# mba
## Igbo
### Etymology 1
#### Interjection

mbà
* no!

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Igboid *ʊ́̃-bà. Cognate with Ekpeye ʊ̀bà, Ogbah ḿbà, Ezaa ḿbà.

#### Noun

mbà
* country, nation
* town
* nation, ethnicity, people

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

m̀ba
* rebuke, reprimand

### Etymology 4
#### Noun

m̀bà
* tiredness
* laziness
* rape

### References

* ↑ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid‎

## Irish
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mˠa(h)/, /mˠɑ(h)/

#### Noun

mba f pl
* Eclipsed form of ba.
    Blíonn siad a mba gach lá. ― They milk their cows every day.

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mˠə/
* Homophone: mo

#### Particle

mba (triggers lenition)
* Eclipsed form of ba.
    dá mba chapall mé ― if I were a horse

## Malagasy
### Conjunction

mba
* to, in order to
* as

## Nzadi
### Etymology

From Common Bantu *ìbá.

### Noun

mbá (plural mbá)
* palm nut

#### Related terms

* ibá (“palm tree”)

### Further reading

* Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

mba (n class, plural mba)
* dandruff

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìmba.

### Verb

-mba
* (intransitive) to dig

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìmba.

### Verb

-mba
* (intransitive) to dig

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jìmba.

### Verb

-mba
* (intransitive) to dig
* (intransitive) to burrow
* (transitive) to dig up, unearth, excavate

#### Inflection

Tone L, latent i :
| Infinitive | ukumba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukumba | ukungembi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yimba | -mbe |
| Plural | yimbani | -mbeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyemba, ngimba | engimbayo, engimba | ngimba | angimbi | engingembi | ngingembi |
| 2nd singular | uyemba, umba | ombayo, omba | umba | awumbi | ongembi | ungembi |
| 1st plural | siyemba, simba | esimbayo, esimba | simba | asimbi | esingembi | singembi |
| 2nd plural | niyemba, nimba | enimbayo, enimba | nimba | animbi | eningembi | ningembi |
| Class 1 | uyemba, umba | ombayo, omba | emba | akembi | ongembi | engembi |
| Class 2 | bayemba, bemba | abembayo, abemba | bemba | abembi | abangembi | bengembi |
| Class 3 | uyemba, umba | ombayo, omba | umba | awumbi | ongembi | ungembi |
| Class 4 | iyemba, imba | embayo, emba | imba | ayimbi | engembi | ingembi |
| Class 5 | liyemba, limba | elimbayo, elimba | limba | alimbi | elingembi | lingembi |
| Class 6 | ayemba, emba | embayo, emba | emba | awembi | angembi | engembi |
| Class 7 | siyemba, simba | esimbayo, esimba | simba | asimbi | esingembi | singembi |
| Class 8 | ziyemba, zimba | ezimbayo, ezimba | zimba | azimbi | ezingembi | zingembi |
| Class 9 | iyemba, imba | embayo, emba | imba | ayimbi | engembi | ingembi |
| Class 10 | ziyemba, zimba | ezimbayo, ezimba | zimba | azimbi | ezingembi | zingembi |
| Class 11 | luyemba, lumba | olumbayo, olumba | lumba | alumbi | olungembi | lungembi |
| Class 14 | buyemba, bumba | obumbayo, obumba | bumba | abumbi | obungembi | bungembi |
| Class 15 | kuyemba, kumba | okumbayo, okumba | kumba | akumbi | okungembi | kungembi |
| Class 17 | kuyemba, kumba | okumbayo, okumba | kumba | akumbi | okungembi | kungembi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngimbile, ngimbē | engimbile, engimbē | ngimbile, ngimbē | angimbanga | engingembanga | ngingembanga |
| 2nd singular | umbile, umbē | ombile, ombē | umbile, umbē | awumbanga | ongembanga | ungembanga |
| 1st plural | simbile, simbē | esimbile, esimbē | simbile, simbē | asimbanga | esingembanga | singembanga |
| 2nd plural | nimbile, nimbē | enimbile, enimbē | nimbile, nimbē | animbanga | eningembanga | ningembanga |
| Class 1 | umbile, umbē | ombile, ombē | embile, embē | akembanga | ongembanga | engembanga |
| Class 2 | bembile, bembē | abembile, abembē | bembile, bembē | abembanga | abangembanga | bengembanga |
| Class 3 | umbile, umbē | ombile, ombē | umbile, umbē | awumbanga | ongembanga | ungembanga |
| Class 4 | imbile, imbē | embile, embē | imbile, imbē | ayimbanga | engembanga | ingembanga |
| Class 5 | limbile, limbē | elimbile, elimbē | limbile, limbē | alimbanga | elingembanga | lingembanga |
| Class 6 | embile, embē | embile, embē | embile, embē | awembanga | angembanga | engembanga |
| Class 7 | simbile, simbē | esimbile, esimbē | simbile, simbē | asimbanga | esingembanga | singembanga |
| Class 8 | zimbile, zimbē | ezimbile, ezimbē | zimbile, zimbē | azimbanga | ezingembanga | zingembanga |
| Class 9 | imbile, imbē | embile, embē | imbile, imbē | ayimbanga | engembanga | ingembanga |
| Class 10 | zimbile, zimbē | ezimbile, ezimbē | zimbile, zimbē | azimbanga | ezingembanga | zingembanga |
| Class 11 | lumbile, lumbē | olumbile, olumbē | lumbile, lumbē | alumbanga | olungembanga | lungembanga |
| Class 14 | bumbile, bumbē | obumbile, obumbē | bumbile, bumbē | abumbanga | obungembanga | bungembanga |
| Class 15 | kumbile, kumbē | okumbile, okumbē | kumbile, kumbē | akumbanga | okungembanga | kungembanga |
| Class 17 | kumbile, kumbē | okumbile, okumbē | kumbile, kumbē | akumbanga | okungembanga | kungembanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngāmba | engāmba | ngāmba | angimbanga | engingembanga | ngingembanga |
| 2nd singular | wāmba | owāmba | wāmba | awumbanga | ongembanga | ungembanga |
| 1st plural | sāmba | esāmba | sāmba | asimbanga | esingembanga | singembanga |
| 2nd plural | nāmba | enāmba | nāmba | animbanga | eningembanga | ningembanga |
| Class 1 | wāmba | owāmba | āmba | akembanga | ongembanga | engembanga |
| Class 2 | bāmba | abāmba | bāmba | abembanga | abangembanga | bengembanga |
| Class 3 | wāmba | owāmba | wāmba | awumbanga | ongembanga | ungembanga |
| Class 4 | yāmba | eyāmba | yāmba | ayimbanga | engembanga | ingembanga |
| Class 5 | lāmba | elāmba | lāmba | alimbanga | elingembanga | lingembanga |
| Class 6 | āmba | āmba | āmba | awembanga | angembanga | engembanga |
| Class 7 | sāmba | esāmba | sāmba | asimbanga | esingembanga | singembanga |
| Class 8 | zāmba | ezāmba | zāmba | azimbanga | ezingembanga | zingembanga |
| Class 9 | yāmba | eyāmba | yāmba | ayimbanga | engembanga | ingembanga |
| Class 10 | zāmba | ezāmba | zāmba | azimbanga | ezingembanga | zingembanga |
| Class 11 | lwāmba | olwāmba | lwāmba | alumbanga | olungembanga | lungembanga |
| Class 14 | bāmba | obāmba | bāmba | abumbanga | obungembanga | bungembanga |
| Class 15 | kwāmba | okwāmba | kwāmba | akumbanga | okungembanga | kungembanga |
| Class 17 | kwāmba | okwāmba | kwāmba | akumbanga | okungembanga | kungembanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingemba | — | ngingemba | ngingembe | — | ngingembe |
| 2nd singular | ungemba | — | ungemba | ungembe | — | ungembe |
| 1st plural | singemba | — | singemba | singembe | — | singembe |
| 2nd plural | ningemba | — | ningemba | ningembe | — | ningembe |
| Class 1 | angemba | — | engemba | angembe | — | engembe |
| Class 2 | bangemba | — | bengemba | bangembe | — | bengembe |
| Class 3 | ungemba | — | ungemba | ungembe | — | ungembe |
| Class 4 | ingemba | — | ingemba | ingembe | — | ingembe |
| Class 5 | lingemba | — | lingemba | lingembe | — | lingembe |
| Class 6 | angemba | — | engemba | angembe | — | engembe |
| Class 7 | singemba | — | singemba | singembe | — | singembe |
| Class 8 | zingemba | — | zingemba | zingembe | — | zingembe |
| Class 9 | ingemba | — | ingemba | ingembe | — | ingembe |
| Class 10 | zingemba | — | zingemba | zingembe | — | zingembe |
| Class 11 | lungemba | — | lungemba | lungembe | — | lungembe |
| Class 14 | bungemba | — | bungemba | bungembe | — | bungembe |
| Class 15 | kungemba | — | kungemba | kungembe | — | kungembe |
| Class 17 | kungemba | — | kungemba | kungembe | — | kungembe |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizokumba | engizokumba | ngizokumba | angizukumba | engingezukumba | ngingezukumba |
| 2nd singular | uzokumba | ozokumba | uzokumba | awuzukumba | ongezukumba | ungezukumba |
| 1st plural | sizokumba | esizokumba | sizokumba | asizukumba | esingezukumba | singezukumba |
| 2nd plural | nizokumba | enizokumba | nizokumba | anizukumba | eningezukumba | ningezukumba |
| Class 1 | uzokumba | ozokumba | ezokumba | akazukumba | ongezukumba | engezukumba |
| Class 2 | bazokumba | abazokumba | bezokumba | abazukumba | abangezukumba | bengezukumba |
| Class 3 | uzokumba | ozokumba | uzokumba | awuzukumba | ongezukumba | ungezukumba |
| Class 4 | izokumba | ezokumba | izokumba | ayizukumba | engezukumba | ingezukumba |
| Class 5 | lizokumba | elizokumba | lizokumba | alizukumba | elingezukumba | lingezukumba |
| Class 6 | azokumba | azokumba | ezokumba | awazukumba | angezukumba | engezukumba |
| Class 7 | sizokumba | esizokumba | sizokumba | asizukumba | esingezukumba | singezukumba |
| Class 8 | zizokumba | ezizokumba | zizokumba | azizukumba | ezingezukumba | zingezukumba |
| Class 9 | izokumba | ezokumba | izokumba | ayizukumba | engezukumba | ingezukumba |
| Class 10 | zizokumba | ezizokumba | zizokumba | azizukumba | ezingezukumba | zingezukumba |
| Class 11 | luzokumba | oluzokumba | luzokumba | aluzukumba | olungezukumba | lungezukumba |
| Class 14 | buzokumba | obuzokumba | buzokumba | abuzukumba | obungezukumba | bungezukumba |
| Class 15 | kuzokumba | okuzokumba | kuzokumba | akuzukumba | okungezukumba | kungezukumba |
| Class 17 | kuzokumba | okuzokumba | kuzokumba | akuzukumba | okungezukumba | kungezukumba |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyokumba | engiyokumba | ngiyokumba | angiyukumba | engingeyukumba | ngingeyukumba |
| 2nd singular | uyokumba | oyokumba | uyokumba | awuyukumba | ongeyukumba | ungeyukumba |
| 1st plural | siyokumba | esiyokumba | siyokumba | asiyukumba | esingeyukumba | singeyukumba |
| 2nd plural | niyokumba | eniyokumba | niyokumba | aniyukumba | eningeyukumba | ningeyukumba |
| Class 1 | uyokumba | oyokumba | eyokumba | akayukumba | ongeyukumba | engeyukumba |
| Class 2 | bayokumba | abayokumba | beyokumba | abayukumba | abangeyukumba | bengeyukumba |
| Class 3 | uyokumba | oyokumba | uyokumba | awuyukumba | ongeyukumba | ungeyukumba |
| Class 4 | iyokumba | eyokumba | iyokumba | ayiyukumba | engeyukumba | ingeyukumba |
| Class 5 | liyokumba | eliyokumba | liyokumba | aliyukumba | elingeyukumba | lingeyukumba |
| Class 6 | ayokumba | ayokumba | eyokumba | awayukumba | angeyukumba | engeyukumba |
| Class 7 | siyokumba | esiyokumba | siyokumba | asiyukumba | esingeyukumba | singeyukumba |
| Class 8 | ziyokumba | eziyokumba | ziyokumba | aziyukumba | ezingeyukumba | zingeyukumba |
| Class 9 | iyokumba | eyokumba | iyokumba | ayiyukumba | engeyukumba | ingeyukumba |
| Class 10 | ziyokumba | eziyokumba | ziyokumba | aziyukumba | ezingeyukumba | zingeyukumba |
| Class 11 | luyokumba | oluyokumba | luyokumba | aluyukumba | olungeyukumba | lungeyukumba |
| Class 14 | buyokumba | obuyokumba | buyokumba | abuyukumba | obungeyukumba | bungeyukumba |
| Class 15 | kuyokumba | okuyokumba | kuyokumba | akuyukumba | okungeyukumba | kungeyukumba |
| Class 17 | kuyokumba | okuyokumba | kuyokumba | akuyukumba | okungeyukumba | kungeyukumba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngimbe | ngingembi |
| 2nd singular | umbe | ungembi |
| 1st plural | simbe | singembi |
| 2nd plural | nimbe | ningembi |
| Class 1 | embe | angembi |
| Class 2 | bembe | bangembi |
| Class 3 | umbe | ungembi |
| Class 4 | imbe | ingembi |
| Class 5 | limbe | lingembi |
| Class 6 | embe | angembi |
| Class 7 | simbe | singembi |
| Class 8 | zimbe | zingembi |
| Class 9 | imbe | ingembi |
| Class 10 | zimbe | zingembi |
| Class 11 | lumbe | lungembi |
| Class 14 | bumbe | bungembi |
| Class 15 | kumbe | kungembi |
| Class 17 | kumbe | kungembi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngemba | ngangemba, angemba, angangemba |
| 2nd singular | wemba | wangemba, awemba, awangemba |
| 1st plural | semba | sangemba, asemba, asangemba |
| 2nd plural | nemba | nangemba, anemba, anangemba |
| Class 1 | wemba | wangemba, akemba, akangemba |
| Class 2 | bemba | bangemba, abemba, abangemba |
| Class 3 | wemba | wangemba, awemba, awangemba |
| Class 4 | yemba | yangemba, ayemba, ayangemba |
| Class 5 | lemba | langemba, alemba, alangemba |
| Class 6 | emba | angemba, awemba, awangemba |
| Class 7 | semba | sangemba, asemba, asangemba |
| Class 8 | zemba | zangemba, azemba, azangemba |
| Class 9 | yemba | yangemba, ayemba, ayangemba |
| Class 10 | zemba | zangemba, azemba, azangemba |
| Class 11 | lwemba | lwangemba, alwemba, alwangemba |
| Class 14 | bemba | bangemba, abemba, abangemba |
| Class 15 | kwemba | kwangemba, akwemba, akwangemba |
| Class 17 | kwemba | kwangemba, akwemba, akwangemba |

#### Derived terms

* umumbi

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “mba”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “mba”