agba

See also: ágba

Finnish

Etymology

From Edo ágbá.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɡbɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ɡbɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑɡbɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ag‧ba

Noun

agba

  1. agba (Prioria balsamifera, syn. Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum)

Declension

Inflection of agba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative agba agbat
genitive agban agbojen
partitive agbaa agboja
illative agbaan agboihin
singular plural
nominative agba agbat
accusative nom. agba agbat
gen. agban
genitive agban agbojen
agbainrare
partitive agbaa agboja
inessive agbassa agboissa
elative agbasta agboista
illative agbaan agboihin
adessive agballa agboilla
ablative agbalta agboilta
allative agballe agboille
essive agbana agboina
translative agbaksi agboiksi
abessive agbatta agboitta
instructive agboin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of agba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative agbani agbani
accusative nom. agbani agbani
gen. agbani
genitive agbani agbojeni
agbainirare
partitive agbaani agbojani
inessive agbassani agboissani
elative agbastani agboistani
illative agbaani agboihini
adessive agballani agboillani
ablative agbaltani agboiltani
allative agballeni agboilleni
essive agbanani agboinani
translative agbakseni agboikseni
abessive agbattani agboittani
instructive
comitative agboineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative agbasi agbasi
accusative nom. agbasi agbasi
gen. agbasi
genitive agbasi agbojesi
agbaisirare
partitive agbaasi agbojasi
inessive agbassasi agboissasi
elative agbastasi agboistasi
illative agbaasi agboihisi
adessive agballasi agboillasi
ablative agbaltasi agboiltasi
allative agballesi agboillesi
essive agbanasi agboinasi
translative agbaksesi agboiksesi
abessive agbattasi agboittasi
instructive
comitative agboinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative agbamme agbamme
accusative nom. agbamme agbamme
gen. agbamme
genitive agbamme agbojemme
agbaimmerare
partitive agbaamme agbojamme
inessive agbassamme agboissamme
elative agbastamme agboistamme
illative agbaamme agboihimme
adessive agballamme agboillamme
ablative agbaltamme agboiltamme
allative agballemme agboillemme
essive agbanamme agboinamme
translative agbaksemme agboiksemme
abessive agbattamme agboittamme
instructive
comitative agboinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative agbanne agbanne
accusative nom. agbanne agbanne
gen. agbanne
genitive agbanne agbojenne
agbainnerare
partitive agbaanne agbojanne
inessive agbassanne agboissanne
elative agbastanne agboistanne
illative agbaanne agboihinne
adessive agballanne agboillanne
ablative agbaltanne agboiltanne
allative agballenne agboillenne
essive agbananne agboinanne
translative agbaksenne agboiksenne
abessive agbattanne agboittanne
instructive
comitative agboinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative agbansa agbansa
accusative nom. agbansa agbansa
gen. agbansa
genitive agbansa agbojensa
agbainsarare
partitive agbaansa agbojaan
agbojansa
inessive agbassaan
agbassansa
agboissaan
agboissansa
elative agbastaan
agbastansa
agboistaan
agboistansa
illative agbaansa agboihinsa
adessive agballaan
agballansa
agboillaan
agboillansa
ablative agbaltaan
agbaltansa
agboiltaan
agboiltansa
allative agballeen
agballensa
agboilleen
agboillensa
essive agbanaan
agbanansa
agboinaan
agboinansa
translative agbakseen
agbaksensa
agboikseen
agboiksensa
abessive agbattaan
agbattansa
agboittaan
agboittansa
instructive
comitative agboineen
agboinensa

Igala

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Cognate with Yoruba agbọ̀n

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /á.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

ágbà

  1. basket

References

  • John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Cognate with Yoruba àgbọ̀n and Yoruba àgbàn, ultimately proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-ɡbã̀, equivalent to *à- (nominalizing prefix) + *ɡbã̀

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

àgbà

  1. chin

Nupe

Àgbá

Etymology

From Yoruba àgbá

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

àgbá (plural àgbázhì)

  1. cannon
  2. field gun

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

àgbà

  1. adult, elder
    Synonym: arúgbó
  2. senior institution or entity
    Ìṣẹ̀ṣe làgbàÌṣẹ̀ṣe is the most senior institution of the Yoruba
Derived terms
  • adàgbàmádanú (an insult)
  • àgbà ọ̀jẹ̀ (expert)
  • àgbàkágbà (bad adult)
  • àgbàlagbà (adult)
  • àgbààyà

Etymology 2

Àwòrán àgbá (1)
Àgbá (2)
Àgbá (3)
Àgbá (4)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

àgbá

  1. (geometry) cylinder, a term for an object or entity that is cylindrical in shape
    1. a type of Yoruba drum in the gbẹ̀du family of drums, historically played by members of the senior religious and political group, the Ògbóni
    2. barrel, cylinder
    3. wheel
    4. cannon
      Synonym: ìbọn àgbá
Derived terms
  • àgbá afẹ́fẹ́-àmísínú (oxygen cylinder)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

àgbá

  1. the plants Alafia multiflora and Landolphia togolana

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.ɡ͡bā/

Noun

agba

  1. the plant Prioria balsamifera

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.ɡ͡bā/

Noun

agba

  1. the plants Entada gigas and Motandra paniculata (syn. Motandra guineensis, which are primarily used to make ropes
Derived terms
  • okùn agba
  • igbà (a type of rope used for climbing)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.ɡ͡bā/

Noun

agba

  1. a type of drum played by the Ìlàjẹ and Ìkálẹ̀ people
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