pumbaa

Swahili

Etymology

Probably connected with pumba (“lump; clod of earth”), following a sense of “be lumpish, heavy”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /puˈᵐbɑː/
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Verb

-pumbaa (infinitive kupumbaa)

  1. to be foolish, silly, weak-minded, careless, negligent.
    pumbaa kazi
    take no pains about a job, do it carelessly, be idle

Conjugation
Conjugation of -pumbaa
Positive present -napumbaa
Subjunctive -pumbae
Negative -pumbai
Imperative singular pumbaa
Infinitives
Positive kupumbaa
Negative kutopumbaa
Imperatives
Singular pumbaa
Plural pumbaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupumbaa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipumbaa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupumbaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napumbaa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapumbaa/napumbaa tunapumbaa
2nd person unapumbaa mnapumbaa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapumbaa wanapumbaa
other classes positive subject concord + -napumbaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pumbai)
Singular Plural
1st person sipumbai hatupumbai
2nd person hupumbai hampumbai
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapumbai hawapumbai
other classes negative subject concord + -pumbai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapumbaa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapumbaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pumbae)
Singular Plural
1st person nipumbae tupumbae
2nd person upumbae mpumbae
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apumbae wapumbae
other classes positive subject concord + -pumbae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipumbae
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepumbaa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepumbaa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipumbaa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipumbaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apumbaa)
Singular Plural
1st person napumbaa twapumbaa
2nd person wapumbaa mwapumbaa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apumbaa wapumbaa
m-mi(III/IV) wapumbaa yapumbaa
ji-ma(V/VI) lapumbaa yapumbaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapumbaa vyapumbaa
n(IX/X) yapumbaa zapumbaa
u(XI) wapumbaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapumbaa
pa(XVI) papumbaa
mu(XVIII) mwapumbaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepumbaa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapumbaa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japumbaa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipumbaa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopumbaa
Consecutive kapumbaa / positive subject concord + -kapumbaa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapumbae
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipumbaa -tupumbaa
2nd person -kupumbaa -wapumbaa/-kupumbaeni/-wapumbaeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpumbaa -wapumbaa
m-mi(III/IV) -upumbaa -ipumbaa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipumbaa -yapumbaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipumbaa -vipumbaa
n(IX/X) -ipumbaa -zipumbaa
u(XI) -upumbaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupumbaa
pa(XVI) -papumbaa
mu(XVIII) -mupumbaa
Reflexive -jipumbaa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pumbaa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pumbaaye -pumbaao
m-mi(III/IV) -pumbaao -pumbaayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pumbaalo -pumbaayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pumbaacho -pumbaavyo
n(IX/X) -pumbaayo -pumbaazo
u(XI) -pumbaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pumbaako
pa(XVI) -pumbaapo
mu(XVIII) -pumbaamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pumbaa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepumbaa -opumbaa
m-mi(III/IV) -opumbaa -yopumbaa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopumbaa -yopumbaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopumbaa -vyopumbaa
n(IX/X) -yopumbaa -zopumbaa
u(XI) -opumbaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopumbaa
pa(XVI) -popumbaa
mu(XVIII) -mopumbaa
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:
    • Causative: -pumbaza (“make a fool of, deceive”)
  • Other derivations:

References
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