imi
Variant ofim.
imi
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |
| nominative | imi | imja | tëmitë | tëmiat |
| accusative | timin | timen | tëmitë | tëmiat |
| dative/ablative | timit | simes | tëmive | tëmiave |
| determiners | pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |||
| 1st person | im | ynë | imi | yni | ||
| 2nd person | yt | juaj | yti | juaji | ||
| 3rd person | m | itij | ityre | itiji | ityri | |
| f | isaj | isaji | ||||
| 3rd person reflexive | ivet | iveti | ||||
imi
Ultimately fromProto-Chadic*ymn.
imi
FromProto-Igboid*é-mî. Cognate withEkpeyeémì,Ogbahímì,Ezaaímí,Iziímí,Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoniímí.[1] Further cognates includeProto-Yoruboid*ɪ́-ŋmʊ̃́ (Yorubaimú).
ímí
Probably a contamination ofnimi andRussianимя(imja).
imi
| Declension ofimi (type 5/lehti, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | imi | imet |
| genitive | imen | immiin,imilöin |
| partitive | immiä | imijä,imilöjä |
| illative | immee | immii,imilöihe |
| inessive | imes | imis,imilöis |
| elative | imest | imist,imilöist |
| allative | imelle | imille,imilöille |
| adessive | imel | imil,imilöil |
| ablative | imelt | imilt,imilöilt |
| translative | imeks | imiks,imilöiks |
| essive | imennä,immeen | iminnä,imilöinnä,immiin,imilöin |
| exessive1) | iment | imint,imilöint |
| 1) obsolete *) theaccusative corresponds with either thegenitive (sg) ornominative (pl) **) thecomitative is formed by adding the suffix-ka? or-kä? to thegenitive. | ||
imi
imi
imî
Ultimately fromProto-Chadic*ymn.
imi
īmī
imi̇̀
imi
imi
imi
imi n
imi
imi(Pashki, Pronz, Shtive)[1]
imi
Inherited fromProto-Berber.
imi m (pluralimiwen,Tifinagh spellingⵉⵎⵉ)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | imi | imiwen |
| annexed state | imi | imiwen |
Inherited fromProto-Berber.
imi (Tifinagh spellingⵉⵎⵉ)(Hmed)
imî (Baybayin spellingᜁᜋᜒ)
Inherited fromMedieval Tashelhitايمي(imi,“mouth, entrance”), fromProto-Berber*e-me(“mouth”), from earlier*a-măy ("mouth"), ultimately fromProto-Afroasiatic[Term?](“mouth”).
Cognate withZenagaǝmmi(“mouth, door”),Awjilaām(“mouth”),Nefusaimî(“mouth”),Ghadamesame(“mouth”),Tetserretim(“mouth”),Tuaregimi,émm(“mouth”),Senhaja de Srairimi(“mouth”), andProto-Central Chadic*maj.
imi m (pluralimawn,Tifinagh spellingⵉⵎⵉ,Arabic spellingايمي)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| free state | imi | imawn |
| annexed state | imi, yimi | imawn |
FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*imu.
imi
Probably, likeIngrianimi, a contamination ofnimi andRussianимя(imja).
imi
| Declension ofimi (type VII/nimi, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | imi | imed |
| genitive | ime | imije,imii |
| partitive | immiä | imiite,imii |
| illative | immese,imme | imiise |
| inessive | imez | imiiz |
| elative | imesse | imiisse |
| allative | imele | imiile |
| adessive | imelle | imiille |
| ablative | imelte | imiilte |
| translative | imessi | imiissi |
| *) theaccusative corresponds with either thegenitive (sg) ornominative (pl) **) theterminative is formed by adding the suffix-ssaa to the shortillative (sg) or thegenitive. ***) thecomitative is formed by adding the suffix-ka to thegenitive. | ||
imi
Possibly sharing the same stem asTernatengomi.
imi (possessive prefixmi)
| independent | possessive prefix | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | de | ti | |
| 2nd person singular | ni | ni | |
| 3rd person singular | me | mVan.,dVinan. | |
| 1st person plural | inclusive | ene | nV |
| exclusive | imi | mi | |
| 2nd person plural | ini | fi | |
| 3rd person plural | eme | di | |
V indicates the expected assimilated vowel of the following noun,
following standardWest Makian vowel harmony.
imi (clitic meronym; singulativeimi,dualimikipë,definite pluralimikɨ,indefinite pluralimipë)
Fromi-(“nominalizing prefix”) +mí(“to breathe; to give life to”).Doublet ofẹ̀mí,èmí, andìmí. Cognate withOlukumiimí
imí
Possibly euphemistic
imí
Fromì-(“nominalizing prefix”) +mì(“to swallow”)
ìmì
Fromì-(“nominalizing prefix”) +mí(“to breathe”).Doublet ofẹ̀mí,èmí, andimí
ìmí