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Verb edit

namatha

  1. second-person plural present/imperative active of namati (to bend)

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Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

-namatha?

  1. (transitive) to stick/adhere to
  2. (transitive) to pursue closely

Inflection edit

Tone unknown
Infinitive ukunamatha
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukunamatha ukunganamathi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular namatha -namathe
Plural namathani -namatheni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyanamatha, nginamatha enginamathayo, enginamatha nginamatha anginamathi enginganamathi nginganamathi
2nd singular uyanamatha, unamatha onamathayo, onamatha unamatha awunamathi onganamathi unganamathi
1st plural siyanamatha, sinamatha esinamathayo, esinamatha sinamatha asinamathi esinganamathi singanamathi
2nd plural niyanamatha, ninamatha eninamathayo, eninamatha ninamatha aninamathi eninganamathi ninganamathi
Class 1 uyanamatha, unamatha onamathayo, onamatha enamatha akanamathi onganamathi enganamathi
Class 2 bayanamatha, banamatha abanamathayo, abanamatha benamatha abanamathi abanganamathi benganamathi
Class 3 uyanamatha, unamatha onamathayo, onamatha unamatha awunamathi onganamathi unganamathi
Class 4 iyanamatha, inamatha enamathayo, enamatha inamatha ayinamathi enganamathi inganamathi
Class 5 liyanamatha, linamatha elinamathayo, elinamatha linamatha alinamathi elinganamathi linganamathi
Class 6 ayanamatha, anamatha anamathayo, anamatha enamatha awanamathi anganamathi enganamathi
Class 7 siyanamatha, sinamatha esinamathayo, esinamatha sinamatha asinamathi esinganamathi singanamathi
Class 8 ziyanamatha, zinamatha ezinamathayo, ezinamatha zinamatha azinamathi ezinganamathi zinganamathi
Class 9 iyanamatha, inamatha enamathayo, enamatha inamatha ayinamathi enganamathi inganamathi
Class 10 ziyanamatha, zinamatha ezinamathayo, ezinamatha zinamatha azinamathi ezinganamathi zinganamathi
Class 11 luyanamatha, lunamatha olunamathayo, olunamatha lunamatha alunamathi olunganamathi lunganamathi
Class 14 buyanamatha, bunamatha obunamathayo, obunamatha bunamatha abunamathi obunganamathi bunganamathi
Class 15 kuyanamatha, kunamatha okunamathayo, okunamatha kunamatha akunamathi okunganamathi kunganamathi
Class 17 kuyanamatha, kunamatha okunamathayo, okunamatha kunamatha akunamathi okunganamathi kunganamathi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular nginamathile, nginamathē enginamathile, enginamathē nginamathile, nginamathē anginamathanga enginganamathanga nginganamathanga
2nd singular unamathile, unamathē onamathile, onamathē unamathile, unamathē awunamathanga onganamathanga unganamathanga
1st plural sinamathile, sinamathē esinamathile, esinamathē sinamathile, sinamathē asinamathanga esinganamathanga singanamathanga
2nd plural ninamathile, ninamathē eninamathile, eninamathē ninamathile, ninamathē aninamathanga eninganamathanga ninganamathanga
Class 1 unamathile, unamathē onamathile, onamathē enamathile, enamathē akanamathanga onganamathanga enganamathanga
Class 2 banamathile, banamathē abanamathile, abanamathē benamathile, benamathē abanamathanga abanganamathanga benganamathanga
Class 3 unamathile, unamathē onamathile, onamathē unamathile, unamathē awunamathanga onganamathanga unganamathanga
Class 4 inamathile, inamathē enamathile, enamathē inamathile, inamathē ayinamathanga enganamathanga inganamathanga
Class 5 linamathile, linamathē elinamathile, elinamathē linamathile, linamathē alinamathanga elinganamathanga linganamathanga
Class 6 anamathile, anamathē anamathile, anamathē enamathile, enamathē awanamathanga anganamathanga enganamathanga
Class 7 sinamathile, sinamathē esinamathile, esinamathē sinamathile, sinamathē asinamathanga esinganamathanga singanamathanga
Class 8 zinamathile, zinamathē ezinamathile, ezinamathē zinamathile, zinamathē azinamathanga ezinganamathanga zinganamathanga
Class 9 inamathile, inamathē enamathile, enamathē inamathile, inamathē ayinamathanga enganamathanga inganamathanga
Class 10 zinamathile, zinamathē ezinamathile, ezinamathē zinamathile, zinamathē azinamathanga ezinganamathanga zinganamathanga
Class 11 lunamathile, lunamathē olunamathile, olunamathē lunamathile, lunamathē alunamathanga olunganamathanga lunganamathanga
Class 14 bunamathile, bunamathē obunamathile, obunamathē bunamathile, bunamathē abunamathanga obunganamathanga bunganamathanga
Class 15 kunamathile, kunamathē okunamathile, okunamathē kunamathile, kunamathē akunamathanga okunganamathanga kunganamathanga
Class 17 kunamathile, kunamathē okunamathile, okunamathē kunamathile, kunamathē akunamathanga okunganamathanga kunganamathanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngānamatha engānamatha ngānamatha anginamathanga enginganamathanga nginganamathanga
2nd singular wānamatha owānamatha wānamatha awunamathanga onganamathanga unganamathanga
1st plural sānamatha esānamatha sānamatha asinamathanga esinganamathanga singanamathanga
2nd plural nānamatha enānamatha nānamatha aninamathanga eninganamathanga ninganamathanga
Class 1 wānamatha owānamatha ānamatha akanamathanga onganamathanga enganamathanga
Class 2 bānamatha abānamatha bānamatha abanamathanga abanganamathanga benganamathanga
Class 3 wānamatha owānamatha wānamatha awunamathanga onganamathanga unganamathanga
Class 4 yānamatha eyānamatha yānamatha ayinamathanga enganamathanga inganamathanga
Class 5 lānamatha elānamatha lānamatha alinamathanga elinganamathanga linganamathanga
Class 6 ānamatha ānamatha ānamatha awanamathanga anganamathanga enganamathanga
Class 7 sānamatha esānamatha sānamatha asinamathanga esinganamathanga singanamathanga
Class 8 zānamatha ezānamatha zānamatha azinamathanga ezinganamathanga zinganamathanga
Class 9 yānamatha eyānamatha yānamatha ayinamathanga enganamathanga inganamathanga
Class 10 zānamatha ezānamatha zānamatha azinamathanga ezinganamathanga zinganamathanga
Class 11 lwānamatha olwānamatha lwānamatha alunamathanga olunganamathanga lunganamathanga
Class 14 bānamatha obānamatha bānamatha abunamathanga obunganamathanga bunganamathanga
Class 15 kwānamatha okwānamatha kwānamatha akunamathanga okunganamathanga kunganamathanga
Class 17 kwānamatha okwānamatha kwānamatha akunamathanga okunganamathanga kunganamathanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular nginganamatha nginganamatha ngingenamathe ngingenamathe
2nd singular unganamatha unganamatha ungenamathe ungenamathe
1st plural singanamatha singanamatha singenamathe singenamathe
2nd plural ninganamatha ninganamatha ningenamathe ningenamathe
Class 1 anganamatha enganamatha angenamathe engenamathe
Class 2 banganamatha benganamatha bangenamathe bengenamathe
Class 3 unganamatha unganamatha ungenamathe ungenamathe
Class 4 inganamatha inganamatha ingenamathe ingenamathe
Class 5 linganamatha linganamatha lingenamathe lingenamathe
Class 6 anganamatha enganamatha angenamathe engenamathe
Class 7 singanamatha singanamatha singenamathe singenamathe
Class 8 zinganamatha zinganamatha zingenamathe zingenamathe
Class 9 inganamatha inganamatha ingenamathe ingenamathe
Class 10 zinganamatha zinganamatha zingenamathe zingenamathe
Class 11 lunganamatha lunganamatha lungenamathe lungenamathe
Class 14 bunganamatha bunganamatha bungenamathe bungenamathe
Class 15 kunganamatha kunganamatha kungenamathe kungenamathe
Class 17 kunganamatha kunganamatha kungenamathe kungenamathe
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizonamatha engizonamatha ngizonamatha angizunamatha engingezunamatha ngingezunamatha
2nd singular uzonamatha ozonamatha uzonamatha awuzunamatha ongezunamatha ungezunamatha
1st plural sizonamatha esizonamatha sizonamatha asizunamatha esingezunamatha singezunamatha
2nd plural nizonamatha enizonamatha nizonamatha anizunamatha eningezunamatha ningezunamatha
Class 1 uzonamatha ozonamatha ezonamatha akazunamatha ongezunamatha engezunamatha
Class 2 bazonamatha abazonamatha bezonamatha abazunamatha abangezunamatha bengezunamatha
Class 3 uzonamatha ozonamatha uzonamatha awuzunamatha ongezunamatha ungezunamatha
Class 4 izonamatha ezonamatha izonamatha ayizunamatha engezunamatha ingezunamatha
Class 5 lizonamatha elizonamatha lizonamatha alizunamatha elingezunamatha lingezunamatha
Class 6 azonamatha azonamatha ezonamatha awazunamatha angezunamatha engezunamatha
Class 7 sizonamatha esizonamatha sizonamatha asizunamatha esingezunamatha singezunamatha
Class 8 zizonamatha ezizonamatha zizonamatha azizunamatha ezingezunamatha zingezunamatha
Class 9 izonamatha ezonamatha izonamatha ayizunamatha engezunamatha ingezunamatha
Class 10 zizonamatha ezizonamatha zizonamatha azizunamatha ezingezunamatha zingezunamatha
Class 11 luzonamatha oluzonamatha luzonamatha aluzunamatha olungezunamatha lungezunamatha
Class 14 buzonamatha obuzonamatha buzonamatha abuzunamatha obungezunamatha bungezunamatha
Class 15 kuzonamatha okuzonamatha kuzonamatha akuzunamatha okungezunamatha kungezunamatha
Class 17 kuzonamatha okuzonamatha kuzonamatha akuzunamatha okungezunamatha kungezunamatha
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyonamatha engiyonamatha ngiyonamatha angiyunamatha engingeyunamatha ngingeyunamatha
2nd singular uyonamatha oyonamatha uyonamatha awuyunamatha ongeyunamatha ungeyunamatha
1st plural siyonamatha esiyonamatha siyonamatha asiyunamatha esingeyunamatha singeyunamatha
2nd plural niyonamatha eniyonamatha niyonamatha aniyunamatha eningeyunamatha ningeyunamatha
Class 1 uyonamatha oyonamatha eyonamatha akayunamatha ongeyunamatha engeyunamatha
Class 2 bayonamatha abayonamatha beyonamatha abayunamatha abangeyunamatha bengeyunamatha
Class 3 uyonamatha oyonamatha uyonamatha awuyunamatha ongeyunamatha ungeyunamatha
Class 4 iyonamatha eyonamatha iyonamatha ayiyunamatha engeyunamatha ingeyunamatha
Class 5 liyonamatha eliyonamatha liyonamatha aliyunamatha elingeyunamatha lingeyunamatha
Class 6 ayonamatha ayonamatha eyonamatha awayunamatha angeyunamatha engeyunamatha
Class 7 siyonamatha esiyonamatha siyonamatha asiyunamatha esingeyunamatha singeyunamatha
Class 8 ziyonamatha eziyonamatha ziyonamatha aziyunamatha ezingeyunamatha zingeyunamatha
Class 9 iyonamatha eyonamatha iyonamatha ayiyunamatha engeyunamatha ingeyunamatha
Class 10 ziyonamatha eziyonamatha ziyonamatha aziyunamatha ezingeyunamatha zingeyunamatha
Class 11 luyonamatha oluyonamatha luyonamatha aluyunamatha olungeyunamatha lungeyunamatha
Class 14 buyonamatha obuyonamatha buyonamatha abuyunamatha obungeyunamatha bungeyunamatha
Class 15 kuyonamatha okuyonamatha kuyonamatha akuyunamatha okungeyunamatha kungeyunamatha
Class 17 kuyonamatha okuyonamatha kuyonamatha akuyunamatha okungeyunamatha kungeyunamatha
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular nginamathe nginganamathi
2nd singular unamathe unganamathi
1st plural sinamathe singanamathi
2nd plural ninamathe ninganamathi
Class 1 anamathe anganamathi
Class 2 banamathe banganamathi
Class 3 unamathe unganamathi
Class 4 inamathe inganamathi
Class 5 linamathe linganamathi
Class 6 anamathe anganamathi
Class 7 sinamathe singanamathi
Class 8 zinamathe zinganamathi
Class 9 inamathe inganamathi
Class 10 zinamathe zinganamathi
Class 11 lunamathe lunganamathi
Class 14 bunamathe bunganamathi
Class 15 kunamathe kunganamathi
Class 17 kunamathe kunganamathi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular nganamatha nganganamatha, anganamatha, anganganamatha
2nd singular wanamatha wanganamatha, awanamatha, awanganamatha
1st plural sanamatha sanganamatha, asanamatha, asanganamatha
2nd plural nanamatha nanganamatha, ananamatha, ananganamatha
Class 1 wanamatha wanganamatha, akanamatha, akanganamatha
Class 2 banamatha banganamatha, abanamatha, abanganamatha
Class 3 wanamatha wanganamatha, awanamatha, awanganamatha
Class 4 yanamatha yanganamatha, ayanamatha, ayanganamatha
Class 5 lanamatha langanamatha, alanamatha, alanganamatha
Class 6 anamatha anganamatha, awanamatha, awanganamatha
Class 7 sanamatha sanganamatha, asanamatha, asanganamatha
Class 8 zanamatha zanganamatha, azanamatha, azanganamatha
Class 9 yanamatha yanganamatha, ayanamatha, ayanganamatha
Class 10 zanamatha zanganamatha, azanamatha, azanganamatha
Class 11 lwanamatha lwanganamatha, alwanamatha, alwanganamatha
Class 14 banamatha banganamatha, abanamatha, abanganamatha
Class 15 kwanamatha kwanganamatha, akwanamatha, akwanganamatha
Class 17 kwanamatha kwanganamatha, akwanamatha, akwanganamatha

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