English

Proper noun

Uma

1. (Hinduism) One of the names of Hindu goddess Parvati.
2. A female given name mainly used in India.

Aymara

Noun

uma

1. water

Verb

uma

1. to drink

   umtwa — I drink

References

• David Forbes, On the Aymara Indians of Bolivia and Peru (1870)
• Dennis William Stuart Selder, Toward a Sound Methodology for Comparative Rhetoric (2007)

Fijian

Noun

uma

1. trunk (of a tree)
2. lead (metal)

Hiri Motu

Noun

uma

1. garden

Japanese

Romanization

uma

1. rōmaji reading of うま
2. rōmaji reading of ウマ

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• huma (obsolete)
• ũa (obsolete)
• hũa (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ũa, from Latin ūna, feminine of ūnus ‎(“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos ‎(“one”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.mɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.mɐ/, /ũ.mɐ/, /ũɐ/
• Hyphenation: u‧ma

Numeral

uma f

1. feminine form of um
   • 2000, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e a Câmara Secreta (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), Rocco, page 217:

     Quando tiver uma dúvida, vá à biblioteca.‎

     When you are in doubt, go to the library.

   • 2000, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Rocco, page 555:

     Harry passou por uma provação terrível esta noite.‎

     Harry undergone a terrible ordeal tonight.

   • 2007, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Rocco, page 274:

     A varinha soltou uma faisquinha e se apagou.‎

     The wand let out a little spark and extinguished itself.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:um.

Article

uma f

1. Feminine singular of article um.
   • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 135:

     Ele agora tem uma casa nas montanhas, foi Dumbledore que arranjou, uma bela caverna.‎

     He now has a home in the mountains, Dumbledore is who provided it, a beautiful cave.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:um.

Derived terms

• dar uma de
• umas e outras

See also

Pronoun

uma

1. feminine of um

Quechua

Adjective

uma

1. elevated

Noun

uma

1. head, top
2. capital, principal
3. leader, guide
4. rounded hill

Declension

Swahili

Noun

uma (u class, plural nyuma)

1. fork

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀumaq, from Proto-Austronesian *ʀumaq.

Noun

uma

1. house (adobe)

Derived terms

• uma-moras