pima

pima

See also: Pima

English

Etymology

Named in honor of the Pima Indians, who helped raise the cotton on USDA experimental farms in Arizona in the early 1900s.

Noun

pima (uncountable)

1. A soft form of cotton having long fibres
   • 2009 March 12, Cintra Wilson, “Rosie the Riveter in a Pocket T”, in New York Times‎:

     A svelte pima tank top with little buttons down the back is $118.

Anagrams

• IMAP, IPMA

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French piment

Noun

pima

1. chilli
2. spice

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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Spanish

Adjective

pima (plural pimas)

1. Pima

Noun

pima m, f (plural pimas)

1. Pima

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Swahili

Verb

-pima (infinitive kupima)

1. to test
2. to measure, weigh, estimate
3. to criticise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pima
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kupima							kutopima
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					pima							pimeni
Habitual					hupima
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nilipima nalipima tulipima twalipima ulipima walipima mlipima mwalipima alipima walipima ulipima ilipima lilipima yalipima kilipima vilipima ilipima zilipima ulipima kulipima palipima mulipima Relative niliopima naliopima tuliopima twaliopima uliopima waliopima mliopima mwaliopima aliopima waliopima uliopima iliopima liliopima yaliopima kiliopima viliopima iliopima ziliopima uliopima kuliopima paliopima muliopima Negative sikupima hatukupima hukupima hamkupima hakupima hawakupima haukupima haikupima halikupima hayakupima hakikupima havikupima haikupima hazikupima haukupima hakukupima hapakupima hamukupima
Present Positive ninapima napima tunapima unapima mnapima anapima wanapima unapima inapima linapima yanapima kinapima vinapima inapima zinapima unapima kunapima panapima munapima Relative ninaopima naopima tunaopima unaopima mnaopima anaopima wanaopima unaopima inaopima linaopima yanaopima kinaopima vinaopima inaopima zinaopima unaopima kunaopima panaopima munaopima Negative sipimi hatupimi hupimi hampimi hapimi hawapimi haupimi haipimi halipimi hayapimi hakipimi havipimi haipimi hazipimi haupimi hakupimi hapapimi hamupimi
Future Positive nitapima tutapima utapima mtapima atapima watapima utapima itapima litapima yatapima kitapima vitapima itapima zitapima utapima kutapima patapima mutapima Relative nitakaopima tutakaopima utakaopima mtakaopima atakaopima watakaopima utakaopima itakaopima litakaopima yatakaopima kitakaopima vitakaopima itakaopima zitakaopima utakaopima kutakaopima patakaopima mutakaopima Negative sitapima hatutapima hutapima hamtapima hatapima hawatapima hautapima haitapima halitapima hayatapima hakitapima havitapima haitapima hazitapima hautapima hakutapima hapatapima hamutapima
Subjunctive Positive nipime tupime upime mpime apime wapime upime ipime lipime yapime kipime vipime ipime zipime upime kupime papime mupime Negative nisipime tusipime usipime msipime asipime wasipime usipime isipime lisipime yasipime kisipime visipime isipime zisipime usipime kusipime pasipime musipime
Present Conditional Positive ningepima tungepima ungepima mngepima angepima wangepima ungepima ingepima lingepima yangepima kingepima vingepima ingepima zingepima ungepima kungepima pangepima mungepima Negative nisingepima singepima tusingepima hatungepima usingepima hungepima msingepima hamngepima asingepima hangepima wasingepima hawangepima usingepima haungepima isingepima haingepima lisingepima halingepima yasingepima hayangepima kisingepima hakingepima visingepima havingepima isingepima haingepima zisingepima hazingepima usingepima haungepima kusingepima hakungepima pasingepima hapangepima musingepima hamungepima
Past Conditional Positive ningalipima tungalipima ungalipima mngalipima angalipima wangalipima ungalipima ingalipima lingalipima yangalipima kingalipima vingalipima ingalipima zingalipima ungalipima kungalipima pangalipima mungalipima Negative nisingalipima singalipima tusingalipima hatungalipima usingalipima hungalipima msingalipima hamngalipima asingalipima hangalipima wasingalipima hawangalipima usingalipima haungalipima isingalipima haingalipima lisingalipima halingalipima yasingalipima hayangalipima kisingalipima hakingalipima visingalipima havingalipima isingalipima haingalipima zisingalipima hazingalipima usingalipima haungalipima kusingalipima hakungalipima pasingalipima hapangalipima musingalipima hamungalipima
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelipima tungelipima ungelipima mngelipima angelipima wangelipima ungelipima ingelipima lingelipima yangelipima kingelipima vingelipima ingelipima zingelipima ungelipima kungelipima pangelipima mungelipima
General Relative Positive nipimao tupimao upimao mpimao apimao wapimao upimao ipimao lipimao yapimao kipimao vipimao ipimao zipimao upimao kupimao papimao mupimao Negative nisiopima tusiopima usiopima msiopima asiopima wasiopima usiopima isiopima lisiopima yasiopima kisiopima visiopima isiopima zisiopima usiopima kusiopima pasiopima musiopima
Gnomic Positive napima twapima wapima mwapima apima wapima wapima yapima lapima yapima chapima vyapima yapima zapima wapima kwapima papima mwapima
Perfect Positive nimepima tumepima umepima mmepima amepima wamepima umepima imepima limepima yamepima kimepima vimepima imepima zimepima umepima kumepima pamepima mumepima
"Already" Positive nimeshapima tumeshapima umeshapima mmeshapima ameshapima wameshapima umeshapima imeshapima limeshapima yameshapima kimeshapima vimeshapima imeshapima zimeshapima umeshapima kumeshapima pameshapima mumeshapima
"Not yet" Negative sijapima hatujapima hujapima hamjapima hajapima hawajapima haujapima haijapima halijapima hayajapima hakijapima havijapima haijapima hazijapima haujapima hakujapima hapajapima hamujapima
"If/When" Positive nikipima tukipima ukipima mkipima akipima wakipima ukipima ikipima likipima yakipima kikipima vikipima ikipima zikipima ukipima kukipima pakipima mukipima
"If not" Negative nisipopima tusipopima usipopima msipopima asipopima wasipopima usipopima isipopima lisipopima yasipopima kisipopima visipopima isipopima zisipopima usipopima kusipopima pasipopima musipopima
Consecutive Positive nikapima tukapima ukapima mkapima akapima wakapima ukapima ikapima likapima yakapima kikapima vikapima ikapima zikapima ukapima kukapima pakapima mukapima
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.