Jimlar “siffar sama” ana yawan amfani da ita azaman fi’ili na jimla, kuma tana da ƴan ma’anoni daban-daban dangane da mahallin. Ga wasu ma’anar ƙamus mai yiwuwa:(intransitive verb) don inganta ɗabi'a, aiki, ko kamannin mutum, musamman don amsa suka ko matsi; don samun lafiya: "Bayan maigidan nasa ya yi barazanar korar shi, da gaske ya fara tsarawa kuma ya cika kwanakinsa." mafi kyawun yanayi ko yanayi; don sanya wani abu ko wani ya fi tsari ko aiki: "Muna buƙatar tsara wannan shirin kafin ranar ƙarshe." Wasu hanya: "Halin da ake ciki yana daɗa zama mai ƙalubale." wani nau'i na matsi na waje ko tsammani.