ima

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ima"

Languages (27)

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Translingual

Symbol

ima

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mala Malasar.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Mala Malasar terms

English

Contraction

ima

1. Alternative form of Imma.

Anagrams

• AIM, AMI, I am, IAM, MAI, MIA, Mai, Mia, aim, mai, mia

Araki

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ʀumaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ima/

Noun

ima

1. house

References

• François, Alexandre. 2008. An online lexicon of Araki (Santo, Vanuatu). Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. (Pdf version) ‒ entry ima.

Ashe

Noun

ima

1. millet

Big Nambas

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ima/

Verb

ima

1. to come

   aparvr ti aparma paua, patrahr = If they both come the day after tomorrow, wait for them.

References

• Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

īmā

1. third-person singular possessed form of maitl (his/her/its hand)

Daur

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ïmaxan, compare Mongolian ямаа (jamaa).

Noun

ima

1. goat

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

ima

1. third-person singular possessed form of mayitl (his/her/its hand)

Greenlandic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Inuit *ima (“thus”), from Proto-Eskimo *imV (“thus”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /ima/, [y.ma]

Particle

ima

1. such, thus (as follows), so that

See also

• imaappoq

Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from imád.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈimɒ]
• Hyphenation: ima
• Rhymes: -mɒ

Noun

ima (plural imák)

1. prayer

   Synonyms: imádság, fohász

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	ima	imák
accusative	imát	imákat
dative	imának	imáknak
instrumental	imával	imákkal
causal-final	imáért	imákért
translative	imává	imákká
terminative	imáig	imákig
essive-formal	imaként	imákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	imában	imákban
superessive	imán	imákon
adessive	imánál	imáknál
illative	imába	imákba
sublative	imára	imákra
allative	imához	imákhoz
elative	imából	imákból
delative	imáról	imákról
ablative	imától	imáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	imáé	imáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	imáéi	imákéi

Possessive forms of ima

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	imám	imáim
2nd person sing.	imád	imáid
3rd person sing.	imája	imái
1st person plural	imánk	imáink
2nd person plural	imátok	imáitok
3rd person plural	imájuk	imáik

Derived terms

• imaasszony
• imaegylet
• imaélet
• imaház
• imahely
• imahét
• imakérés
• imaköntös
• imakönyv
• imaköpeny
• imamalom
• imaóra
• imasarok
• imaszíj
• imaszőnyeg
• imavezető
• imazsámoly
• magánima
• röpima

Further reading

• ima in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Anagrams

• ami, mai

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, *qalima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima, *qalima.

Noun

ima

1. (anatomy) hand (part of the body)

Italian

Adjective

ima

1. feminine singular of imo

Anagrams

• ami, mai, mia

Itawit

Noun

ima

1. hand

Japanese

Romanization

ima

1. Rōmaji transcription of いま

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔima/ [ˈʔiː.mʌ]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: i‧ma

Noun

íma

1. (anatomy) hand

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “íma”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 186

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈiː.ma]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈiː.ma]

Adjective

īma

1. inflection of īmus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

īmā

1. ablative feminine singular of īmus

References

• "ima", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, *qalima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima, *qalima.

Noun

ima

1. (anatomy) hand

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪmɐ/

Verb

i̇̀ma

1. third-person singular/plural present of imti

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, *qalima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima, *qalima.

Noun

ima

1. (anatomy) hand

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀇𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• इम (Devanagari script)
• ইম (Bengali script)
• ඉම (Sinhalese script)
• ဣမ or ဢိမ (Burmese script)
• อิม or อิมะ (Thai script)
• ᩍᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ອິມ or ອິມະ (Lao script)
• ឥម (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄨𑄟 (Chakma script)

Adjective

ima

1. this (very close by)

Declension

Declension table of "ima" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ayaṃ	ime
Accusative (second)	imaṃ	ime
Instrumental (third)	iminā or anena	imehi or imebhi or ehi or ebhi
Dative (fourth)	imassa or assa	imesaṃ or esaṃ or imesānaṃ or esānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	imasmā or imamhā or asmā	imehi or imebhi or ehi or ebhi
Genitive (sixth)	imassa or assa	imesaṃ or esaṃ or imesānaṃ or esānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	imasmiṃ or asmiṃ	imesu

Declension table of "imā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ayaṃ	imāyo or imā
Accusative (second)	imaṃ	imāyo or imā
Instrumental (third)	imāya	imāhi or imābhi
Dative (fourth)	imāya or imissā or assā or imissāya or assāya	imāsaṃ or āsaṃ or imāsānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	imāya	imāhi or imābhi
Genitive (sixth)	imāya or imissā or assā or imissāya or assāya	imāsaṃ or āsaṃ or imāsānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	imāya or imāyaṃ or imissā or imissaṃ or assaṃ	imāsu

Declension table of "ima" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	idaṃ	imāni
Accusative (second)	idaṃ or imaṃ	imāni
Instrumental (third)	iminā or anena	imehi or imebhi or ehi or ebhi
Dative (fourth)	imassa or assa	imesaṃ or esaṃ or imesānaṃ or esānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	imasmā or imamhā or asmā	imehi or imebhi or ehi or ebhi
Genitive (sixth)	imassa or assa	imesaṃ or esaṃ or imesānaṃ or esānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	imasmiṃ or asmiṃ	imesu

Pronoun

ima m

1. (demonstrative) this

Declension

As for masculine of adjective above.

Pronoun

ima f

1. (demonstrative) this

Declension

As for feminine of adjective above.

Pronoun

ima n

1. (demonstrative) this

Declension

As for neuter of adjective above.

References

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

Quechua

Adjective

ima

1. any

Adverb

ima

1. also, and

Noun

ima

1. thing, something

Declension

Declension of ima

	singular	plural
nominative	ima	imakuna
accusative	imata	imakunata
dative	imaman	imakunaman
genitive	imap	imakunap
locative	imapi	imakunapi
terminative	imakama	imakunakama
ablative	imamanta	imakunamanta
instrumental	imawan	imakunawan
comitative	imantin	imakunantin
abessive	imannaq	imakunannaq
comparative	imahina	imakunahina
causative	imarayku	imakunarayku
benefactive	imapaq	imakunapaq
associative	imapura	imakunapura
distributive	imanka	imakunanka
exclusive	imalla	imakunalla

Possessive forms of ima

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative imay imaykuna accusative imayta imaykunata dative imayman imaykunaman genitive imaypa imaykunap locative imaypi imaykunapi terminative imaykama imaykunakama ablative imaymanta imaykunamanta instrumental imaywan imaykunawan comitative imaynintin imaykunantin abessive imayninnaq imaykunannaq comparative imayhina imaykunahina causative imayrayku imaykunarayku benefactive imaypaq imaykunapaq associative imaypura imaykunapura distributive imayninka imaykunanka exclusive imaylla imaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative imayki imaykikuna accusative imaykita imaykikunata dative imaykiman imaykikunaman genitive imaykipa imaykikunap locative imaykipi imaykikunapi terminative imaykikama imaykikunakama ablative imaykimanta imaykikunamanta instrumental imaykiwan imaykikunawan comitative imaykintin imaykikunantin abessive imaykinnaq imaykikunannaq comparative imaykihina imaykikunahina causative imaykirayku imaykikunarayku benefactive imaykipaq imaykikunapaq associative imaykipura imaykikunapura distributive imaykinka imaykikunanka exclusive imaykilla imaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative iman imankuna accusative imanta imankunata dative imanman imankunaman genitive imanpa imankunap locative imanpi imankunapi terminative imankama imankunakama ablative imanmanta imankunamanta instrumental imanwan imankunawan comitative imanintin imankunantin abessive imanninnaq imankunannaq comparative imanhina imankunahina causative imanrayku imankunarayku benefactive imanpaq imankunapaq associative imanpura imankunapura distributive imaninka imankunanka exclusive imanlla imankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative imanchik imanchikkuna accusative imanchikta imanchikkunata dative imanchikman imanchikkunaman genitive imanchikpa imanchikkunap locative imanchikpi imanchikkunapi terminative imanchikkama imanchikkunakama ablative imanchikmanta imanchikkunamanta instrumental imanchikwan imanchikkunawan comitative imanchiknintin imanchikkunantin abessive imanchikninnaq imanchikkunannaq comparative imanchikhina imanchikkunahina causative imanchikrayku imanchikkunarayku benefactive imanchikpaq imanchikkunapaq associative imanchikpura imanchikkunapura distributive imanchikninka imanchikkunanka exclusive imanchiklla imanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative imayku imaykukuna accusative imaykuta imaykukunata dative imaykuman imaykukunaman genitive imaykupa imaykukunap locative imaykupi imaykukunapi terminative imaykukama imaykukunakama ablative imaykumanta imaykukunamanta instrumental imaykuwan imaykukunawan comitative imaykuntin imaykukunantin abessive imaykunnaq imaykukunannaq comparative imaykuhina imaykukunahina causative imaykurayku imaykukunarayku benefactive imaykupaq imaykukunapaq associative imaykupura imaykukunapura distributive imaykunka imaykukunanka exclusive imaykulla imaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative imaykichik imaykichikkuna accusative imaykichikta imaykichikkunata dative imaykichikman imaykichikkunaman genitive imaykichikpa imaykichikkunap locative imaykichikpi imaykichikkunapi terminative imaykichikkama imaykichikkunakama ablative imaykichikmanta imaykichikkunamanta instrumental imaykichikwan imaykichikkunawan comitative imaykichiknintin imaykichikkunantin abessive imaykichikninnaq imaykichikkunannaq comparative imaykichikhina imaykichikkunahina causative imaykichikrayku imaykichikkunarayku benefactive imaykichikpaq imaykichikkunapaq associative imaykichikpura imaykichikkunapura distributive imaykichikninka imaykichikkunanka exclusive imaykichiklla imaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative imanku imankukuna accusative imankuta imankukunata dative imankuman imankukunaman genitive imankupa imankukunap locative imankupi imankukunapi terminative imankukama imankukunakama ablative imankumanta imankukunamanta instrumental imankuwan imankukunawan comitative imankuntin imankukunantin abessive imankunnaq imankukunannaq comparative imankuhina imankukunahina causative imankurayku imankukunarayku benefactive imankupaq imankukunapaq associative imankupura imankukunapura distributive imankunka imankukunanka exclusive imankulla imankukunalla

Pronoun

ima

1. (interrogative pronoun) what
2. (indefinite pronoun) thing

Romanian

Etymology

From im +‎ -a or possibly from Latin līmāre (“to besmirch, bespatter with mud”).

Verb

a ima (third-person singular present imă, past participle imat, third-person subjunctive ime) 1st conjugation

1. (regional) to dirty, besmirch, make dirty with mud or dung
2. (regional, figuratively) to desecrate or defile through words or curses

Conjugation

    conjugation of ima (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a ima
gerund			imând
past participle			imat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	im	imi	imă	imăm	imați	imă
	imperfect	imam	imai	ima	imam	imați	imau
	simple perfect	imai	imași	imă	imarăm	imarăți	imară
	pluperfect	imasem	imaseși	imase	imaserăm	imaserăți	imaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să im	să imi	să ime	să imăm	să imați	să ime
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		imă			imați
	negative		nu ima			nu imați

Synonyms

• (to dirty): murdări, mânji (cu noroi sau baligă)
• (to defile): întina (cu vorba, înjurături)

Related terms

• im
• imăciune

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

ima (Cyrillic spelling има) third-person singular present of imati

1. he has, she has

   ima mačku i psa ― she has a cat and a dog

2. there is

   uvijek ima izuzetak ― there is always an exception

Slovene

Verb

ima

1. third-person singular present of imeti

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 引媽 / 引妈 (ín-má). Compare Kapampangan ima.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈmaʔ/ [ʔɪˈmaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: i‧ma

Noun

imâ (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ)

1. mother

   Synonyms: mama, inay, ina, nanay, inang, nanang, mami

See also

• ama
• angkong
• impo
• inso
• ingkong

References

• “ima”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “ima”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1985), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 178
• Santos, Vito C. (1978), Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 720
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 546
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 27

Tiruray

Noun

ima

1. (anatomy) armpit

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ايما, from Arabic إِيْمَاء (ʔiymāʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːˈmaː/

Noun

ima (definite accusative imayı, plural imalar)

1. hint
2. implication

Derived terms

• imalı "suggestive", "suggestively". "insinuatingly" (also in "imalı imalı" duplicative)

  She smiled suggestively and started to sing "you can leave your hat on". ― imalı imalı gülümsedikten sonra "şapkanı sakın çıkarma diye şarkı söylemeye başladı.