Imma

See also: imma and I'mma

Translingual

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Imma f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Immidae – certain tropical micromoths.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Immoidea – superfamily; Immidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Imma rugosalis – type species

References

• Imma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Imma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Imma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Alternative forms

• 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

Etymology

Written form of a relaxed pronunciation of I'm gonna. Includes a reduction of /mn/ to /m/ (see reduction of /mb/ and /mn/ on Wikipedia). Common in and possibly originated in African-American Vernacular English, but is used more broadly today. Harvard professor Sunn m'Cheaux says the term originated in the Gullah English creole language, where "a-" replaces "-ing" and indicates immediate future tense.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪmə/, [ˈaːmə]
• Rhymes: -aɪmə

• Audio (US):

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Contraction

Imma

1. (chiefly US, colloquial) Contraction of I'm gonna.

   so Imma say 16 or 17, cool

   • 2009, Kanye West, MTV Video Music Awards‎, 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”, in The 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.

Quotations

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

Anagrams

• Imam, Mami, imam, maim, mami

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈim.ma/
• Rhymes: -imma
• Hyphenation: Ìm‧ma

Proper noun

Imma f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Immacolata

Anagrams

• imam, mima

Old Dutch

Etymology

Female shorter form of names starting with the Proto-Germanic naming element *ermuna-.

Proper noun

Imma f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Emma
   • 9th century CE, 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

Declension of Imma (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun - no plural)

case	singular
nominative	Imma
accusative	Imma, Immon
genitive	Immon
dative	Immon

Further reading

• “Trois documents sur Wittem”, in Publications de la Société Historique et Archéologique dans le duché de Limbourg. Deel 5‎ (in French), 1868, page 454