Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Per BER, perhaps denominative from жа́ба (žába, frog) +‎ (-ja). Formally resembles Lithuanian gė̃bti (to clench, to squeeze) (ja-present).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʒa̟bʲɐ]
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Verb

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жа́бя (žábja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective жа́бна)

  1. (transitive, dialectal) to grab or scoop with hand
  2. (by extension) to gather, to pile
    Synonyms: тру́пам (trúpam), съби́рам (sǎbíram)

Conjugation

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Alternative forms

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  • же́бя (žébja)in dialects where -a- before palatal fricatives is pronounced as frontal vowel
  • жа́бвам (žábvam)inchoative in -вам (-vam)

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