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^[1], 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