eba

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eba"

English

Etymology

From Yoruba ẹ̀bà.

Noun

eba (uncountable)

  1. A stiff dough made by soaking garri in hot water and kneading it with a baton.
    • 2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 18:
      I don’t grumble, even though eba clings to surfaces, especially wooden ones, like superglue.

See also

swallows

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

    Borrowed from Sardinian ebba, from Latin equa. Compare standard egua, inherited from Latin.

    Pronunciation

    • (Alghero) IPA(key): /ˈɛba/ (Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?)

    Noun

    eba f (plural ebes)

    1. (Alghero) synonym of egua (“mare”)

    References

    • El Català de l'Alguer : un model d'àmbit restringit, Barcelona, 2003, →ISBN, page 55
    • “eba”, in Diccionari d'Alguerés, 11 June 2022 (last accessed)

    Northern Ndebele

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

    Verb

    -éba

    1. to steal

    Inflection

    This verb needs an inflection-table template.

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    Variant of oba.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈe.bɐ/
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈe.ba/
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈe.bɐ/ [ˈe.βɐ]

    Interjection

    eba!

    1. yay (an expression of happiness)
      Synonyms: viva, iúpi, oba

    Southern Ndebele

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

    Verb

    -êba

    1. to steal

    Inflection

    This verb needs an inflection-table template.

    Xhosa

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

    Verb

    -êba

    1. (transitive) to steal

    Inflection

    This verb needs an inflection-table template.

    Zulu

    Etymology

    From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

    Verb

    -êba

    1. to steal
      Synonym: -khwabanisa

    Inflection

    tone HH (infinitive ukweba)
    positive negative
    infinitive ukweba ukungebi
    imperative
    simple + object concord
    singular yeba -ebe
    plural yebani -ebeni
    present
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngiyeba, ngeba engebayo, engeba ngeba angebi engingebi ngingebi
    2nd singular uyeba, weba owebayo, oweba weba awebi ongebi ungebi
    1st plural siyeba, seba esebayo, eseba seba asebi esingebi singebi
    2nd plural niyeba, neba enebayo, eneba neba anebi eningebi ningebi
    class 1 uyeba, weba owebayo, oweba eba akebi ongebi engebi
    class 2 bayeba, beba abebayo, abeba beba abebi abangebi bengebi
    class 3 uyeba, weba owebayo, oweba weba awebi ongebi ungebi
    class 4 iyeba, yeba eyebayo, eyeba yeba ayebi engebi ingebi
    class 5 liyeba, leba elebayo, eleba leba alebi elingebi lingebi
    class 6 ayeba, eba ebayo, eba eba awebi angebi engebi
    class 7 siyeba, seba esebayo, eseba seba asebi esingebi singebi
    class 8 ziyeba, zeba ezebayo, ezeba zeba azebi ezingebi zingebi
    class 9 iyeba, yeba eyebayo, eyeba yeba ayebi engebi ingebi
    class 10 ziyeba, zeba ezebayo, ezeba zeba azebi ezingebi zingebi
    class 11 luyeba, lweba olwebayo, olweba lweba alwebi olungebi lungebi
    class 14 buyeba, beba obebayo, obeba beba abebi obungebi bungebi
    class 15 kuyeba, kweba okwebayo, okweba kweba akwebi okungebi kungebi
    class 17 kuyeba, kweba okwebayo, okweba kweba akwebi okungebi kungebi
    recent past
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngebile, ngebē engebile, engebē ngebile, ngebē angebanga engingebanga ngingebanga
    2nd singular webile, webē owebile, owebē webile, webē awebanga ongebanga ungebanga
    1st plural sebile, sebē esebile, esebē sebile, sebē asebanga esingebanga singebanga
    2nd plural nebile, nebē enebile, enebē nebile, nebē anebanga eningebanga ningebanga
    class 1 webile, webē owebile, owebē ebile, ebē akebanga ongebanga engebanga
    class 2 bebile, bebē abebile, abebē bebile, bebē abebanga abangebanga bengebanga
    class 3 webile, webē owebile, owebē webile, webē awebanga ongebanga ungebanga
    class 4 yebile, yebē eyebile, eyebē yebile, yebē ayebanga engebanga ingebanga
    class 5 lebile, lebē elebile, elebē lebile, lebē alebanga elingebanga lingebanga
    class 6 ebile, ebē ebile, ebē ebile, ebē awebanga angebanga engebanga
    class 7 sebile, sebē esebile, esebē sebile, sebē asebanga esingebanga singebanga
    class 8 zebile, zebē ezebile, ezebē zebile, zebē azebanga ezingebanga zingebanga
    class 9 yebile, yebē eyebile, eyebē yebile, yebē ayebanga engebanga ingebanga
    class 10 zebile, zebē ezebile, ezebē zebile, zebē azebanga ezingebanga zingebanga
    class 11 lwebile, lwebē olwebile, olwebē lwebile, lwebē alwebanga olungebanga lungebanga
    class 14 bebile, bebē obebile, obebē bebile, bebē abebanga obungebanga bungebanga
    class 15 kwebile, kwebē okwebile, okwebē kwebile, kwebē akwebanga okungebanga kungebanga
    class 17 kwebile, kwebē okwebile, okwebē kwebile, kwebē akwebanga okungebanga kungebanga
    remote past
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngēba engēba ngēba angebanga engingebanga ngingebanga
    2nd singular wēba owēba wēba awebanga ongebanga ungebanga
    1st plural sēba esēba sēba asebanga esingebanga singebanga
    2nd plural nēba enēba nēba anebanga eningebanga ningebanga
    class 1 wēba owēba ēba akebanga ongebanga engebanga
    class 2 bēba abēba bēba abebanga abangebanga bengebanga
    class 3 wēba owēba wēba awebanga ongebanga ungebanga
    class 4 yēba eyēba yēba ayebanga engebanga ingebanga
    class 5 lēba elēba lēba alebanga elingebanga lingebanga
    class 6 ēba ēba ēba awebanga angebanga engebanga
    class 7 sēba esēba sēba asebanga esingebanga singebanga
    class 8 zēba ezēba zēba azebanga ezingebanga zingebanga
    class 9 yēba eyēba yēba ayebanga engebanga ingebanga
    class 10 zēba ezēba zēba azebanga ezingebanga zingebanga
    class 11 lwēba olwēba lwēba alwebanga olungebanga lungebanga
    class 14 bēba obēba bēba abebanga obungebanga bungebanga
    class 15 kwēba okwēba kwēba akwebanga okungebanga kungebanga
    class 17 kwēba okwēba kwēba akwebanga okungebanga kungebanga
    potential
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngingeba — ngingeba ngingebe — ngingebe
    2nd singular ungeba — ungeba ungebe — ungebe
    1st plural singeba — singeba singebe — singebe
    2nd plural ningeba — ningeba ningebe — ningebe
    class 1 angeba — engeba angebe — engebe
    class 2 bangeba — bengeba bangebe — bengebe
    class 3 ungeba — ungeba ungebe — ungebe
    class 4 ingeba — ingeba ingebe — ingebe
    class 5 lingeba — lingeba lingebe — lingebe
    class 6 angeba — engeba angebe — engebe
    class 7 singeba — singeba singebe — singebe
    class 8 zingeba — zingeba zingebe — zingebe
    class 9 ingeba — ingeba ingebe — ingebe
    class 10 zingeba — zingeba zingebe — zingebe
    class 11 lungeba — lungeba lungebe — lungebe
    class 14 bungeba — bungeba bungebe — bungebe
    class 15 kungeba — kungeba kungebe — kungebe
    class 17 kungeba — kungeba kungebe — kungebe
    immediate future
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngizokweba engizokweba ngizokweba angizukweba engingezukweba ngingezukweba
    2nd singular uzokweba ozokweba uzokweba awuzukweba ongezukweba ungezukweba
    1st plural sizokweba esizokweba sizokweba asizukweba esingezukweba singezukweba
    2nd plural nizokweba enizokweba nizokweba anizukweba eningezukweba ningezukweba
    class 1 uzokweba ozokweba ezokweba akazukweba ongezukweba engezukweba
    class 2 bazokweba abazokweba bezokweba abazukweba abangezukweba bengezukweba
    class 3 uzokweba ozokweba uzokweba awuzukweba ongezukweba ungezukweba
    class 4 izokweba ezokweba izokweba ayizukweba engezukweba ingezukweba
    class 5 lizokweba elizokweba lizokweba alizukweba elingezukweba lingezukweba
    class 6 azokweba azokweba ezokweba awazukweba angezukweba engezukweba
    class 7 sizokweba esizokweba sizokweba asizukweba esingezukweba singezukweba
    class 8 zizokweba ezizokweba zizokweba azizukweba ezingezukweba zingezukweba
    class 9 izokweba ezokweba izokweba ayizukweba engezukweba ingezukweba
    class 10 zizokweba ezizokweba zizokweba azizukweba ezingezukweba zingezukweba
    class 11 luzokweba oluzokweba luzokweba aluzukweba olungezukweba lungezukweba
    class 14 buzokweba obuzokweba buzokweba abuzukweba obungezukweba bungezukweba
    class 15 kuzokweba okuzokweba kuzokweba akuzukweba okungezukweba kungezukweba
    class 17 kuzokweba okuzokweba kuzokweba akuzukweba okungezukweba kungezukweba
    remote future
    positive absolute positive relative positive participial negative absolute negative relative negative participial
    1st singular ngiyokweba engiyokweba ngiyokweba angiyukweba engingeyukweba ngingeyukweba
    2nd singular uyokweba oyokweba uyokweba awuyukweba ongeyukweba ungeyukweba
    1st plural siyokweba esiyokweba siyokweba asiyukweba esingeyukweba singeyukweba
    2nd plural niyokweba eniyokweba niyokweba aniyukweba eningeyukweba ningeyukweba
    class 1 uyokweba oyokweba eyokweba akayukweba ongeyukweba engeyukweba
    class 2 bayokweba abayokweba beyokweba abayukweba abangeyukweba bengeyukweba
    class 3 uyokweba oyokweba uyokweba awuyukweba ongeyukweba ungeyukweba
    class 4 iyokweba eyokweba iyokweba ayiyukweba engeyukweba ingeyukweba
    class 5 liyokweba eliyokweba liyokweba aliyukweba elingeyukweba lingeyukweba
    class 6 ayokweba ayokweba eyokweba awayukweba angeyukweba engeyukweba
    class 7 siyokweba esiyokweba siyokweba asiyukweba esingeyukweba singeyukweba
    class 8 ziyokweba eziyokweba ziyokweba aziyukweba ezingeyukweba zingeyukweba
    class 9 iyokweba eyokweba iyokweba ayiyukweba engeyukweba ingeyukweba
    class 10 ziyokweba eziyokweba ziyokweba aziyukweba ezingeyukweba zingeyukweba
    class 11 luyokweba oluyokweba luyokweba aluyukweba olungeyukweba lungeyukweba
    class 14 buyokweba obuyokweba buyokweba abuyukweba obungeyukweba bungeyukweba
    class 15 kuyokweba okuyokweba kuyokweba akuyukweba okungeyukweba kungeyukweba
    class 17 kuyokweba okuyokweba kuyokweba akuyukweba okungeyukweba kungeyukweba
    present subjunctive
    positive negative
    1st singular ngebe ngingebi
    2nd singular webe ungebi
    1st plural sebe singebi
    2nd plural nebe ningebi
    class 1 ebe angebi
    class 2 bebe bangebi
    class 3 webe ungebi
    class 4 yebe ingebi
    class 5 lebe lingebi
    class 6 ebe angebi
    class 7 sebe singebi
    class 8 zebe zingebi
    class 9 yebe ingebi
    class 10 zebe zingebi
    class 11 lwebe lungebi
    class 14 bebe bungebi
    class 15 kwebe kungebi
    class 17 kwebe kungebi
    past subjunctive
    positive negative
    1st singular ngeba ngangeba, angeba, angangeba
    2nd singular weba wangeba, aweba, awangeba
    1st plural seba sangeba, aseba, asangeba
    2nd plural neba nangeba, aneba, anangeba
    class 1 weba wangeba, akeba, akangeba
    class 2 beba bangeba, abeba, abangeba
    class 3 weba wangeba, aweba, awangeba
    class 4 yeba yangeba, ayeba, ayangeba
    class 5 leba langeba, aleba, alangeba
    class 6 eba angeba, aweba, awangeba
    class 7 seba sangeba, aseba, asangeba
    class 8 zeba zangeba, azeba, azangeba
    class 9 yeba yangeba, ayeba, ayangeba
    class 10 zeba zangeba, azeba, azangeba
    class 11 lweba lwangeba, alweba, alwangeba
    class 14 beba bangeba, abeba, abangeba
    class 15 kweba kwangeba, akweba, akwangeba
    class 17 kweba kwangeba, akweba, akwangeba

    Derived terms

    References

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