-ima

Nheengatu

Alternative forms

• -ema (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tupi -e'yma, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-eʔɨm, from Proto-Tupian *-eʔɨm.

Suffix

-ima

1. -less; -free; added to a noun, a verb or an adjective to indicate a lack or deprivation of that thing
2. forms the antonym of adjectives, adverbs, and 2nd and 3rd class verbs

   tipiima ― shallow (literally, “deepless”)

Derived terms

Nheengatu terms suffixed with -ima

kamixá-ima

tipiima

Further reading

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2016), Curso de língua geral (nheengatu ou tupi moderno): a língua das origens da civilização amazônica‎ (in Portuguese), 2nd edition, São Paulo: Páginas & Letras, →ISBN
• Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “-ima”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 321