simba

See also: Simba and şimbä

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sembah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /simˈba/, [simˈba]
• Hyphenation: sim‧ba

Noun

simbá (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. act of going to church, attending church services

Derived terms

• magsimba
• simbahan

 

Related terms

• samba

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sembah.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sim‧ba
• IPA^(key): /simˈba/, [s̪ɪmˈba]

Verb

simba

1. to adore
2. to go to church
3. to attend church services

Noun

simba

1. an instance of going to church or attending church services

Derived terms

• simbahan
• simbako

 

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:simba.

Kituba

Verb

simba

1. to hold
2. to catch

Kongo

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Bantu *ncímbá (“lion”).

Noun

simba

1. lion

   Synonym: nkosi

Lingala

Verb

simba

1. to touch
2. to hold
3. to catch

Shona

Etymology 1

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

Verb

-simba (infinitive kusimba)

1. be strong
2. be powerful

Noun

simbá class 5 (plural masimbá class 6)

1. strength
2. power, authority

Related terms

• simbi (“iron”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *ncímbá. The irregular development of the tones suggests that it may be a borrowing from another Bantu language.

Noun

simba class 9 (plural simba class 10)

1. genet

Alternative forms

• tsimba

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsimba/ [ˈsĩm.ba]
• Rhymes: -imba
• Syllabification: sim‧ba

Etymology 1

Adjective

simba m or f (masculine and feminine plural simbas)

1. Simba

Noun

simba m (uncountable)

1. Simba (language)

Etymology 2

Verb

simba

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

Swahili

simba wa Kenya

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ncímbá. Cognate with Nyamwezi nshimba, Umbundu simbe, Venda tsimba, Zulu insimba. However, Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha) is a false cognate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ᵐbɑ/

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

simba (n class, plural simba)

1. lion

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sembah, possibly from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ (sembah), from Old Javanese sĕmbah, possibly from Old Khmer saṃbaḥ ~ sambaḥ (whence Khmer សំពះ (sɑmpĕəh)). Compare Bikol Central simba, Cebuano simba, and Waray-Waray singba. Doublet of samba.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sim‧ba
• IPA^(key): /simˈba/, [sɪmˈba]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsimba/, [ˈsim.bɐ]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

simbá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊ)

1. going to church (to pray, attend service, etc.)
2. attending of Mass

   Synonyms: pagsimba, pagsisimba

Derived terms

• magsimba
• pagsimba
• pagsisimba
• palasimba
• simbahan
• Simbang Gabi
• sumimba

 

Further reading

• “simba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “worship”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary