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Imma f
- A taxonomicgenus within thefamilyImmidae – certain tropicalmicromoths.
- I'mma,imma,I'ma,i'ma,Ima,ima,Ima',I'm a,I'm a',i'm a',I'm'a,i'm'a,I'm-a
Written form of arelaxed pronunciation ofI'mgonna. Includes a reduction of /mn/ to /m/ (seereduction of /mb/ and /mn/ on Wikipedia). Common in and possibly originated inAfrican-American Vernacular English, but is used more broadly today. According to m'Cheaux, it originated inGullah, where "a-" replaces "-ing" and indicates immediate future tense.
Imma
- (chiefly US, colloquial)Contraction ofI'm +gonna.
soImma say 6 or 7, cool
2009,Kanye West,MTV Video Music Awards[1], Kanye West (actor):Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you,Imma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!
2017, Frankie Pamplemousse, “The No-Kart Race”, inThe ZhuZhus:I told you we should have gone with the mermaid costume.I'mma put this on --'cause I'm going to the race cause I feel better.
Imma f
- adiminutive of the femalegiven nameImmacolata
Female shorter form of names starting with the Proto-Germanic naming element*ermuna-.
Imma f
- a femalegiven name, equivalent to EnglishEmma
- 9th centuryCE,Evangeliarium van Munsterbilzen [Evangelistary of Munsterbilzen];
[...] Hadewigis /Imma / Richiza [...]
T[h]esi samanunga was edele unde scōna.- [...] Hadewigis,Imma, Richiza [...]
This community was noble and fair.
Declension ofImma (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun - no plural)
- “Trois documents sur Wittem”, inPublications de la Société Historique et Archéologique dans le duché de Limbourg. Deel 5[2] (in French),1868, page454
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