# impi
## English
### Etymology

From Zulu impi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɪmpi/

### Noun

impi (plural impis)
* A group of Zulu (or other Bantu) warriors; a detachment of armed men.
** 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 212:And in the end he, as well as three of his four children, shared Retief's fate in the massacre of Trekkers by the Zulu impis of Dingane.
** 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 26:But as grizzled as Chief Joyi often seemed, the decades fell off him when he spoke of the impis, or warriors, in the army of King Ngangelizwe.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* MIPI

## Catawba
### Noun

impi
* fire

## Finnish
### Etymology

Unknown. Related to Karelian impi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈimpi/, [ˈimpi]
* Rhymes: -impi
* Hyphenation: im‧pi

### Noun

impi (literary)
* virgin

#### Declension

Possessive forms of impi (Kotus type 7*H/ovi, mp-mm gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
impeni
impeni
accusative
nom.
impeni
impeni
gen.
impeni
genitive
impeni
impieni
partitive
impeäni
impiäni
inessive
immessäni
immissäni
elative
immestäni
immistäni
illative
impeeni
impiini
adessive
immelläni
immilläni
ablative
immeltäni
immiltäni
allative
immelleni
immilleni
essive
impenäni
impinäni
translative
immekseni
immikseni
abessive
immettäni
immittäni
instructive
comitative
—impineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
impesi
impesi
accusative
nom.
impesi
impesi
gen.
impesi
genitive
impesi
impiesi
partitive
impeäsi
impiäsi
inessive
immessäsi
immissäsi
elative
immestäsi
immistäsi
illative
impeesi
impiisi
adessive
immelläsi
immilläsi
ablative
immeltäsi
immiltäsi
allative
immellesi
immillesi
essive
impenäsi
impinäsi
translative
immeksesi
immiksesi
abessive
immettäsi
immittäsi
instructive
comitative
—impinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
impemme
impemme
accusative
nom.
impemme
impemme
gen.
impemme
genitive
impemme
impiemme
partitive
impeämme
impiämme
inessive
immessämme
immissämme
elative
immestämme
immistämme
illative
impeemme
impiimme
adessive
immellämme
immillämme
ablative
immeltämme
immiltämme
allative
immellemme
immillemme
essive
impenämme
impinämme
translative
immeksemme
immiksemme
abessive
immettämme
immittämme
instructive
comitative
—impinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
impenne
impenne
accusative
nom.
impenne
impenne
gen.
impenne
genitive
impenne
impienne
partitive
impeänne
impiänne
inessive
immessänne
immissänne
elative
immestänne
immistänne
illative
impeenne
impiinne
adessive
immellänne
immillänne
ablative
immeltänne
immiltänne
allative
immellenne
immillenne
essive
impenänne
impinänne
translative
immeksenne
immiksenne
abessive
immettänne
immittänne
instructive
comitative
—impinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
impensä
impensä
accusative
nom.
impensä
impensä
gen.
impensä
genitive
impensä
impiensä
partitive
impeään impeänsä
impiään impiänsä
inessive
immessään immessänsä
immissään immissänsä
elative
immestään immestänsä
immistään immistänsä
illative
impeensä
impiinsä
adessive
immellään immellänsä
immillään immillänsä
ablative
immeltään immeltänsä
immiltään immiltänsä
allative
immelleen immellensä
immilleen immillensä
essive
impenään impenänsä
impinään impinänsä
translative
immekseen immeksensä
immikseen immiksensä
abessive
immettään immettänsä
immittään immittänsä
instructive
comitative
—impineen impinensä :

#### Synonyms

* neitsyt
* immyt

#### Derived terms

* immenkalvo
* immenkukka
* immyt
* impeys
* Impi
* Impilahti

### Further reading

* “impi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay impi, from Proto-Malayic *impi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hipi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sipi. Doublet of mimpi.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈimpi/ [ˈim.pi]
* Rhymes: -impi
* Syllabification: im‧pi

### Verb

impi
* to dream (to hope; to wish)

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* mengimpikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
* terimpi-impi [reduplication + agentless action] (redup + teR-)
* impian (“dream”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)

### Further reading

* “impi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *impi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hipi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sipi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /impi/
* Rhymes: -impi, -pi, -i

### Verb

impi (Jawi spelling ايمڤي)
* to dream (to hope; to wish)
    Synonym: mimpi

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* impikan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
* mengimpi [agent focus] (meN-)
* mengimpikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
* diimpi [patient focus] (di-)
* diimpikan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
* impian (“dream”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: impi

### Further reading

* “impi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [íːᵐpí]

### Noun

ímpí class 9 (plural ízimpí class 10)
* army, regiment

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /îːmpí/

### Noun

împí class 9 (plural ízimpí class 10)
* war, battle
* army, regiment

#### Inflection

Class 9/10 :
| | Singular | Plural |
| Full form | impi | izimpi |
| Locative | empini | ezimpini |
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| Full form | impi | impi | izimpi | izimpi |
| Simple form | mpi | mpi | zimpi | zimpi |
| Locative | empini | empini | ezimpini | ezimpini |
| Copulative | yimpi | yimpi | yizimpi | yizimpi |
| Possessive forms |||||
| | Singular | Singular | Plural | Plural |
| | Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive |
| Class 1 | wempi | owempi | wezimpi | owezimpi |
| Class 2 | bempi | abempi | bezimpi | abezimpi |
| Class 3 | wempi | owempi | wezimpi | owezimpi |
| Class 4 | yempi | eyempi | yezimpi | eyezimpi |
| Class 5 | lempi | elempi | lezimpi | elezimpi |
| Class 6 | empi | awempi | ezimpi | awezimpi |
| Class 7 | sempi | esempi | sezimpi | esezimpi |
| Class 8 | zempi | ezempi | zezimpi | ezezimpi |
| Class 9 | yempi | eyempi | yezimpi | eyezimpi |
| Class 10 | zempi | ezempi | zezimpi | ezezimpi |
| Class 11 | lwempi | olwempi | lwezimpi | olwezimpi |
| Class 14 | bempi | obempi | bezimpi | obezimpi |
| Class 15 | kwempi | okwempi | kwezimpi | okwezimpi |
| Class 17 | kwempi | okwempi | kwezimpi | okwezimpi |

#### Derived terms

* ubumpi

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mpi”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mpi (2-8.3)”