jamah

Iban

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jä.mᵊah/

Noun

jamah

skill of hands
Lebuh indai Bunyau nganyam, jamah iya balat alus.
When Bunyau's mom weaves, her work is exceedingly smooth.

Verb

jamah

to beat; strike; attack (someone)
Mensul pala iya kena jamah Libau
His head is swollen after being beaten by Libau.
to grab (food)
Makai mih kitai, jamah dia kengka utai ti bisi, anang malu-malu.
Let’s eat, take whatever comes to hand, don’t be shy.

Mokilese

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *ama-h (“father”)

Noun

jamah

(one's) father

Usage notes

Like many kinship terms in Mokilese, jamah has no non-possessive form; the third person singular possessive form (one's/his/her/its father) is therefore treated as the lemma.

Possessive forms

Possessive forms of jamah (loose inalienable possession, -ah stem)

singular possessor	first person	joamoai
	second person	joamoamw
	third person	jamah
dual possessors	first person inclusive	jamasa
	first person exclusive	jamama
	second person	jamamwa
	third person	jamara
plural possessors	first person inclusive	jamasai
	first person exclusive	jamamai
	second person	jamamwai
	third person	jamarai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive	jamahs
	first person exclusive	jememi
	second person	jememwi
	third person	jamahr
construct form		jemen

Derived terms