jamah

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jä.mᵊah/

Noun

jamah

1. skill of hands

   Lebuh indai Bunyau nganyam, jamah iya balat alus.

   When Bunyau's mom weaves, her work is exceedingly smooth.

Verb

jamah

1. to beat; strike; attack (someone)

   Mensul pala iya kena jamah Libau

   His head is swollen after being beaten by Libau.

2. to grab (food)

   Makai mih kitai, jamah dia kengka utai ti bisi, anang malu-malu.

   Let’s eat, take whatever comes to hand, don’t be shy.

Mokilese

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *ama-h (“father”)

Noun

jamah

1. (one's) father

Usage notes

Like many kinship terms in Mokilese, jamah has no non-possessive form; the third person singular possessive form (one's/his/her/its father) is therefore treated as the lemma.

Possessive forms

Possessive forms of jamah (loose inalienable possession, -ah stem)

singular possessor	first person		joamoai
	second person		joamoamw
	third person		jamah
dual possessors	first person inclusive		jamasa
	first person exclusive		jamama
	second person		jamamwa
	third person		jamara
plural possessors	first person inclusive		jamasai
	first person exclusive		jamamai
	second person		jamamwai
	third person		jamarai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive		jamahs
	first person exclusive		jememi
	second person		jememwi
	third person		jamahr
construct form			jemen

Derived terms

• jamanki
• jemen inah
• jemen jamah