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Dihamba

Noun class IVnounReviewedpage 344

Portuguese spellingRihamba

Word formsmáhambaplural · source-attested · corpus spelling “mahamba” ×2

Definitions

  1. 1
    Spirit believed to accompany a man to inspire him.

    PT Espírito que se supõe acompanhar o homem para o inspirar.·FR Esprit que l'on suppose accompagner l'homme pour l'inspirer.

  2. 2
    Genius. More commonly used in the plural máhamba.

    PT Génio. É mais usado no plural máhamba.·FR Génie. Plus usité au pluriel máhamba.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 344 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected