embe

See also: em bé and embé

Brooke's Point Palawano

Pronoun

embe

(interrogative) where

Ma'di

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɛ̄ᵐbɛ̄]
Hyphenation: e‧mbe

Noun

embe

neck

References

Mairi Blackings; Nigel Fabb (2003), A Grammar of Ma'di, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 39

Mbya Guarani

Noun

embe

edge, border

Possessed forms

Possessed forms of embe
singular			plural
1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person inclusive	1^st person exclusive	2^nd person	3^rd person
xerembe	nerembe	hembe	nhanerembe	orerembe	penerembe	hembe

Middle English

Adverb

embe

alternative form of umbe

Preposition

embe

alternative form of umbe

Old English

Preposition

embe

alternative form of ymb

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Omani Arabic امبا (embē), from an Indo-Iranian language, probably Persian (anbe).^[1]

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Noun

embe class V (plural maembe class VI)

mango (tropical fruit)

Derived terms

mwembe

Descendants

→ Bemba: iyembe
→ Kongo: riembe
→ Luganda: omuyembe
→ Nubi: yembe

References

^ Brook, Zev (2022), “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎^[1], volume 10, number 1, page 8 of 1-10: “‘Mango’, Sw embe. From OAr (e)mbe ‘mangos (collective)’ (R: 52; R:69) / embē (M: 252). Ultimately of Indo-Iranian origin, probably Persian anba.”

Zaghawa

Noun

embe

work

References

Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad

[1] Brook, Zev (2022), “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎^[1], volume 10, number 1, page 8 of 1-10: “‘Mango’, Sw embe. From OAr (e)mbe ‘mangos (collective)’ (R: 52; R:69) / embē (M: 252). Ultimately of Indo-Iranian origin, probably Persian anba.”

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