lima

See also: Lima, limá, líma, limă, lìmǎ, and Lìmǎ

English

Pronunciation

Noun

lima (plural limas)

  1. lima bean
    We had limas with dinner last night.

Anagrams

Agutaynen

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Aklanon

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [liˈma]

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Alangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

  1. five

Alu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Amis
Amis cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : lima
    Ordinal : sakalima

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *lima, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /limə/

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Banjarese
Banjarese cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *lima, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Bariai

Numeral

lima

  1. five

References

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liˈma/

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Bughotu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Casiguran Dumagat Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: li‧ma

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Derived terms

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:lima.

Central Bontoc

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Central Melanau
Central Melanau cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Chamorro

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. (Old Chamorro) five (in general)

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɽi.ma/

Verb

-lima (infinitive kulima)

  1. to cultivate

Derived terms
  • Nominal derivations:

Cia-Cia

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima (Hangul spelling 을리마)

  1. five

Noun

lima

  1. (anatomy) hand (part of the body)

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

líma

  1. five

East Futuna

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Faroese

Noun

lima

  1. indefinite genitive plural of limur

Fijian
Fijian cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Finnish

(index li)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slīmą.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlimɑ/, [ˈlimɑ]
  • Hyphenation: li‧ma
  • Rhymes: -imɑ

Noun

lima

  1. mucus (slippery secretion from mucous membranes)
  2. phlegm (viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing)
  3. (historical) phlegm (one of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus)
  4. slime (any viscous liquid matter)
  5. slime (mucus-like substance that exudes from the bodies of some animals, e.g. snails and slugs)

Declension
Inflection of lima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative lima limat
genitive liman limojen
partitive limaa limoja
illative limaan limoihin
singular plural
nominative lima limat
accusative nom. lima limat
gen. liman
genitive liman limojen
limainrare
partitive limaa limoja
inessive limassa limoissa
elative limasta limoista
illative limaan limoihin
adessive limalla limoilla
ablative limalta limoilta
allative limalle limoille
essive limana limoina
translative limaksi limoiksi
instructive — limoin
abessive limatta limoitta
comitative — limoineen

Derived terms

Compounds
compounds

See also

References
  1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /li.ma/

Verb

lima

  1. third-person singular past historic of limer

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology 1

From Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic لَيْمُون‎ (laymūn, “lemon, lime”).

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

  1. lime (fruit)

Etymology 2

From Latin līma (“file”).

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

  1. file, rasp

Verb

lima

  1. inflection of limar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Gela

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Gothic

Romanization

lima

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌹𐌼𐌰

Hawaiian
Hawaiian cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rima, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rima, from Proto-Polynesian *rima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five
  2. fifth

Noun

lima

  1. (anatomy) hand (part of the body)

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liˈma/

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish lima.

Noun

líma

  1. lime fruit or tree (citrus)

Etymology 3

Unknown

Noun

líma

  1. hand

Verb

limá

  1. to handle

Ibanag

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Icelandic

Noun

lima

  1. indefinite genitive plural of limur

Ilocano

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Indonesian
Indonesian cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Malay lima, from Proto-Malayic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *lima, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation
  • audio(file)

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Isinai

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *lima

Noun

lima

  1. hand

Isnag

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Italian

Etymology

From Latin līma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈli.ma/

Noun

lima f (plural lime)

  1. file

Derived terms
  • lima da unghie (“nail file”)

Verb

lima

  1. inflection of limare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Itawit

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Ivatan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Javanese

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Kagayanen

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

  1. (anatomy) hand

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Kapingamarangi

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Kavalan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

  1. (anatomy) hand

Lamboya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Noun

lima

  1. (anatomy) hand
  2. (anatomy) finger
  3. (by extension, historical, figuratively) a traditional Lamboyan system of social ranking consisting of five strata, each of which is named after a finger.

Meronyms
  • ata madaka (“big men, i.e. free men”)
    • ata bʼei (“people of the thumb”)
    • ata dodoka (“people of the index finger”)
    • ata kahado (“people of the middle finger”), ata ngora (“people of the face”)
  • ata ana (“children of men, i.e. slaves”)
    • ana nda pangara (“children without a name”)
    • ana kaiha (“little finger”)

References
  • Geirnaert-Martin, Danielle C. (1992), “lima”, in The Woven Land of Lamboya. Socio-cosmic Ideas and Values in West Sumba, Eastern Indonesia (CNWS Publications; 11), Leiden: Centre of Non-Western Studies, Leiden University, page 193
  • Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “lima”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 59

Latin

Etymology

Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”). Cognates include Latin limus, English slime, German Schleim (“mucus, slime”) and Ancient Greek λίμνη (límnē, “marsh”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

līma f (genitive līmae); first declension

  1. file (carpenter's tool)

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative līma līmae
Genitive līmae līmārum
Dative līmae līmīs
Accusative līmam līmās
Ablative līmā līmīs
Vocative līma līmae

Descendants

References
  • lima in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lima in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lima in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • lima in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lima in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • lima in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
  1. Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), “lima”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 801

Lau

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

  1. five

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

  1. five

Lusi

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Maguindanao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Malay
Malay cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : lima

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *lima, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

Numeral

lima (Jawi spelling ليم)

  1. five

Synonyms

Manam

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Maori

Numeral

lima

  1. Obsolete spelling of rima

Mapun

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Mayoyao Ifugao

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Muduapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Mussau-Emira

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Nakanai

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Niuatoputapu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Niuean
Niuean cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liˈma/

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

lima n pl

  1. definite plural of lim

Verb

lima

  1. simple past of lime
  2. past participle of lime

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lima n pl

  1. definite plural of lim

Nukuoro

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Paiwan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Noun

lima

  1. hand

Pangutaran Sama

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Papora

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-lima, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

-lima

  1. to farm, cultivate
  2. to plough

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlʲi.ma/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

lima f

  1. lime (citrus tree)

Declension
declension of lima
singular plural
nominative lima limy
genitive limy lim
dative limie limom
accusative limę limy
instrumental limą limami
locative limie limach
vocative limo limy

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlima/
  • Hyphenation: li‧ma

Etymology 1

From Arabic لَيْمُون‎ (laymūn, “lemon, lime”).

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

  1. lime (fruit)
Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:lima.

Etymology 2

From Latin līma.

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

  1. file (tool to smoothen a surface)
Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:lima.

Verb

lima

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of limar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of limar
Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:limar.

Descendants

See also
Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco      cinza,
cinzento		      preto
             vermelho,
encarnado ; carmim		              laranja,
cor-de-laranja ; castanho,
marrom		              amarelo ; creme
             verde-limão              verde             
             ciano ; azul-petróleo              azul céu              azul
             violeta ; índigo,
anil		              magenta ; roxo              rosa,
cor-de-rosa

Raga

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Ratahan

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Rotuman
Rotuman cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Roviana

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Samoan
Samoan cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian lima, from Latin līma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lîma/
  • Hyphenation: li‧ma

Noun

lȉma f (Cyrillic spelling ли̏ма)

  1. (regional) file (tool)

References
  • “lima” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Sikaiana

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlima/

Etymology 1

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (lima), from Arabic لَيْمُون‎ (laymūn, “lemon, lime”).

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

  1. lime (fruit)
  2. (dialectal) lemon (fruit)
Synonyms
See also

Etymology 2

From Latin līma.

Noun

lima f (plural limas)

  1. file (tool to smoothen a surface)

Verb

lima

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of limar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of limar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of limar.

References

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

-lima (infinitive kulima)

  1. to cultivate, to farm
  2. to plough

Conjugation
Conjugation of -lima
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kulima kutolima
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative lima limeni
Habitual hulima
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 nililima
nalilima		 tulilima
twalilima		 ulilima
walilima		 mlilima
mwalilima		 alilima walilima ulilima ililima lililima yalilima kililima vililima ililima zililima ulilima kulilima palilima mulilima
Relative niliolima
naliolima		 tuliolima
twaliolima		 uliolima
waliolima		 mliolima
mwaliolima		 aliolima waliolima uliolima iliolima liliolima yaliolima kiliolima viliolima iliolima ziliolima uliolima kuliolima paliolima muliolima
Negative sikulima hatukulima hukulima hamkulima hakulima hawakulima haukulima haikulima halikulima hayakulima hakikulima havikulima haikulima hazikulima haukulima hakukulima hapakulima hamukulima
Present
Positive ninalima
nalima		 tunalima unalima mnalima analima wanalima unalima inalima linalima yanalima kinalima vinalima inalima zinalima unalima kunalima panalima munalima
Relative ninaolima
naolima		 tunaolima unaolima mnaolima anaolima wanaolima unaolima inaolima linaolima yanaolima kinaolima vinaolima inaolima zinaolima unaolima kunaolima panaolima munaolima
Negative silimi hatulimi hulimi hamlimi halimi hawalimi haulimi hailimi halilimi hayalimi hakilimi havilimi hailimi hazilimi haulimi hakulimi hapalimi hamulimi
Future
Positive nitalima tutalima utalima mtalima atalima watalima utalima italima litalima yatalima kitalima vitalima italima zitalima utalima kutalima patalima mutalima
Relative nitakaolima tutakaolima utakaolima mtakaolima atakaolima watakaolima utakaolima itakaolima litakaolima yatakaolima kitakaolima vitakaolima itakaolima zitakaolima utakaolima kutakaolima patakaolima mutakaolima
Negative sitalima hatutalima hutalima hamtalima hatalima hawatalima hautalima haitalima halitalima hayatalima hakitalima havitalima haitalima hazitalima hautalima hakutalima hapatalima hamutalima
Subjunctive
Positive nilime tulime ulime mlime alime walime ulime ilime lilime yalime kilime vilime ilime zilime ulime kulime palime mulime
Negative nisilime tusilime usilime msilime asilime wasilime usilime isilime lisilime yasilime kisilime visilime isilime zisilime usilime kusilime pasilime musilime
Present Conditional
Positive ningelima tungelima ungelima mngelima angelima wangelima ungelima ingelima lingelima yangelima kingelima vingelima ingelima zingelima ungelima kungelima pangelima mungelima
Negative nisingelima
singelima		 tusingelima
hatungelima		 usingelima
hungelima		 msingelima
hamngelima		 asingelima
hangelima		 wasingelima
hawangelima		 usingelima
haungelima		 isingelima
haingelima		 lisingelima
halingelima		 yasingelima
hayangelima		 kisingelima
hakingelima		 visingelima
havingelima		 isingelima
haingelima		 zisingelima
hazingelima		 usingelima
haungelima		 kusingelima
hakungelima		 pasingelima
hapangelima		 musingelima
hamungelima
Past Conditional
Positive ningalilima tungalilima ungalilima mngalilima angalilima wangalilima ungalilima ingalilima lingalilima yangalilima kingalilima vingalilima ingalilima zingalilima ungalilima kungalilima pangalilima mungalilima
Negative nisingalilima
singalilima		 tusingalilima
hatungalilima		 usingalilima
hungalilima		 msingalilima
hamngalilima		 asingalilima
hangalilima		 wasingalilima
hawangalilima		 usingalilima
haungalilima		 isingalilima
haingalilima		 lisingalilima
halingalilima		 yasingalilima
hayangalilima		 kisingalilima
hakingalilima		 visingalilima
havingalilima		 isingalilima
haingalilima		 zisingalilima
hazingalilima		 usingalilima
haungalilima		 kusingalilima
hakungalilima		 pasingalilima
hapangalilima		 musingalilima
hamungalilima
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelilima tungelilima ungelilima mngelilima angelilima wangelilima ungelilima ingelilima lingelilima yangelilima kingelilima vingelilima ingelilima zingelilima ungelilima kungelilima pangelilima mungelilima
General Relative
Positive nilimao tulimao ulimao mlimao alimao walimao ulimao ilimao lilimao yalimao kilimao vilimao ilimao zilimao ulimao kulimao palimao mulimao
Negative nisiolima tusiolima usiolima msiolima asiolima wasiolima usiolima isiolima lisiolima yasiolima kisiolima visiolima isiolima zisiolima usiolima kusiolima pasiolima musiolima
Gnomic
Positive nalima twalima walima mwalima alima walima walima yalima lalima yalima chalima vyalima yalima zalima walima kwalima palima mwalima
Perfect
Positive nimelima tumelima umelima mmelima amelima wamelima umelima imelima limelima yamelima kimelima vimelima imelima zimelima umelima kumelima pamelima mumelima
"Already"
Positive nimeshalima tumeshalima umeshalima mmeshalima ameshalima wameshalima umeshalima imeshalima limeshalima yameshalima kimeshalima vimeshalima imeshalima zimeshalima umeshalima kumeshalima pameshalima mumeshalima
"Not yet"
Negative sijalima hatujalima hujalima hamjalima hajalima hawajalima haujalima haijalima halijalima hayajalima hakijalima havijalima haijalima hazijalima haujalima hakujalima hapajalima hamujalima
"If/When"
Positive nikilima tukilima ukilima mkilima akilima wakilima ukilima ikilima likilima yakilima kikilima vikilima ikilima zikilima ukilima kukilima pakilima mukilima
"If not"
Negative nisipolima tusipolima usipolima msipolima asipolima wasipolima usipolima isipolima lisipolima yasipolima kisipolima visipolima isipolima zisipolima usipolima kusipolima pasipolima musipolima
Consecutive
Positive nikalima tukalima ukalima mkalima akalima wakalima ukalima ikalima likalima yakalima kikalima vikalima ikalima zikalima ukalima kukalima pakalima mukalima
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.

Derived terms

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-lima, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

-lima

  1. to plough

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Tagalog
Tagalog cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : lima
    Ordinal : ikalima

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liˈma/
  • Audio(file)

Numeral

limá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋ)

  1. five

Usage notes
  • To describe the quantity of something, the number is placed before the noun and affixed with a -ng when the word ends with a vowel, and a separate word na for a consonant.
    Isang saging, dalawang pinya.
    One banana, two pineapples.
    Apat na mansanas, anim na mangga.
    Four apples, six mangoes.

Synonyms

Anagrams

Taroko

Etymology

From Proto-Atayalic *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

To'abaita

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

References
  • Frantisek Lichtenberk, A Grammar of Toqabaqita (2008)

Tolai

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Noun

lima

  1. hand
  2. arm
  3. foreleg

References
  • Ulrike Mosel, Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (1980)

Tuvaluan
Tuvaluan cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : lima

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Uma

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liˈma/

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Woleaian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lima, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-lima, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

-lima

  1. to farm, cultivate
  2. to plough

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Noun

lima

  1. (anatomy) hand

Numeral

lima

  1. five

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

limá

  1. five

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *-lima, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀ma.

Verb

-lima

  1. to farm, cultivate
  2. to plough

Inflection
Tone L
Infinitive ukulima
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukulima ukungalimi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular lima -lime
Plural limani -limeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyalima, ngilima engilimayo, engilima ngilima angilimi engingalimi ngingalimi
2nd singular uyalima, ulima olimayo, olima ulima awulimi ongalimi ungalimi
1st plural siyalima, silima esilimayo, esilima silima asilimi esingalimi singalimi
2nd plural niyalima, nilima enilimayo, enilima nilima anilimi eningalimi ningalimi
Class 1 uyalima, ulima olimayo, olima elima akalimi ongalimi engalimi
Class 2 bayalima, balima abalimayo, abalima belima abalimi abangalimi bengalimi
Class 3 uyalima, ulima olimayo, olima ulima awulimi ongalimi ungalimi
Class 4 iyalima, ilima elimayo, elima ilima ayilimi engalimi ingalimi
Class 5 liyalima, lilima elilimayo, elilima lilima alilimi elingalimi lingalimi
Class 6 ayalima, alima alimayo, alima elima awalimi angalimi engalimi
Class 7 siyalima, silima esilimayo, esilima silima asilimi esingalimi singalimi
Class 8 ziyalima, zilima ezilimayo, ezilima zilima azilimi ezingalimi zingalimi
Class 9 iyalima, ilima elimayo, elima ilima ayilimi engalimi ingalimi
Class 10 ziyalima, zilima ezilimayo, ezilima zilima azilimi ezingalimi zingalimi
Class 11 luyalima, lulima olulimayo, olulima lulima alulimi olungalimi lungalimi
Class 14 buyalima, bulima obulimayo, obulima bulima abulimi obungalimi bungalimi
Class 15 kuyalima, kulima okulimayo, okulima kulima akulimi okungalimi kungalimi
Class 17 kuyalima, kulima okulimayo, okulima kulima akulimi okungalimi kungalimi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngilimile, ngilimē engilimile, engilimē ngilimile, ngilimē angilimanga engingalimanga ngingalimanga
2nd singular ulimile, ulimē olimile, olimē ulimile, ulimē awulimanga ongalimanga ungalimanga
1st plural silimile, silimē esilimile, esilimē silimile, silimē asilimanga esingalimanga singalimanga
2nd plural nilimile, nilimē enilimile, enilimē nilimile, nilimē anilimanga eningalimanga ningalimanga
Class 1 ulimile, ulimē olimile, olimē elimile, elimē akalimanga ongalimanga engalimanga
Class 2 balimile, balimē abalimile, abalimē belimile, belimē abalimanga abangalimanga bengalimanga
Class 3 ulimile, ulimē olimile, olimē ulimile, ulimē awulimanga ongalimanga ungalimanga
Class 4 ilimile, ilimē elimile, elimē ilimile, ilimē ayilimanga engalimanga ingalimanga
Class 5 lilimile, lilimē elilimile, elilimē lilimile, lilimē alilimanga elingalimanga lingalimanga
Class 6 alimile, alimē alimile, alimē elimile, elimē awalimanga angalimanga engalimanga
Class 7 silimile, silimē esilimile, esilimē silimile, silimē asilimanga esingalimanga singalimanga
Class 8 zilimile, zilimē ezilimile, ezilimē zilimile, zilimē azilimanga ezingalimanga zingalimanga
Class 9 ilimile, ilimē elimile, elimē ilimile, ilimē ayilimanga engalimanga ingalimanga
Class 10 zilimile, zilimē ezilimile, ezilimē zilimile, zilimē azilimanga ezingalimanga zingalimanga
Class 11 lulimile, lulimē olulimile, olulimē lulimile, lulimē alulimanga olungalimanga lungalimanga
Class 14 bulimile, bulimē obulimile, obulimē bulimile, bulimē abulimanga obungalimanga bungalimanga
Class 15 kulimile, kulimē okulimile, okulimē kulimile, kulimē akulimanga okungalimanga kungalimanga
Class 17 kulimile, kulimē okulimile, okulimē kulimile, kulimē akulimanga okungalimanga kungalimanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngālima engālima ngālima angilimanga engingalimanga ngingalimanga
2nd singular wālima owālima wālima awulimanga ongalimanga ungalimanga
1st plural sālima esālima sālima asilimanga esingalimanga singalimanga
2nd plural nālima enālima nālima anilimanga eningalimanga ningalimanga
Class 1 wālima owālima ālima akalimanga ongalimanga engalimanga
Class 2 bālima abālima bālima abalimanga abangalimanga bengalimanga
Class 3 wālima owālima wālima awulimanga ongalimanga ungalimanga
Class 4 yālima eyālima yālima ayilimanga engalimanga ingalimanga
Class 5 lālima elālima lālima alilimanga elingalimanga lingalimanga
Class 6 ālima ālima ālima awalimanga angalimanga engalimanga
Class 7 sālima esālima sālima asilimanga esingalimanga singalimanga
Class 8 zālima ezālima zālima azilimanga ezingalimanga zingalimanga
Class 9 yālima eyālima yālima ayilimanga engalimanga ingalimanga
Class 10 zālima ezālima zālima azilimanga ezingalimanga zingalimanga
Class 11 lwālima olwālima lwālima alulimanga olungalimanga lungalimanga
Class 14 bālima obālima bālima abulimanga obungalimanga bungalimanga
Class 15 kwālima okwālima kwālima akulimanga okungalimanga kungalimanga
Class 17 kwālima okwālima kwālima akulimanga okungalimanga kungalimanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingalima — ngingalima ngingelime — ngingelime
2nd singular ungalima — ungalima ungelime — ungelime
1st plural singalima — singalima singelime — singelime
2nd plural ningalima — ningalima ningelime — ningelime
Class 1 angalima — engalima angelime — engelime
Class 2 bangalima — bengalima bangelime — bengelime
Class 3 ungalima — ungalima ungelime — ungelime
Class 4 ingalima — ingalima ingelime — ingelime
Class 5 lingalima — lingalima lingelime — lingelime
Class 6 angalima — engalima angelime — engelime
Class 7 singalima — singalima singelime — singelime
Class 8 zingalima — zingalima zingelime — zingelime
Class 9 ingalima — ingalima ingelime — ingelime
Class 10 zingalima — zingalima zingelime — zingelime
Class 11 lungalima — lungalima lungelime — lungelime
Class 14 bungalima — bungalima bungelime — bungelime
Class 15 kungalima — kungalima kungelime — kungelime
Class 17 kungalima — kungalima kungelime — kungelime
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizolima engizolima ngizolima angizulima engingezulima ngingezulima
2nd singular uzolima ozolima uzolima awuzulima ongezulima ungezulima
1st plural sizolima esizolima sizolima asizulima esingezulima singezulima
2nd plural nizolima enizolima nizolima anizulima eningezulima ningezulima
Class 1 uzolima ozolima ezolima akazulima ongezulima engezulima
Class 2 bazolima abazolima bezolima abazulima abangezulima bengezulima
Class 3 uzolima ozolima uzolima awuzulima ongezulima ungezulima
Class 4 izolima ezolima izolima ayizulima engezulima ingezulima
Class 5 lizolima elizolima lizolima alizulima elingezulima lingezulima
Class 6 azolima azolima ezolima awazulima angezulima engezulima
Class 7 sizolima esizolima sizolima asizulima esingezulima singezulima
Class 8 zizolima ezizolima zizolima azizulima ezingezulima zingezulima
Class 9 izolima ezolima izolima ayizulima engezulima ingezulima
Class 10 zizolima ezizolima zizolima azizulima ezingezulima zingezulima
Class 11 luzolima oluzolima luzolima aluzulima olungezulima lungezulima
Class 14 buzolima obuzolima buzolima abuzulima obungezulima bungezulima
Class 15 kuzolima okuzolima kuzolima akuzulima okungezulima kungezulima
Class 17 kuzolima okuzolima kuzolima akuzulima okungezulima kungezulima
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyolima engiyolima ngiyolima angiyulima engingeyulima ngingeyulima
2nd singular uyolima oyolima uyolima awuyulima ongeyulima ungeyulima
1st plural siyolima esiyolima siyolima asiyulima esingeyulima singeyulima
2nd plural niyolima eniyolima niyolima aniyulima eningeyulima ningeyulima
Class 1 uyolima oyolima eyolima akayulima ongeyulima engeyulima
Class 2 bayolima abayolima beyolima abayulima abangeyulima bengeyulima
Class 3 uyolima oyolima uyolima awuyulima ongeyulima ungeyulima
Class 4 iyolima eyolima iyolima ayiyulima engeyulima ingeyulima
Class 5 liyolima eliyolima liyolima aliyulima elingeyulima lingeyulima
Class 6 ayolima ayolima eyolima awayulima angeyulima engeyulima
Class 7 siyolima esiyolima siyolima asiyulima esingeyulima singeyulima
Class 8 ziyolima eziyolima ziyolima aziyulima ezingeyulima zingeyulima
Class 9 iyolima eyolima iyolima ayiyulima engeyulima ingeyulima
Class 10 ziyolima eziyolima ziyolima aziyulima ezingeyulima zingeyulima
Class 11 luyolima oluyolima luyolima aluyulima olungeyulima lungeyulima
Class 14 buyolima obuyolima buyolima abuyulima obungeyulima bungeyulima
Class 15 kuyolima okuyolima kuyolima akuyulima okungeyulima kungeyulima
Class 17 kuyolima okuyolima kuyolima akuyulima okungeyulima kungeyulima
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngilime ngingalimi
2nd singular ulime ungalimi
1st plural silime singalimi
2nd plural nilime ningalimi
Class 1 alime angalimi
Class 2 balime bangalimi
Class 3 ulime ungalimi
Class 4 ilime ingalimi
Class 5 lilime lingalimi
Class 6 alime angalimi
Class 7 silime singalimi
Class 8 zilime zingalimi
Class 9 ilime ingalimi
Class 10 zilime zingalimi
Class 11 lulime lungalimi
Class 14 bulime bungalimi
Class 15 kulime kungalimi
Class 17 kulime kungalimi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngalima ngangalima, angalima, angangalima
2nd singular walima wangalima, awalima, awangalima
1st plural salima sangalima, asalima, asangalima
2nd plural nalima nangalima, analima, anangalima
Class 1 walima wangalima, akalima, akangalima
Class 2 balima bangalima, abalima, abangalima
Class 3 walima wangalima, awalima, awangalima
Class 4 yalima yangalima, ayalima, ayangalima
Class 5 lalima langalima, alalima, alangalima
Class 6 alima angalima, awalima, awangalima
Class 7 salima sangalima, asalima, asangalima
Class 8 zalima zangalima, azalima, azangalima
Class 9 yalima yangalima, ayalima, ayangalima
Class 10 zalima zangalima, azalima, azangalima
Class 11 lwalima lwangalima, alwalima, alwangalima
Class 14 balima bangalima, abalima, abangalima
Class 15 kwalima kwangalima, akwalima, akwangalima
Class 17 kwalima kwangalima, akwalima, akwangalima

Derived terms

References
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