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ima

ima is the alternative form of Imma.

Noun capitalized: IMA

IMA (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of ideal mechanical advantage.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of integrated modular avionics.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of inferior mesenteric artery.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: IMA

IMA

  1. (India, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Indian Medical Association.
  2. (India, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Indian Military Academy.
  3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of International Mineralogical Association.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of International Mycological Association.

Contraction capitalized: Ima

Ima

  1. (alternative, contraction) Alternative form of Imma (I'm going to).
    • Ima call her as soon as you hang up.2000, Charlotte Carter, Coq au vin, Warner Books, →ISBN, page 124
  2. (contraction, nonstandard) I'm.
    • Ima gonna close my eyes and you toss that there pebble in the air.2006, Dax Herrera, Edgar N Vective: Paranormal Detective, Hammerica Publishing, →ISBN, page 65

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Ima

Ima

  1. (dated) A formerly common Anglo-American given name.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Ima

Ima

  1. Mom, Mommy, one's mother.

Origin of ima

From I'm or I'm going to.

Borrowed from Hebrew אמא.

Questions about ima

What does ima mean?
Ima means i'm.
What is ima the alternative form of?
Ima is the alternative form of Imma.
What part of speech is ima?
Ima can be a noun, a proper noun or a contraction.

Words near ima in the dictionary

  1. Ilyushenka
  2. Ilūkste
  3. im
  4. IM'd
  5. im-
  6. ima
  7. Ima'
  8. imaam
  9. imaamate
  10. imaamates
  11. imaams

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ima (page history and authors); IMA (page history and authors); Ima (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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