# jambi
## Finnish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɑmbi/, [ˈjɑ̝mbi]
* Rhymes: -ɑmbi
* Hyphenation: jam‧bi

### Noun

jambi
* (poetry) iamb

#### Declension

Possessive forms of jambi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jambini
jambini
accusative
nom.
jambini
jambini
gen.
jambini
genitive
jambini
jambieni
partitive
jambiani
jambejani
inessive
jambissani
jambeissani
elative
jambistani
jambeistani
illative
jambiini
jambeihini
adessive
jambillani
jambeillani
ablative
jambiltani
jambeiltani
allative
jambilleni
jambeilleni
essive
jambinani
jambeinani
translative
jambikseni
jambeikseni
abessive
jambittani
jambeittani
instructive
comitative
—jambeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jambisi
jambisi
accusative
nom.
jambisi
jambisi
gen.
jambisi
genitive
jambisi
jambiesi
partitive
jambiasi
jambejasi
inessive
jambissasi
jambeissasi
elative
jambistasi
jambeistasi
illative
jambiisi
jambeihisi
adessive
jambillasi
jambeillasi
ablative
jambiltasi
jambeiltasi
allative
jambillesi
jambeillesi
essive
jambinasi
jambeinasi
translative
jambiksesi
jambeiksesi
abessive
jambittasi
jambeittasi
instructive
comitative
—jambeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jambimme
jambimme
accusative
nom.
jambimme
jambimme
gen.
jambimme
genitive
jambimme
jambiemme
partitive
jambiamme
jambejamme
inessive
jambissamme
jambeissamme
elative
jambistamme
jambeistamme
illative
jambiimme
jambeihimme
adessive
jambillamme
jambeillamme
ablative
jambiltamme
jambeiltamme
allative
jambillemme
jambeillemme
essive
jambinamme
jambeinamme
translative
jambiksemme
jambeiksemme
abessive
jambittamme
jambeittamme
instructive
comitative
—jambeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jambinne
jambinne
accusative
nom.
jambinne
jambinne
gen.
jambinne
genitive
jambinne
jambienne
partitive
jambianne
jambejanne
inessive
jambissanne
jambeissanne
elative
jambistanne
jambeistanne
illative
jambiinne
jambeihinne
adessive
jambillanne
jambeillanne
ablative
jambiltanne
jambeiltanne
allative
jambillenne
jambeillenne
essive
jambinanne
jambeinanne
translative
jambiksenne
jambeiksenne
abessive
jambittanne
jambeittanne
instructive
comitative
—jambeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
jambinsa
jambinsa
accusative
nom.
jambinsa
jambinsa
gen.
jambinsa
genitive
jambinsa
jambiensa
partitive
jambiaan jambiansa
jambejaan jambejansa
inessive
jambissaan jambissansa
jambeissaan jambeissansa
elative
jambistaan jambistansa
jambeistaan jambeistansa
illative
jambiinsa
jambeihinsa
adessive
jambillaan jambillansa
jambeillaan jambeillansa
ablative
jambiltaan jambiltansa
jambeiltaan jambeiltansa
allative
jambilleen jambillensa
jambeilleen jambeillensa
essive
jambinaan jambinansa
jambeinaan jambeinansa
translative
jambikseen jambiksensa
jambeikseen jambeiksensa
abessive
jambittaan jambittansa
jambeittaan jambeittansa
instructive
comitative
—jambeineen jambeinensa :

### Further reading

* “jambi”, 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

## Maltese
### Etymology

In all likelihood from a contraction of jagħmel bi, from the imperfect tense of Arabic عَمِلَ بِ (ʕamila bi, “to do with”), as in “What are you going to do with that?” Similar contractions compare in jaf (“to know”) and ġab (“to bring”). Another theory derives it from Arabic أَبَّ (ʔabba, “to wish, desire”), but this is less likely both phonetically and semantically.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjam.bɪ/

### Verb

jambi (imperfect only)
* (in certain constructions, always with x’) to need, to use for some purpose
    Synonym: għandu bżonn
    Dan il-ktieb x’jambuh? ― What do they need this book for?
    M’għandix x’nambi iktar. ― There’s nothing else I need.

#### Conjugation

* The verb is defective and has no perfect forms. The perfect tense can be expressed with kien + imperfect, though this is rare.

#### Related terms

* għamel