lobi

lobi

1. plural of lobus

• Boli, boil, biol., boli, biol, Bilo, bilo

From Sranan Tongo lobi, from English love.

lobi

1. to love

lobi

1. love (emotion)
2. love, beloved (person)

• lobi in Languages of Suriname, SIL International, 2003-2007, Aukan-English Dictionary

From English lobby.

• IPA^(key): [ˈlobi]
• Hyphenation: lo‧bi

lobi (plural lobi-lobi)

1. lobby:
   1. (architecture, art) an entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor
   2. (politics) the attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause

• “lobi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔ.bi/
• Rhymes: -ɔbi
• Hyphenation: lò‧bi

lobi m

1. plural of lobo

• boli, libo

lobī

1. inflection of lobus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlopiː/

lobi

1. accusative/genitive singular of lohpi

Borrowed from English lobby.

• IPA^(key): /lôbi/
• Hyphenation: lo‧bi

lȍbi m inan (Cyrillic spelling ло̏би)

1. lobby (influential group of people)
2. lobby (of a hotel or other building)

• “lobi”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈlobi/ [ˈlo.β̞i]
• Rhymes: -obi
• Syllabification: lo‧bi

lobi m (plural lobis)

1. alternative form of lobby

• IPA^(key): /ˈlo.bi/

From English love.

lobi

1. to love

   Mi lobi yu.

   I love you.

2. to love (to be inclined towards something), to like
   • 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎^[1], archived from the original on 8 February 2023:

     a lobbi va trobbi somma

     He loves to pester people.

3. to like doing something

   Mi lobi fu go uku.

   I like to go fishing.

lobi

1. love
2. beloved

• Aukan: lobi
• Saramaccan: lóbi

From English rub.

lobi

1. to rub

   Synonym: wrifi

• mi lobi yu

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “lobi”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

From English lobby. While the pronunciation of the ⟨l⟩ (/l/ rather than /ɫ/) suggests a French loan, the stress pattern and range of meanings indicate the term was directly borrowed from English.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlo.bi/

lobi (definite accusative lobiyi, plural lobiler)

1. lobby (all senses)