐbā]
• Hyphenation: a‧mba

Adjective

amba

2. plural of ãmbá

Noun

amba

2. plural of ãmbá

References

• Mairi Blackings; Nigel Fabb (2003), A Grammar of Ma'di, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 221

Manchu

Romanization

amba

1. romanization of ᠠᠮᠪᠠ

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amba/

Etymology 1

Adjective

amba

1. actually

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably *ba +‎ aN- as Proto-Mon-Khmer *wah~*lwah (“wide”).

Adjective

amba

1. broad, wide

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧ (amba, “wide”)

Etymology 3

Noun

amba

1. vegetables, condiments with a meat-dish

Further reading

• "amba" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀩 (Brahmi script)
• अम्ब (Devanagari script)
• অম্ব (Bengali script)
• අම‍්බ (Sinhalese script)
• အမ္ဗ or ဢမ္ၿ or ဢမ်ၿ (Burmese script)
• อมฺพ or อัมพะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨾᩛ (Tai Tham script)
• ອມ຺ພ or ອັມພະ (Lao script)
• អម្ព (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄟𑄴𑄝 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit आम्र (āmra).

Noun

amba m

1. the mango tree, Mangifera indica

Declension

Declension table of "amba" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ambo	ambā
Accusative (second)	ambaṃ	ambe
Instrumental (third)	ambena	ambehi or ambebhi
Dative (fourth)	ambassa or ambāya or ambatthaṃ	ambānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ambasmā or ambamhā or ambā	ambehi or ambebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ambassa	ambānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ambasmiṃ or ambamhi or ambe	ambesu
Vocative (calling)	amba	ambā

Noun

amba n

1. the mango fruit

Declension

Declension table of "amba" (neuter)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ambaṃ	ambāni
Accusative (second)	ambaṃ	ambāni
Instrumental (third)	ambena	ambehi or ambebhi
Dative (fourth)	ambassa or ambāya or ambatthaṃ	ambānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ambasmā or ambamhā or ambā	ambehi or ambebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ambassa	ambānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ambasmiṃ or ambamhi or ambe	ambesu
Vocative (calling)	amba	ambāni

Related terms

• ambaphala (“mango fruit”)
• ambavana (“mango grove”)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “amba”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Etymology 2

Noun

amba

1. vocative singular of ambā (“mummy”)

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-amba, from Proto-Bantu *-gàmba (“to speak, to answer”). Cognate with Tooro -gamba and Zulu -amba.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Pronoun

amba-

1. which; who (relative pronoun)
   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎^[2], translation from R. Allen (1946), “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 6:

     نِيَضِهِرِشِ يَغُ مَقَالِ ، اَبَيُ مُيُوْنِ نِقُصُدِيِ

     Niyaḍihirishe yangu maqali, ambayo moyoni niquṣudiye.

     Let me set forth the plan which I have in my heart.

Inflection

Inflected forms of amba-

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	ambaye	ambao
m-mi class(III/IV)	ambao	ambayo
ji-ma class(V/VI)	ambalo	ambayo
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	ambacho	ambavyo
n class(IX/X)	ambayo	ambazo
u class(XI)	ambao	see n(X) or ma(VI)
pa class(XVI)	ambapo
ku class(XVII)	ambako
mu class(XVIII)	ambamo

Verb

-amba (infinitive kwamba)

1. to say, to explain

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amba
Positive present -naamba Subjunctive -ambe Negative -ambi Imperative singular amba
Infinitives
Positive kwamba kuamba Negative kutoamba
Imperatives
Singular amba Plural ambeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamba Positive past positive subject concord + -liamba Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamba
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamba) Singular Plural 1st person ninaamba/naamba tunaamba 2nd person unaamba mnaamba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamba wanaamba other classes positive subject concord + -naamba
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ambi) Singular Plural 1st person siambi hatuambi 2nd person huambi hamwambi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haambi hawaambi other classes negative subject concord + -ambi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamba Negative future negative subject concord + -taamba
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ambe) Singular Plural 1st person niambe tuambe 2nd person uambe mwambe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aambe waambe other classes positive subject concord + -ambe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siambe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamba Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamba Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamba Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamba
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamba) Singular Plural 1st person naamba twaamba 2nd person waamba mwaamba 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamba waamba m-mi(III/IV) waamba yaamba ji-ma(V/VI) laamba yaamba ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamba vyaamba n(IX/X) yaamba zaamba u(XI) waamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaamba pa(XVI) paamba mu(XVIII) mwaamba
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamba "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamba "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamba "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamba "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamba Consecutive kaamba / positive subject concord + -kaamba Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaambe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niamba -tuamba 2nd person -kuamba -waamba/-kuambeni/-waambeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamba -waamba m-mi(III/IV) -uamba -iamba ji-ma(V/VI) -liamba -yaamba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamba -viamba n(IX/X) -iamba -ziamba u(XI) -uamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuamba pa(XVI) -paamba mu(XVIII) -muamba Reflexive -jiamba
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amba- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ambaye -ambao m-mi(III/IV) -ambao -ambayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ambalo -ambayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ambacho -ambavyo n(IX/X) -ambayo -ambazo u(XI) -ambao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ambako pa(XVI) -ambapo mu(XVIII) -ambamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amba) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeamba -oamba m-mi(III/IV) -oamba -yoamba ji-ma(V/VI) -loamba -yoamba ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamba -vyoamba n(IX/X) -yoamba -zoamba u(XI) -oamba see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koamba pa(XVI) -poamba mu(XVIII) -moamba
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -ambia
  • Causative: -ambisha
  • Passive: -ambwa, -ambiwa
  • Stative: -ambika

• Nominal derivations:
  • chambo
  • jambo

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔamˈbaʔ/ [ʔɐmˈbaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: am‧ba

Noun

ambâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. uncle

   Synonyms: tito, tiyo, tiyuhin, tiyong, amain, (slang) tsong

2. (dialectal) grandfather

   Synonym: lolo

Alternative forms

• ba — clipping

Derived terms

• amba poon

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔamˈbaʔ/ [ʔɐmˈbaʔ], (nonstandard) /ʔamˈba/ [ʔɐmˈba]
• Rhymes: -aʔ, (nonstandard) -a
• Syllabification: am‧ba

Noun

ambâ or ambá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. threatening gesture

   Synonyms: yamba, akma

Derived terms

• ambaan
• iamba
• mag-ambaan
• pag-amba
• umamba

Further reading

• “amba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jàmba.

Verb

-amba (infinitive kwamba)

1. to begin, to commence

Derived terms

• -amba mwampu
• ciyambo

References

• Wm. Y. Turner, Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English-Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary, 1996

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gàmba (“to speak, to answer”).

Verb

amba

1. to speak

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gàmba (“to speak, to answer”).

Verb

-amba

1. to be sarcastic

Inflection

tone L (infinitive ukwamba)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukwamba	ukungambi
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	yamba	-ambe
plural	yambani	-ambeni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyamba, ngamba	engambayo, engamba	ngamba	angambi	engingambi	ngingambi
2nd singular	uyamba, wamba	owambayo, owamba	wamba	awambi	ongambi	ungambi
1st plural	siyamba, samba	esambayo, esamba	samba	asambi	esingambi	singambi
2nd plural	niyamba, namba	enambayo, enamba	namba	anambi	eningambi	ningambi
class 1	uyamba, wamba	owambayo, owamba	amba	akambi	ongambi	engambi
class 2	bayamba, bamba	abambayo, abamba	bamba	abambi	abangambi	bengambi
class 3	uyamba, wamba	owambayo, owamba	wamba	awambi	ongambi	ungambi
class 4	iyamba, yamba	eyambayo, eyamba	yamba	ayambi	engambi	ingambi
class 5	liyamba, lamba	elambayo, elamba	lamba	alambi	elingambi	lingambi
class 6	ayamba, amba	ambayo, amba	amba	awambi	angambi	engambi
class 7	siyamba, samba	esambayo, esamba	samba	asambi	esingambi	singambi
class 8	ziyamba, zamba	ezambayo, ezamba	zamba	azambi	ezingambi	zingambi
class 9	iyamba, yamba	eyambayo, eyamba	yamba	ayambi	engambi	ingambi
class 10	ziyamba, zamba	ezambayo, ezamba	zamba	azambi	ezingambi	zingambi
class 11	luyamba, lwamba	olwambayo, olwamba	lwamba	alwambi	olungambi	lungambi
class 14	buyamba, bamba	obambayo, obamba	bamba	abambi	obungambi	bungambi
class 15	kuyamba, kwamba	okwambayo, okwamba	kwamba	akwambi	okungambi	kungambi
class 17	kuyamba, kwamba	okwambayo, okwamba	kwamba	akwambi	okungambi	kungambi
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngambile, ngambē	engambile, engambē	ngambile, ngambē	angambanga	engingambanga	ngingambanga
2nd singular	wambile, wambē	owambile, owambē	wambile, wambē	awambanga	ongambanga	ungambanga
1st plural	sambile, sambē	esambile, esambē	sambile, sambē	asambanga	esingambanga	singambanga
2nd plural	nambile, nambē	enambile, enambē	nambile, nambē	anambanga	eningambanga	ningambanga
class 1	wambile, wambē	owambile, owambē	ambile, ambē	akambanga	ongambanga	engambanga
class 2	bambile, bambē	abambile, abambē	bambile, bambē	abambanga	abangambanga	bengambanga
class 3	wambile, wambē	owambile, owambē	wambile, wambē	awambanga	ongambanga	ungambanga
class 4	yambile, yambē	eyambile, eyambē	yambile, yambē	ayambanga	engambanga	ingambanga
class 5	lambile, lambē	elambile, elambē	lambile, lambē	alambanga	elingambanga	lingambanga
class 6	ambile, ambē	ambile, ambē	ambile, ambē	awambanga	angambanga	engambanga
class 7	sambile, sambē	esambile, esambē	sambile, sambē	asambanga	esingambanga	singambanga
class 8	zambile, zambē	ezambile, ezambē	zambile, zambē	azambanga	ezingambanga	zingambanga
class 9	yambile, yambē	eyambile, eyambē	yambile, yambē	ayambanga	engambanga	ingambanga
class 10	zambile, zambē	ezambile, ezambē	zambile, zambē	azambanga	ezingambanga	zingambanga
class 11	lwambile, lwambē	olwambile, olwambē	lwambile, lwambē	alwambanga	olungambanga	lungambanga
class 14	bambile, bambē	obambile, obambē	bambile, bambē	abambanga	obungambanga	bungambanga
class 15	kwambile, kwambē	okwambile, okwambē	kwambile, kwambē	akwambanga	okungambanga	kungambanga
class 17	kwambile, kwambē	okwambile, okwambē	kwambile, kwambē	akwambanga	okungambanga	kungambanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngāmba	engāmba	ngāmba	angambanga	engingambanga	ngingambanga
2nd singular	wāmba	owāmba	wāmba	awambanga	ongambanga	ungambanga
1st plural	sāmba	esāmba	sāmba	asambanga	esingambanga	singambanga
2nd plural	nāmba	enāmba	nāmba	anambanga	eningambanga	ningambanga
class 1	wāmba	owāmba	āmba	akambanga	ongambanga	engambanga
class 2	bāmba	abāmba	bāmba	abambanga	abangambanga	bengambanga
class 3	wāmba	owāmba	wāmba	awambanga	ongambanga	ungambanga
class 4	yāmba	eyāmba	yāmba	ayambanga	engambanga	ingambanga
class 5	lāmba	elāmba	lāmba	alambanga	elingambanga	lingambanga
class 6	āmba	āmba	āmba	awambanga	angambanga	engambanga
class 7	sāmba	esāmba	sāmba	asambanga	esingambanga	singambanga
class 8	zāmba	ezāmba	zāmba	azambanga	ezingambanga	zingambanga
class 9	yāmba	eyāmba	yāmba	ayambanga	engambanga	ingambanga
class 10	zāmba	ezāmba	zāmba	azambanga	ezingambanga	zingambanga
class 11	lwāmba	olwāmba	lwāmba	alwambanga	olungambanga	lungambanga
class 14	bāmba	obāmba	bāmba	abambanga	obungambanga	bungambanga
class 15	kwāmba	okwāmba	kwāmba	akwambanga	okungambanga	kungambanga
class 17	kwāmba	okwāmba	kwāmba	akwambanga	okungambanga	kungambanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingamba	—	ngingamba	ngingambe	—	ngingambe
2nd singular	ungamba	—	ungamba	ungambe	—	ungambe
1st plural	singamba	—	singamba	singambe	—	singambe
2nd plural	ningamba	—	ningamba	ningambe	—	ningambe
class 1	angamba	—	engamba	angambe	—	engambe
class 2	bangamba	—	bengamba	bangambe	—	bengambe
class 3	ungamba	—	ungamba	ungambe	—	ungambe
class 4	ingamba	—	ingamba	ingambe	—	ingambe
class 5	lingamba	—	lingamba	lingambe	—	lingambe
class 6	angamba	—	engamba	angambe	—	engambe
class 7	singamba	—	singamba	singambe	—	singambe
class 8	zingamba	—	zingamba	zingambe	—	zingambe
class 9	ingamba	—	ingamba	ingambe	—	ingambe
class 10	zingamba	—	zingamba	zingambe	—	zingambe
class 11	lungamba	—	lungamba	lungambe	—	lungambe
class 14	bungamba	—	bungamba	bungambe	—	bungambe
class 15	kungamba	—	kungamba	kungambe	—	kungambe
class 17	kungamba	—	kungamba	kungambe	—	kungambe
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizokwamba	engizokwamba	ngizokwamba	angizukwamba	engingezukwamba	ngingezukwamba
2nd singular	uzokwamba	ozokwamba	uzokwamba	awuzukwamba	ongezukwamba	ungezukwamba
1st plural	sizokwamba	esizokwamba	sizokwamba	asizukwamba	esingezukwamba	singezukwamba
2nd plural	nizokwamba	enizokwamba	nizokwamba	anizukwamba	eningezukwamba	ningezukwamba
class 1	uzokwamba	ozokwamba	ezokwamba	akazukwamba	ongezukwamba	engezukwamba
class 2	bazokwamba	abazokwamba	bezokwamba	abazukwamba	abangezukwamba	bengezukwamba
class 3	uzokwamba	ozokwamba	uzokwamba	awuzukwamba	ongezukwamba	ungezukwamba
class 4	izokwamba	ezokwamba	izokwamba	ayizukwamba	engezukwamba	ingezukwamba
class 5	lizokwamba	elizokwamba	lizokwamba	alizukwamba	elingezukwamba	lingezukwamba
class 6	azokwamba	azokwamba	ezokwamba	awazukwamba	angezukwamba	engezukwamba
class 7	sizokwamba	esizokwamba	sizokwamba	asizukwamba	esingezukwamba	singezukwamba
class 8	zizokwamba	ezizokwamba	zizokwamba	azizukwamba	ezingezukwamba	zingezukwamba
class 9	izokwamba	ezokwamba	izokwamba	ayizukwamba	engezukwamba	ingezukwamba
class 10	zizokwamba	ezizokwamba	zizokwamba	azizukwamba	ezingezukwamba	zingezukwamba
class 11	luzokwamba	oluzokwamba	luzokwamba	aluzukwamba	olungezukwamba	lungezukwamba
class 14	buzokwamba	obuzokwamba	buzokwamba	abuzukwamba	obungezukwamba	bungezukwamba
class 15	kuzokwamba	okuzokwamba	kuzokwamba	akuzukwamba	okungezukwamba	kungezukwamba
class 17	kuzokwamba	okuzokwamba	kuzokwamba	akuzukwamba	okungezukwamba	kungezukwamba
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokwamba	engiyokwamba	ngiyokwamba	angiyukwamba	engingeyukwamba	ngingeyukwamba
2nd singular	uyokwamba	oyokwamba	uyokwamba	awuyukwamba	ongeyukwamba	ungeyukwamba
1st plural	siyokwamba	esiyokwamba	siyokwamba	asiyukwamba	esingeyukwamba	singeyukwamba
2nd plural	niyokwamba	eniyokwamba	niyokwamba	aniyukwamba	eningeyukwamba	ningeyukwamba
class 1	uyokwamba	oyokwamba	eyokwamba	akayukwamba	ongeyukwamba	engeyukwamba
class 2	bayokwamba	abayokwamba	beyokwamba	abayukwamba	abangeyukwamba	bengeyukwamba
class 3	uyokwamba	oyokwamba	uyokwamba	awuyukwamba	ongeyukwamba	ungeyukwamba
class 4	iyokwamba	eyokwamba	iyokwamba	ayiyukwamba	engeyukwamba	ingeyukwamba
class 5	liyokwamba	eliyokwamba	liyokwamba	aliyukwamba	elingeyukwamba	lingeyukwamba
class 6	ayokwamba	ayokwamba	eyokwamba	awayukwamba	angeyukwamba	engeyukwamba
class 7	siyokwamba	esiyokwamba	siyokwamba	asiyukwamba	esingeyukwamba	singeyukwamba
class 8	ziyokwamba	eziyokwamba	ziyokwamba	aziyukwamba	ezingeyukwamba	zingeyukwamba
class 9	iyokwamba	eyokwamba	iyokwamba	ayiyukwamba	engeyukwamba	ingeyukwamba
class 10	ziyokwamba	eziyokwamba	ziyokwamba	aziyukwamba	ezingeyukwamba	zingeyukwamba
class 11	luyokwamba	oluyokwamba	luyokwamba	aluyukwamba	olungeyukwamba	lungeyukwamba
class 14	buyokwamba	obuyokwamba	buyokwamba	abuyukwamba	obungeyukwamba	bungeyukwamba
class 15	kuyokwamba	okuyokwamba	kuyokwamba	akuyukwamba	okungeyukwamba	kungeyukwamba
class 17	kuyokwamba	okuyokwamba	kuyokwamba	akuyukwamba	okungeyukwamba	kungeyukwamba
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngambe	ngingambi
2nd singular	wambe	ungambi
1st plural	sambe	singambi
2nd plural	nambe	ningambi
class 1	ambe	angambi
class 2	bambe	bangambi
class 3	wambe	ungambi
class 4	yambe	ingambi
class 5	lambe	lingambi
class 6	ambe	angambi
class 7	sambe	singambi
class 8	zambe	zingambi
class 9	yambe	ingambi
class 10	zambe	zingambi
class 11	lwambe	lungambi
class 14	bambe	bungambi
class 15	kwambe	kungambi
class 17	kwambe	kungambi
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngamba	ngangamba, angamba, angangamba
2nd singular	wamba	wangamba, awamba, awangamba
1st plural	samba	sangamba, asamba, asangamba
2nd plural	namba	nangamba, anamba, anangamba
class 1	wamba	wangamba, akamba, akangamba
class 2	bamba	bangamba, abamba, abangamba
class 3	wamba	wangamba, awamba, awangamba
class 4	yamba	yangamba, ayamba, ayangamba
class 5	lamba	langamba, alamba, alangamba
class 6	amba	angamba, awamba, awangamba
class 7	samba	sangamba, asamba, asangamba
class 8	zamba	zangamba, azamba, azangamba
class 9	yamba	yangamba, ayamba, ayangamba
class 10	zamba	zangamba, azamba, azangamba
class 11	lwamba	lwangamba, alwamba, alwangamba
class 14	bamba	bangamba, abamba, abangamba
class 15	kwamba	kwangamba, akwamba, akwangamba
class 17	kwamba	kwangamba, akwamba, akwangamba

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “amba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “amba (6.6-3)”