Wiktionary

ba

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ba"

TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

ba

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Bashkir.

EnglishEdit

 
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Etymology 1Edit

Borrowed from Egyptian bꜣ,

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NounEdit

ba (plural bas)

  1. (Egyptian mythology) A being's soul or personality, represented as a bird-headed figure, which survives after death but must be sustained with offerings of food.
    • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 220:
      Any ordinary person who has ever floated out of his body during a nap knows what a Ba is, but unfortunately the dogmas of our materialistic culture constrain the person to ignore and repress his experience.
    • 1983, Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings:
      But the Ba, I remembered, could be seen as the mistress of your heart and might or might not decide to speak to you, just as the heart cannot always forgive.

Etymology 2Edit

The sound is very commonly made by infants, and is interpreted by parents as a reference to themselves.

NounEdit

ba (plural bas) (not generally used in the plural)

  1. (colloquial and in direct address) Father, baba.

Etymology 3Edit

 
English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

ba (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A medieval football game played in parts of Scotland around Christmas and New Year.
    • 2011, Alistair Moffat, The Borders:
      The townsmen played ba often and clearly knew what they were doing.

Etymology 4Edit

NounEdit

ba (plural bas)

  1. Abbreviation of bathroom.
    2 beds, 1 ba
Usage notesEdit

Commonly found in apartment listings.

AnagramsEdit

AkanEdit

VerbEdit

ba

  1. (Fante) come

ReferencesEdit

  • Rose-Juliet Anyanwu, Fundamentals of Phonetics, Phonology and Tonology (2008)

AnguthimriEdit

NounEdit

ba

  1. (Mpakwithi) island

ReferencesEdit

  • Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 184

BakungEdit

 
ba

NounEdit

ba

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)
  2. water (mineral water)

BambaraEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

ba

  1. mother
SynonymsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

bà

  1. goat

Etymology 3Edit

NounEdit

bá

  1. river, stream, lake

Etymology 4Edit

NumeralEdit

bà

  1. one thousand
SynonymsEdit

BasqueEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

ParticleEdit

ba

  1. Alternative form of ba-
    Ba al zatoz? ― Are you coming?
    Ba ote al dago inor etxean? ― Is anyone home?
    Ba omen zegoen bidea ezagutzen zuen norbait. ― There was someone who knew the way.
Usage notesEdit

See usage notes at ba-.

Etymology 2Edit

Clipping of bada (“it is”)

ParticleEdit

ba

  1. so, then, well
    Ez nizun ba esan. ― Well, I didn't tell you.

Etymology 3Edit

Clipping of bai (“yes”).

ParticleEdit

ba

  1. (Northern) yes

Etymology 4Edit

Probably from Spanish bah.

InterjectionEdit

ba

  1. Indicates disdain or unbelief.

Further readingEdit

  • "ba" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “ba” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

BorôroEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ba

  1. egg

Buhi'non BikolEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaq.

NounEdit

bâ

  1. flood

CebuanoEdit

Pronunciation 1Edit

ParticleEdit

ba

  1. interrogative particle
    Kini ba ang Kabisay-an? ― Is this the Visayas?
    Kamao ka ba molangoy? ― Do you know how to swim?

Pronunciation 2Edit

EtymologyEdit

Short for baba.

VerbEdit

ba

  1. to piggyback; to carry someone on the back

ChichewaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

-ba (infinitive kubá)

  1. steal

Derived termsEdit

ChickasawEdit

ConjunctionEdit

ba

  1. Alternative spelling of ba'

CimbrianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German wā, from Old High German wār, hwār, from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”). Cognate with German wo, English where.

PronounEdit

ba

  1. (Sette Comuni, relative) that; which; who
    dar faff ba de pridighet ― the priest who preaches

AdverbEdit

ba (dative bannont)

  1. (Sette Comuni, interrogative) where
    Ba pisto gabéest in gantzen tag?
    Where have you been all day?

AdverbEdit

ba

  1. (Sette Comuni, attributive only) how (modifier used to express suprise, delight, etc.)
    Ba khalt! ― How cold!

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • “ba” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

DagbaniEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

ba (plural banima)

  1. father
  2. a title of respect
Usage notesEdit
  • obligatorily possessed: includes father's brothers, and in the plural all relatives on the father's side, particularly those of his generation.

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

PronounEdit

ba

  1. Third-person, animate, singular, neutral, object pronoun them

See alsoEdit

Dama (Sierra Leone)Edit

EtymologyEdit

Cognate with Vai [script needed] (ba), Mende wa.

AdjectiveEdit

ba

  1. big

ReferencesEdit

  • Dalby, T. D. P. (1963), “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54

DuunEdit

EtymologyEdit

Onomatopoeic?

NounEdit

ba

  1. goat

Further readingEdit

Eastern PenanEdit

NounEdit

ba

  1. water

ReferencesEdit

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English ba.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ba/
  • Audio(file)

NounEdit

ba

  1. (Egyptian mythology) ba

FulaEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

ParticleEdit

ba

  1. (Pular) interrogative particle
    Si himo ka suudu ba, si o alaa ton ba.
    Whether he's at the house, or whether he's not there.

Usage notesEdit

  • Placed at the end of a phrase
  • Implies an alternative

AdverbEdit

ba

  1. (Maasina) not even
    ba nde wootere
    not even once
    ba gooto
    not even one
  2. nothing
  3. even
    ba joonin
    even now
    ba naanen
    even a short while ago
    Synonym: fay

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

GaroEdit

EtymologyEdit

Probably from Bengali বা (ba), which is a short form of কিংবা (kiṁba).

ConjunctionEdit

ba

  1. or

GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

ba

  1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌰

Haitian CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

VerbEdit

ba

  1. give

SynonymsEdit

HlaiEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Hlai *hmaː (“five”), from Pre-Hlai *maː (Norquest, 2015).

NumeralEdit

ba

  1. five

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Hlai *hmaː (“dog; hunting dog”), from Pre-Hlai *maː (Norquest, 2015). Compare Proto-Tai *ʰmaːᴬ (“dog”) (whence Thai หมา).

NounEdit

ba

  1. dog, hunting dog

IbanEdit

PronunciationEdit

PrepositionEdit

ba

  1. in
    ba Kuching
    in Kuching
  2. at
    ba sungai
    at the river
  3. on
    ba atas jalai
    on the road

Iriga BicolanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaq.

NounEdit

bâ

  1. flood

IrishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ba f pl

  1. plural of bó
    Tá na ba sa mhá. ― The cows are in the field.

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Irish ba.

Alternative formsEdit

  • (affirmative): b’ (used before a vowel sound except for the pronouns é, í, iad, ea)
  • (relative): ab (used before a vowel sound)
  • badh (archaic)
  • budh (superseded)
  • dob, dob' (dialectal equivalent of b’)

PronunciationEdit

ParticleEdit

ba (triggers lenition)

  1. past/conditional affirmative of is
    Ba é Dónall an múinteoir. ― Dónall was the teacher.
    Ba mhaith liom cupán tae. ― I would like a cup of tea.
  2. past/conditional direct relative of is (used to introduce the comparative/superlative form of adjectives)
    fear ba shine ná m'athair ― a man (who was) older than my father
Related termsEdit
Irish copular forms
Simple copular forms
Present/future
Affirmative Negative Interrogative Neg. inter.
Main clauses is ní an nach
Direct relative clauses nach
Indirect relative clauses ar, arbv
Other subordinate clauses gur, gurbv an nach
Past/conditional
Affirmative Negative Interrogative Neg. inter.
Main clauses ba, b’v níor, níorbhv ar, arbhv nár, nárbhv
Direct relative clauses ba, abv nár, nárbhv
Indirect relative clauses ar, arbhv
Other subordinate clauses gur, gurbhv ar, arbhv nár, nárbhv
Present subjunctive
Affirmative Negative
gura, gurabv nára, nárabv
     Compound copular forms
Base word Present/future Past/conditional
cá cár, cárbv cár, cárbhv
cé cér, cérbv cér, cérbhv
dá dá mba, dá mb’v
de/do dar, darbv dar, darbhv
faoi faoinar, faoinarbv faoinar, faoinarbhv
i inar, inarbv inar, inarbhv
le lenar, lenarbv lenar, lenarbhv
má más má ba, má b’v
mura mura, murabv murar, murarbhv
ó (prep.) ónar, ónarbv ónar, ónarbhv
ó (conj.) ós ó ba, ó b’v
trí trínar, trínarbv trínar, trínarbhv
v Used before vowel sounds

MutationEdit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ba bha mba
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 59
  2. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt‎[1] (in Irish), Belfast: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], § 2

ItalianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈba/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: bà

InterjectionEdit

ba

  1. bah!
  2. oh well!

AnagramsEdit

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

ba

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ば
  2. Rōmaji transcription of バ

KriolEdit

PrepositionEdit

ba

  1. Alternative form of blanga

Lhao VoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Uncertain.

NounEdit

ba

  1. sun

VerbEdit

ba

  1. to know; to understand.

ReferencesEdit

  • Dr. Ola Hanson, A Dictionary of the Kachin Language (1906).

MalagasyEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From English bar.

NounEdit

ba

  1. (music) bar; measure

Etymology 2Edit

From French bas (“stocking”).

NounEdit

ba

  1. stockings; socks
  2. knitting

MandarinEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • Audio (Liaoning)(file)

RomanizationEdit

ba (ba5／ba0, Zhuyin ˙ㄅㄚ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 吧, 罷／罢

ba

  1. Nonstandard spelling of bā.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of bá.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of bǎ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of bà.

Usage notesEdit

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Form of *bān, from (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

VerbEdit

bā

  1. Imperative form of of *bān (“to kiss”)

Miraya BikolEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaq.

NounEdit

bâ

  1. flood

NiasEdit

PrepositionEdit

ba

  1. in, at, on (general preposition for locative adjuncts)

ReferencesEdit

  • Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 22–23.

Northern KurdishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah (“wind”) (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬙𐬋 (vātō), Pashto and Persian باد (bâd)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwáHatas (“wind”) (compare Sanskrit वात (vā́ta)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

Central Kurdish با‎ (ba)
Zazaki vay

ba m (Arabic spelling با‎)

  1. weather
  2. wind

DeclensionEdit

Declension of ba
Definite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative ba ba
Construct bayê bayên
Oblique bayî bayan
Demonstrative oblique wî bayî wan bayan
Vocative bayo bayino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative bayek bayin
Construct bayekî bayine
Oblique bayekî bayinan

Derived termsEdit

Norwegian BokmålEdit

Alternative formsEdit

VerbEdit

ba

  1. simple past of be

Old IrishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative formsEdit

  • (2nd sg. pres. subj.): be

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

ba

  1. inflection of is:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative
    3. third-person singular preterite/imperfect indicative nonrelative/relative

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

ConjunctionEdit

ba

  1. Alternative form of fa (“or”)

Old PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ba. First attested in 1414.

ParticleEdit

ba

  1. nay, or rather, or should I say, moreover, hell used to say that what has been said thus far is true, but could be said more accurately
  2. transition particle; well, well then

DescendantsEdit

  • Polish: ba

ReferencesEdit

PhaluraEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PronunciationEdit

ParticleEdit

ba (discourse, Perso-Arabic spelling بہ)

  1. Marker with a (switch-)topic function (variously corresponding to 'and, however, instead, as for, but')

ReferencesEdit

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

PhuthiEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *-báa.

VerbEdit

-ba

  1. to be
  2. to become

InflectionEdit

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Old Polish ba, from Proto-Slavic *ba. First attested in 1414.[1]

PronunciationEdit

ParticleEdit

ba

  1. nay, or rather, or should I say, moreover, hell used to say that what has been said thus far is true, but could be said more accurately
    Synonyms: mało tego, więcej
    To danie jest dobre, ba, przepyszne. ― This dish is good, nay, delicious!
  2. duh, obviously used when the speaker believes what has been said is obvious
    "On jest trochę głupi, co?" "Ba!" ― "He's a little dumb, isn't he?" "Duh".

Derived termsEdit

noun
particle

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “ba”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Further readingEdit

  • ba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ba in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • “ba”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2022
  • Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (19.01.2017), “BA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807-1814), “ba”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “ba”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ba”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 77

RomagnolEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin *babbus (“dad”), of Onomatopoeic origin.

PronunciationEdit

  • (Central Romagnol): IPA(key): [ˈbaɐ̯]

NounEdit

ba m (plural bëb)

  1. father, dad
    Ba ’d famèja ― Paterfamilias

ReferencesEdit

  • Masotti, Adelmo (1999) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano (in Italian), Zanichelli
  • Ercolani, Libero (1971) Vocabolario Romagnolo-Italiano, Monte di Ravenna, page 33

ShonaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

VerbEdit

-bá (infinitive kubá)

  1. to steal

SpanishEdit

VerbEdit

ba

  1. Alternative form of va

SumerianEdit

RomanizationEdit

ba

  1. Romanization of 𒁀 (ba)

SwaziEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *-báa.

VerbEdit

-ba

  1. to be
  2. to become

InflectionEdit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

ba (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) Apocopic form of bara, corresponds to ”was (just) like” or ”just”.
    Ja ba: ”Vafan är det!” o han ba: ”Ingen aning!”.
    I was (just) like: ”Wtf is that!” and he was (just) like: ”No idea!”.
    Asså allt ba spåra' direkt.
    Y'know everything just went crazy the second it started.
    Han ba, hon ba, jag ba
    He just, she just, I was like (common wordplay, with sensual activity implied by "just")

AnagramsEdit

TagalogEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ba₅, or shortened form of baga. Cognate with Cebuano ba and Malagasy va.

PronunciationEdit

ParticleEdit

ba (Baybayin spelling ᜊ)

  1. marks a sentence as interrogative
    Synonyms: (dialectal) ga, (dialectal) baga, (obsolete) kaya
    Mayroon ka bang pera?
    Do you have money?

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

InterjectionEdit

ba (Baybayin spelling ᜊ)

  1. Clipping of aba.

Etymology 3Edit

Clipping of bulaga.

PronunciationEdit

InterjectionEdit

bâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊ)

  1. boo (used in play-scare with babies)
    Synonym: ga

Etymology 4Edit

Influenced by Baybayin character ᜊ (ba).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ba (Baybayin spelling ᜊ)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter B/b, in the Abakada alphabet.
    Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) bi, (in the Abecedario) be
See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

TirurayEdit

NounEdit

ba

  1. (anatomy) mouth

UneapaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Oceanic *bʷa, possibly from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *ba.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

ba

  1. to not be
    Synonym: bali

Further readingEdit

  • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 374

VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 爸 (“father”, SV: bả).

NounEdit

ba

  1. (chiefly Southern Vietnam) father
SynonymsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Vietnamese cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : ba
    Ordinal : thứ ba

From Proto-Vietic *paː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *piʔ; cognate with Muong pa, Khmer បី (bei), Halang pe, Pacoh pe, Mon ပိ (pi).

NumeralEdit

ba • (𠀧, 巴)

  1. three

AdjectiveEdit

ba • (𠀧, 巴)

  1. (Southern Vietnam, of a sibling) secondborn
    anh/chị ba ― second eldest brother/sister
    bác ba ― second eldest brother/sister of one's parent
    chú ba ― secondborn younger brother of one's father
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms

DeterminerEdit

ba

  1. (colloquial) some, an indefinite quantity greater than one
    Ba cái đó chả đáng quan tâm.
    There's no need to be concerned about those.

Etymology 3Edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 波.

NounEdit

ba

  1. (only in compounds) wave; ripple
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit

VolapükEdit

AdverbEdit

ba

  1. perhaps

West Albay BikolEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bahaq, from Proto-Austronesian *baSaq.

NounEdit

bâ

  1. flood

West MakianEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ba

  1. the vagina

ReferencesEdit

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[3], Pacific linguistics

XhosaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *-báa.

VerbEdit

-ba

  1. to be
  2. to become

InflectionEdit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

YapeseEdit

VerbEdit

ba

  1. (auxiliary) to be (doing something); forms the present tense

YolaEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English been, from Old English bēon, from Proto-West Germanic *beun.

VerbEdit

ba (inflected forms aam, yarth, ez, beeth, bin, waz, wasth, war)

  1. be, been
  2. are

ReferencesEdit

  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 24

YorubaEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

bà

  1. to ferment
    kòkó ti bà ― The cocoa seeds have fermented
  2. to carry out the process of fermentation on seeds or plants
Usage notesEdit
  • ba before a direct object
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

bà

  1. (horticulture) to plant seeds in prepared pots for future transplanting into a farm (when it becomes an established seedling)
    ba òrom̀bó ― To plant lemon seeds for future transplanting
Usage notesEdit
  • ba before a direct object
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

bà

  1. to press a wound; to apply a warm compress on a wound
    Synonym: mọ́
    ba ojú egbò ― To apply a warm compress to a wound
Usage notesEdit
  • ba before a direct object
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 4Edit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

bà

  1. to hit (with an impact)
    ọfà á bà wọ́n ― The arrow hit them
  2. to be overcome with fear (literally, to be hit with fear)
    ẹ̀rú bà wá ― Fear overcame us
  3. (usually used with ilẹ̀) to be too long or oversized (to hit the ground)
    agbádá yìí bà mí nílẹ̀ ― The agbada was too big for me
  4. to perch
    Lékeléke bà mí lékè, ẹyẹ àdàbà bà mí lékè ― An egret perched on me, a dove perched on me
  5. to braid; to plait
    Synonym: dì
Usage notesEdit
  • ba before a direct object
Derived termsEdit

ZaghawaEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ba

  1. arm

ReferencesEdit

Zoogocho ZapotecEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Cognate with Yatzachi Zapotec ba.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ba

  1. hot weather (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Cognate with Isthmus Zapotec baꞌ, Yatzachi Zapotec ba.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

ba

  1. grave, tomb

Etymology 3Edit

Cognate with Yatzachi Zapotec ba-.

AdverbEdit

ba

  1. already

ReferencesEdit

  • Long C., Rebecca; Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎[4] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 3

ZouEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

ba

  1. (transitive) to owe

Etymology 2Edit

 
Ba (2).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bà

  1. bat (mammal)

ReferencesEdit

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, pages 44, 45

ZuluEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *-báa.

VerbEdit

-ba

  1. to be
  2. to become

InflectionEdit

Tone L
Infinitive ukuba
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukuba ukungabi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular yiba -be
Plural yibani -beni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyaba, ngiba engibayo, engiba ngiba angibi engingabi ngingabi
2nd singular uyaba, uba obayo, oba uba awubi ongabi ungabi
1st plural siyaba, siba esibayo, esiba siba asibi esingabi singabi
2nd plural niyaba, niba enibayo, eniba niba anibi eningabi ningabi
Class 1 uyaba, uba obayo, oba eba akabi ongabi engabi
Class 2 bayaba, baba ababayo, ababa beba ababi abangabi bengabi
Class 3 uyaba, uba obayo, oba uba awubi ongabi ungabi
Class 4 iyaba, iba ebayo, eba iba ayibi engabi ingabi
Class 5 liyaba, liba elibayo, eliba liba alibi elingabi lingabi
Class 6 ayaba, aba abayo, aba eba awabi angabi engabi
Class 7 siyaba, siba esibayo, esiba siba asibi esingabi singabi
Class 8 ziyaba, ziba ezibayo, eziba ziba azibi ezingabi zingabi
Class 9 iyaba, iba ebayo, eba iba ayibi engabi ingabi
Class 10 ziyaba, ziba ezibayo, eziba ziba azibi ezingabi zingabi
Class 11 luyaba, luba olubayo, oluba luba alubi olungabi lungabi
Class 14 buyaba, buba obubayo, obuba buba abubi obungabi bungabi
Class 15 kuyaba, kuba okubayo, okuba kuba akubi okungabi kungabi
Class 17 kuyaba, kuba okubayo, okuba kuba akubi okungabi kungabi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngibile, ngibē engibile, engibē ngibile, ngibē angibanga engingabanga ngingabanga
2nd singular ubile, ubē obile, obē ubile, ubē awubanga ongabanga ungabanga
1st plural sibile, sibē esibile, esibē sibile, sibē asibanga esingabanga singabanga
2nd plural nibile, nibē enibile, enibē nibile, nibē anibanga eningabanga ningabanga
Class 1 ubile, ubē obile, obē ebile, ebē akabanga ongabanga engabanga
Class 2 babile, babē ababile, ababē bebile, bebē ababanga abangabanga bengabanga
Class 3 ubile, ubē obile, obē ubile, ubē awubanga ongabanga ungabanga
Class 4 ibile, ibē ebile, ebē ibile, ibē ayibanga engabanga ingabanga
Class 5 libile, libē elibile, elibē libile, libē alibanga elingabanga lingabanga
Class 6 abile, abē abile, abē ebile, ebē awabanga angabanga engabanga
Class 7 sibile, sibē esibile, esibē sibile, sibē asibanga esingabanga singabanga
Class 8 zibile, zibē ezibile, ezibē zibile, zibē azibanga ezingabanga zingabanga
Class 9 ibile, ibē ebile, ebē ibile, ibē ayibanga engabanga ingabanga
Class 10 zibile, zibē ezibile, ezibē zibile, zibē azibanga ezingabanga zingabanga
Class 11 lubile, lubē olubile, olubē lubile, lubē alubanga olungabanga lungabanga
Class 14 bubile, bubē obubile, obubē bubile, bubē abubanga obungabanga bungabanga
Class 15 kubile, kubē okubile, okubē kubile, kubē akubanga okungabanga kungabanga
Class 17 kubile, kubē okubile, okubē kubile, kubē akubanga okungabanga kungabanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngāba engāba ngāba angibanga engingabanga ngingabanga
2nd singular wāba owāba wāba awubanga ongabanga ungabanga
1st plural sāba esāba sāba asibanga esingabanga singabanga
2nd plural nāba enāba nāba anibanga eningabanga ningabanga
Class 1 wāba owāba āba akabanga ongabanga engabanga
Class 2 bāba abāba bāba ababanga abangabanga bengabanga
Class 3 wāba owāba wāba awubanga ongabanga ungabanga
Class 4 yāba eyāba yāba ayibanga engabanga ingabanga
Class 5 lāba elāba lāba alibanga elingabanga lingabanga
Class 6 āba āba āba awabanga angabanga engabanga
Class 7 sāba esāba sāba asibanga esingabanga singabanga
Class 8 zāba ezāba zāba azibanga ezingabanga zingabanga
Class 9 yāba eyāba yāba ayibanga engabanga ingabanga
Class 10 zāba ezāba zāba azibanga ezingabanga zingabanga
Class 11 lwāba olwāba lwāba alubanga olungabanga lungabanga
Class 14 bāba obāba bāba abubanga obungabanga bungabanga
Class 15 kwāba okwāba kwāba akubanga okungabanga kungabanga
Class 17 kwāba okwāba kwāba akubanga okungabanga kungabanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingaba — ngingaba ngingebe — ngingebe
2nd singular ungaba — ungaba ungebe — ungebe
1st plural singaba — singaba singebe — singebe
2nd plural ningaba — ningaba ningebe — ningebe
Class 1 angaba — engaba angebe — engebe
Class 2 bangaba — bengaba bangebe — bengebe
Class 3 ungaba — ungaba ungebe — ungebe
Class 4 ingaba — ingaba ingebe — ingebe
Class 5 lingaba — lingaba lingebe — lingebe
Class 6 angaba — engaba angebe — engebe
Class 7 singaba — singaba singebe — singebe
Class 8 zingaba — zingaba zingebe — zingebe
Class 9 ingaba — ingaba ingebe — ingebe
Class 10 zingaba — zingaba zingebe — zingebe
Class 11 lungaba — lungaba lungebe — lungebe
Class 14 bungaba — bungaba bungebe — bungebe
Class 15 kungaba — kungaba kungebe — kungebe
Class 17 kungaba — kungaba kungebe — kungebe
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizokuba engizokuba ngizokuba angizukuba engingezukuba ngingezukuba
2nd singular uzokuba ozokuba uzokuba awuzukuba ongezukuba ungezukuba
1st plural sizokuba esizokuba sizokuba asizukuba esingezukuba singezukuba
2nd plural nizokuba enizokuba nizokuba anizukuba eningezukuba ningezukuba
Class 1 uzokuba ozokuba ezokuba akazukuba ongezukuba engezukuba
Class 2 bazokuba abazokuba bezokuba abazukuba abangezukuba bengezukuba
Class 3 uzokuba ozokuba uzokuba awuzukuba ongezukuba ungezukuba
Class 4 izokuba ezokuba izokuba ayizukuba engezukuba ingezukuba
Class 5 lizokuba elizokuba lizokuba alizukuba elingezukuba lingezukuba
Class 6 azokuba azokuba ezokuba awazukuba angezukuba engezukuba
Class 7 sizokuba esizokuba sizokuba asizukuba esingezukuba singezukuba
Class 8 zizokuba ezizokuba zizokuba azizukuba ezingezukuba zingezukuba
Class 9 izokuba ezokuba izokuba ayizukuba engezukuba ingezukuba
Class 10 zizokuba ezizokuba zizokuba azizukuba ezingezukuba zingezukuba
Class 11 luzokuba oluzokuba luzokuba aluzukuba olungezukuba lungezukuba
Class 14 buzokuba obuzokuba buzokuba abuzukuba obungezukuba bungezukuba
Class 15 kuzokuba okuzokuba kuzokuba akuzukuba okungezukuba kungezukuba
Class 17 kuzokuba okuzokuba kuzokuba akuzukuba okungezukuba kungezukuba
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyokuba engiyokuba ngiyokuba angiyukuba engingeyukuba ngingeyukuba
2nd singular uyokuba oyokuba uyokuba awuyukuba ongeyukuba ungeyukuba
1st plural siyokuba esiyokuba siyokuba asiyukuba esingeyukuba singeyukuba
2nd plural niyokuba eniyokuba niyokuba aniyukuba eningeyukuba ningeyukuba
Class 1 uyokuba oyokuba eyokuba akayukuba ongeyukuba engeyukuba
Class 2 bayokuba abayokuba beyokuba abayukuba abangeyukuba bengeyukuba
Class 3 uyokuba oyokuba uyokuba awuyukuba ongeyukuba ungeyukuba
Class 4 iyokuba eyokuba iyokuba ayiyukuba engeyukuba ingeyukuba
Class 5 liyokuba eliyokuba liyokuba aliyukuba elingeyukuba lingeyukuba
Class 6 ayokuba ayokuba eyokuba awayukuba angeyukuba engeyukuba
Class 7 siyokuba esiyokuba siyokuba asiyukuba esingeyukuba singeyukuba
Class 8 ziyokuba eziyokuba ziyokuba aziyukuba ezingeyukuba zingeyukuba
Class 9 iyokuba eyokuba iyokuba ayiyukuba engeyukuba ingeyukuba
Class 10 ziyokuba eziyokuba ziyokuba aziyukuba ezingeyukuba zingeyukuba
Class 11 luyokuba oluyokuba luyokuba aluyukuba olungeyukuba lungeyukuba
Class 14 buyokuba obuyokuba buyokuba abuyukuba obungeyukuba bungeyukuba
Class 15 kuyokuba okuyokuba kuyokuba akuyukuba okungeyukuba kungeyukuba
Class 17 kuyokuba okuyokuba kuyokuba akuyukuba okungeyukuba kungeyukuba
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngibe ngingabi
2nd singular ube ungabi
1st plural sibe singabi
2nd plural nibe ningabi
Class 1 abe angabi
Class 2 babe bangabi
Class 3 ube ungabi
Class 4 ibe ingabi
Class 5 libe lingabi
Class 6 abe angabi
Class 7 sibe singabi
Class 8 zibe zingabi
Class 9 ibe ingabi
Class 10 zibe zingabi
Class 11 lube lungabi
Class 14 bube bungabi
Class 15 kube kungabi
Class 17 kube kungabi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngaba ngangaba, angaba, angangaba
2nd singular waba wangaba, awaba, awangaba
1st plural saba sangaba, asaba, asangaba
2nd plural naba nangaba, anaba, anangaba
Class 1 waba wangaba, akaba, akangaba
Class 2 baba bangaba, ababa, abangaba
Class 3 waba wangaba, awaba, awangaba
Class 4 yaba yangaba, ayaba, ayangaba
Class 5 laba langaba, alaba, alangaba
Class 6 aba angaba, awaba, awangaba
Class 7 saba sangaba, asaba, asangaba
Class 8 zaba zangaba, azaba, azangaba
Class 9 yaba yangaba, ayaba, ayangaba
Class 10 zaba zangaba, azaba, azangaba
Class 11 lwaba lwangaba, alwaba, alwangaba
Class 14 baba bangaba, ababa, abangaba
Class 15 kwaba kwangaba, akwaba, akwangaba
Class 17 kwaba kwangaba, akwaba, akwangaba

ReferencesEdit

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