tamaa

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Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

tamaa

partitive singular of tama

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic طَمَع (ṭamaʕ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Noun[edit]

tamaa (n class, plural tamaa)

ambition (a great desire for something)
lust, longing

Derived terms[edit]

-kata tamaa (“to despair”)

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