nọmba

See also: nomba and Nọmba

Yoruba

Alternative forms
  • nọ́ńbà

Etymology

Borrowed from English number.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɔ́.ŋ́.bà/

Noun

nọ́ḿbà

  1. number, numeral
    Synonym: òǹkà
    nọ́ḿbà ìdánimọ̀ ― personal identification number (PIN)

Derived terms
  • nọ́ḿbà adínsódo (“negative number”)
  • nọ́ḿbà agbábọ́ọ̀lù (“squad number”)
  • nọ́ḿbà alésódo (“positive number”)
  • nọ́ḿbà Lárúbáwá (“Arabic numeral”)
  • nọ́ḿbà ojú-ìwé (“page number”)
  • nọ́ḿbà ọ̀kàn-ó (“odd number”)
  • nọ́ḿbà àso (“prime number”)
  • nọ́ḿbà èjì-ó (“even number”)
  • nọ́ḿbà ìdánimọ̀ (“PIN”)
  • nọ́ḿbà ìfipeni (“call number”)
  • nọ́ḿbà ìforúkọsílẹ̀ (“registration number”)
  • nọ́ḿbà-kòṣeépín (“cardinal number”)
  • odin̄di nọ́ḿbà (“whole number”)
  • àmì nọ́ḿbà Róòmù (“Roman numerals”)
  • àtúnlé nọ́ḿbà (“expanded numbers”)
  • ìlà nọ́ḿbà (“number line”)

References
  • Awoyale, Yiwola (2008 December 19) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0‎, number LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN
  • National Language Centre (1981/1987) A Vocabulary of Primary Science and Mathematics in Nine Nigerian Languages - Vol. 1 Fulfilde, Izon and Yoruba, Lagos: Federal Ministry of Education National Language Centre
  • Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (1992) Quadrilingual Glossary of Legislative Terms (English-Hausa-Igbo-Yoruba), Lagos: Federal Cabinet Office and Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council
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