imma

See also: Imma

English

Contraction

imma

1. Alternative spelling of Imma.

Anagrams

• Imam, Mami, imam, maim, mami

Gothic

Romanization

imma

1. Romanization of 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic أَمَّا (ʔammā, “as for, as regards, but”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪm.ma/

Conjunction

imma

1. but

   Synonyms: iżda, (colloquial) però

Old Irish

Etymology

From imb (“around”).

Particle

imma (triggers eclipsis)

1. reciprocal verbal particle followed by dependent form of verb: each other

   ‎imma (“each other”) + ‎ad·ciat (“they look”) → ‎imma·aiccet (“they look at each other”) (forms of ad·cí (“to see”))

Swedish

Etymology

Historically in the form em and im. The form em is from Old Swedish ēmber, from Old Norse eimr. The form im is either derived from em, or from Old Norse ím. From Proto-Germanic *aimaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ews-.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

imma c

1. steam, vapour
2. condensation, misting (on windows etc)

Declension

Declension of imma
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	imma	imman	—	—
Genitive	immas	immans	—	—

Related terms

• immig

Verb

imma (present immar, preterite immade, supine immat, imperative imma)

1. mist (to form mist or to cover with mist)

Conjugation

Conjugation of imma (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	imma		immas
Supine	immat		immats
Imperative	imma		—
Imper. plural1	immen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	immar	immade	immas	immades
Ind. plural1	imma	immade	immas	immades
Subjunctive2	imme	immade	immes	immades
	Participles
Present participle	immande
Past participle	immad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• imma igen

Further reading

• imma in Svensk ordbok.
• imma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• imam, mima