naba

See also: Naba, Nàbà, naɓa, nʹaba, and ŋaba

Afar

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naˈba/, [nʌˈbʌ]
  • Hyphenation: na‧ba

Verb

nabá

  1. (stative) be big
  2. (stative) be great
  3. (stative) be many

Conjugation
    Conjugation of naba (type III verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
present indicative I V-affirmative nabiyóhnabitóhnabáhnabáhnabinóhnabitoonúhnaboonúh
N-affirmative nabiyónabitónabánabánabinónabitónnabón
negative mánabiyománabitománabamánabamánabinománabitonmánabon
present indicative II affirmative present indicative I + imperfective of én
past indicative I nábuk + perfective of én
past indicative II nábuk + perfective of sugé
present
potential		 affirmative nabiyóm takkéhnabitóm takkéhnabám takkéhnabám takkéhnabinóm takkéhnabitoonúm takkéhnaboonúm takkéh
past
conditional		 affirmative nábuk + past conditional of sugé
-h converb -k converb -in(n)uh converb infinitive
nábihnábuknabínnuhnabíyya

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “be big”): qunxá

References
  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “naba”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /naba/ [na.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aba
  • Hyphenation: na‧ba

Noun

naba inan

  1. valley

Declension
Declension of naba (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive naba naba nabak
ergative nabak nabak nabek
dative nabari nabari nabei
genitive nabaren nabaren naben
comitative nabarekin nabarekin nabekin
causative nabarengatik nabarengatik nabengatik
benefactive nabarentzat nabarentzat nabentzat
instrumental nabaz nabaz nabez
inessive nabatan naban nabetan
locative nabatako nabako nabetako
allative nabatara nabara nabetara
terminative nabataraino nabaraino nabetaraino
directive nabatarantz nabarantz nabetarantz
destinative nabatarako nabarako nabetarako
ablative nabatatik nabatik nabetatik
partitive nabarik — —
prolative nabatzat — —

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

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *napa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”) either through Germanic or Baltic.

Noun

naba (genitive naba, partitive naba)

  1. navel

Declension
Declension of naba (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative naba nabad
accusative nom.
gen. naba
genitive nabade
partitive naba nabasid
illative nappa
nabasse		 nabadesse
inessive nabas nabades
elative nabast nabadest
allative nabale nabadele
adessive nabal nabadel
ablative nabalt nabadelt
translative nabaks nabadeks
terminative nabani nabadeni
essive nabana nabadena
abessive nabata nabadeta
comitative nabaga nabadega

Lala (South Africa)

Etymology

Cognate with Zulu intaba, Swazi intsaba.

Noun

naba

  1. mountain

Livonian

Alternative forms
  • (Courland) nabā

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *napa, borrowed from Baltic or less likely from Germanic. Cognates include Finnish napa.

Noun

naba

  1. navel

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nabu.

Noun

naba f

  1. nave
  2. hub

Descendants
  • German: Nabe

Phuthi

Verb

-naba

  1. to stretch out straight

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese

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

  • Hyphenation: na‧ba

Noun

naba f (plural nabas)

  1. female equivalent of nabo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nāpa. See nabo (“turnip”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnaba/ [ˈna.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aba
  • Syllabification: na‧ba

Noun

naba f (plural nabas)

  1. (botanical) rape, swede, rutabaga

Noun

naba f (plural nabas)

  1. female equivalent of nabo (“a stupid person”)

Further reading

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *napa.

Noun

naba

  1. navel, belly button
  2. pole (of earth, a magnet, etc.)

Inflection
Inflection of naba (inflection type 5/sana)
nominative sing. naba
genitive sing. naban
partitive sing. nabad
partitive plur. naboid
singular plural
nominative naba nabad
accusative naban nabad
genitive naban naboiden
partitive nabad naboid
essive-instructive naban naboin
translative nabaks naboikš
inessive nabas naboiš
elative nabaspäi naboišpäi
illative nabaha naboihe
adessive nabal naboil
ablative nabalpäi naboilpäi
allative nabale naboile
abessive nabata naboita
comitative nabanke naboidenke
prolative nabadme naboidme
approximative I nabanno naboidenno
approximative II nabannoks naboidennoks
egressive nabannopäi naboidennopäi
terminative I nabahasai naboihesai
terminative II nabalesai naboilesai
terminative III nabassai —
additive I nabahapäi naboihepäi
additive II nabalepäi naboilepäi

References
  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “полюс, пуп”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Xhosa

Etymology

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

Verb

-naba?

  1. (transitive) to stretch out

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

Clipping of enaba.

Verb

-naba

  1. Alternative form of enaba

Inflection
Tone L
Infinitive ukunaba
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukunaba ukunganabi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular naba -nabe
Plural nabani -nabeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyanaba, nginaba enginabayo, enginaba nginaba anginabi enginganabi nginganabi
2nd singular uyanaba, unaba onabayo, onaba unaba awunabi onganabi unganabi
1st plural siyanaba, sinaba esinabayo, esinaba sinaba asinabi esinganabi singanabi
2nd plural niyanaba, ninaba eninabayo, eninaba ninaba aninabi eninganabi ninganabi
Class 1 uyanaba, unaba onabayo, onaba enaba akanabi onganabi enganabi
Class 2 bayanaba, banaba abanabayo, abanaba benaba abanabi abanganabi benganabi
Class 3 uyanaba, unaba onabayo, onaba unaba awunabi onganabi unganabi
Class 4 iyanaba, inaba enabayo, enaba inaba ayinabi enganabi inganabi
Class 5 liyanaba, linaba elinabayo, elinaba linaba alinabi elinganabi linganabi
Class 6 ayanaba, anaba anabayo, anaba enaba awanabi anganabi enganabi
Class 7 siyanaba, sinaba esinabayo, esinaba sinaba asinabi esinganabi singanabi
Class 8 ziyanaba, zinaba ezinabayo, ezinaba zinaba azinabi ezinganabi zinganabi
Class 9 iyanaba, inaba enabayo, enaba inaba ayinabi enganabi inganabi
Class 10 ziyanaba, zinaba ezinabayo, ezinaba zinaba azinabi ezinganabi zinganabi
Class 11 luyanaba, lunaba olunabayo, olunaba lunaba alunabi olunganabi lunganabi
Class 14 buyanaba, bunaba obunabayo, obunaba bunaba abunabi obunganabi bunganabi
Class 15 kuyanaba, kunaba okunabayo, okunaba kunaba akunabi okunganabi kunganabi
Class 17 kuyanaba, kunaba okunabayo, okunaba kunaba akunabi okunganabi kunganabi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular nginabile, nginabē enginabile, enginabē nginabile, nginabē anginabanga enginganabanga nginganabanga
2nd singular unabile, unabē onabile, onabē unabile, unabē awunabanga onganabanga unganabanga
1st plural sinabile, sinabē esinabile, esinabē sinabile, sinabē asinabanga esinganabanga singanabanga
2nd plural ninabile, ninabē eninabile, eninabē ninabile, ninabē aninabanga eninganabanga ninganabanga
Class 1 unabile, unabē onabile, onabē enabile, enabē akanabanga onganabanga enganabanga
Class 2 banabile, banabē abanabile, abanabē benabile, benabē abanabanga abanganabanga benganabanga
Class 3 unabile, unabē onabile, onabē unabile, unabē awunabanga onganabanga unganabanga
Class 4 inabile, inabē enabile, enabē inabile, inabē ayinabanga enganabanga inganabanga
Class 5 linabile, linabē elinabile, elinabē linabile, linabē alinabanga elinganabanga linganabanga
Class 6 anabile, anabē anabile, anabē enabile, enabē awanabanga anganabanga enganabanga
Class 7 sinabile, sinabē esinabile, esinabē sinabile, sinabē asinabanga esinganabanga singanabanga
Class 8 zinabile, zinabē ezinabile, ezinabē zinabile, zinabē azinabanga ezinganabanga zinganabanga
Class 9 inabile, inabē enabile, enabē inabile, inabē ayinabanga enganabanga inganabanga
Class 10 zinabile, zinabē ezinabile, ezinabē zinabile, zinabē azinabanga ezinganabanga zinganabanga
Class 11 lunabile, lunabē olunabile, olunabē lunabile, lunabē alunabanga olunganabanga lunganabanga
Class 14 bunabile, bunabē obunabile, obunabē bunabile, bunabē abunabanga obunganabanga bunganabanga
Class 15 kunabile, kunabē okunabile, okunabē kunabile, kunabē akunabanga okunganabanga kunganabanga
Class 17 kunabile, kunabē okunabile, okunabē kunabile, kunabē akunabanga okunganabanga kunganabanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngānaba engānaba ngānaba anginabanga enginganabanga nginganabanga
2nd singular wānaba owānaba wānaba awunabanga onganabanga unganabanga
1st plural sānaba esānaba sānaba asinabanga esinganabanga singanabanga
2nd plural nānaba enānaba nānaba aninabanga eninganabanga ninganabanga
Class 1 wānaba owānaba ānaba akanabanga onganabanga enganabanga
Class 2 bānaba abānaba bānaba abanabanga abanganabanga benganabanga
Class 3 wānaba owānaba wānaba awunabanga onganabanga unganabanga
Class 4 yānaba eyānaba yānaba ayinabanga enganabanga inganabanga
Class 5 lānaba elānaba lānaba alinabanga elinganabanga linganabanga
Class 6 ānaba ānaba ānaba awanabanga anganabanga enganabanga
Class 7 sānaba esānaba sānaba asinabanga esinganabanga singanabanga
Class 8 zānaba ezānaba zānaba azinabanga ezinganabanga zinganabanga
Class 9 yānaba eyānaba yānaba ayinabanga enganabanga inganabanga
Class 10 zānaba ezānaba zānaba azinabanga ezinganabanga zinganabanga
Class 11 lwānaba olwānaba lwānaba alunabanga olunganabanga lunganabanga
Class 14 bānaba obānaba bānaba abunabanga obunganabanga bunganabanga
Class 15 kwānaba okwānaba kwānaba akunabanga okunganabanga kunganabanga
Class 17 kwānaba okwānaba kwānaba akunabanga okunganabanga kunganabanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular nginganaba — nginganaba ngingenabe — ngingenabe
2nd singular unganaba — unganaba ungenabe — ungenabe
1st plural singanaba — singanaba singenabe — singenabe
2nd plural ninganaba — ninganaba ningenabe — ningenabe
Class 1 anganaba — enganaba angenabe — engenabe
Class 2 banganaba — benganaba bangenabe — bengenabe
Class 3 unganaba — unganaba ungenabe — ungenabe
Class 4 inganaba — inganaba ingenabe — ingenabe
Class 5 linganaba — linganaba lingenabe — lingenabe
Class 6 anganaba — enganaba angenabe — engenabe
Class 7 singanaba — singanaba singenabe — singenabe
Class 8 zinganaba — zinganaba zingenabe — zingenabe
Class 9 inganaba — inganaba ingenabe — ingenabe
Class 10 zinganaba — zinganaba zingenabe — zingenabe
Class 11 lunganaba — lunganaba lungenabe — lungenabe
Class 14 bunganaba — bunganaba bungenabe — bungenabe
Class 15 kunganaba — kunganaba kungenabe — kungenabe
Class 17 kunganaba — kunganaba kungenabe — kungenabe
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizonaba engizonaba ngizonaba angizunaba engingezunaba ngingezunaba
2nd singular uzonaba ozonaba uzonaba awuzunaba ongezunaba ungezunaba
1st plural sizonaba esizonaba sizonaba asizunaba esingezunaba singezunaba
2nd plural nizonaba enizonaba nizonaba anizunaba eningezunaba ningezunaba
Class 1 uzonaba ozonaba ezonaba akazunaba ongezunaba engezunaba
Class 2 bazonaba abazonaba bezonaba abazunaba abangezunaba bengezunaba
Class 3 uzonaba ozonaba uzonaba awuzunaba ongezunaba ungezunaba
Class 4 izonaba ezonaba izonaba ayizunaba engezunaba ingezunaba
Class 5 lizonaba elizonaba lizonaba alizunaba elingezunaba lingezunaba
Class 6 azonaba azonaba ezonaba awazunaba angezunaba engezunaba
Class 7 sizonaba esizonaba sizonaba asizunaba esingezunaba singezunaba
Class 8 zizonaba ezizonaba zizonaba azizunaba ezingezunaba zingezunaba
Class 9 izonaba ezonaba izonaba ayizunaba engezunaba ingezunaba
Class 10 zizonaba ezizonaba zizonaba azizunaba ezingezunaba zingezunaba
Class 11 luzonaba oluzonaba luzonaba aluzunaba olungezunaba lungezunaba
Class 14 buzonaba obuzonaba buzonaba abuzunaba obungezunaba bungezunaba
Class 15 kuzonaba okuzonaba kuzonaba akuzunaba okungezunaba kungezunaba
Class 17 kuzonaba okuzonaba kuzonaba akuzunaba okungezunaba kungezunaba
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyonaba engiyonaba ngiyonaba angiyunaba engingeyunaba ngingeyunaba
2nd singular uyonaba oyonaba uyonaba awuyunaba ongeyunaba ungeyunaba
1st plural siyonaba esiyonaba siyonaba asiyunaba esingeyunaba singeyunaba
2nd plural niyonaba eniyonaba niyonaba aniyunaba eningeyunaba ningeyunaba
Class 1 uyonaba oyonaba eyonaba akayunaba ongeyunaba engeyunaba
Class 2 bayonaba abayonaba beyonaba abayunaba abangeyunaba bengeyunaba
Class 3 uyonaba oyonaba uyonaba awuyunaba ongeyunaba ungeyunaba
Class 4 iyonaba eyonaba iyonaba ayiyunaba engeyunaba ingeyunaba
Class 5 liyonaba eliyonaba liyonaba aliyunaba elingeyunaba lingeyunaba
Class 6 ayonaba ayonaba eyonaba awayunaba angeyunaba engeyunaba
Class 7 siyonaba esiyonaba siyonaba asiyunaba esingeyunaba singeyunaba
Class 8 ziyonaba eziyonaba ziyonaba aziyunaba ezingeyunaba zingeyunaba
Class 9 iyonaba eyonaba iyonaba ayiyunaba engeyunaba ingeyunaba
Class 10 ziyonaba eziyonaba ziyonaba aziyunaba ezingeyunaba zingeyunaba
Class 11 luyonaba oluyonaba luyonaba aluyunaba olungeyunaba lungeyunaba
Class 14 buyonaba obuyonaba buyonaba abuyunaba obungeyunaba bungeyunaba
Class 15 kuyonaba okuyonaba kuyonaba akuyunaba okungeyunaba kungeyunaba
Class 17 kuyonaba okuyonaba kuyonaba akuyunaba okungeyunaba kungeyunaba
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular nginabe nginganabi
2nd singular unabe unganabi
1st plural sinabe singanabi
2nd plural ninabe ninganabi
Class 1 anabe anganabi
Class 2 banabe banganabi
Class 3 unabe unganabi
Class 4 inabe inganabi
Class 5 linabe linganabi
Class 6 anabe anganabi
Class 7 sinabe singanabi
Class 8 zinabe zinganabi
Class 9 inabe inganabi
Class 10 zinabe zinganabi
Class 11 lunabe lunganabi
Class 14 bunabe bunganabi
Class 15 kunabe kunganabi
Class 17 kunabe kunganabi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular nganaba nganganaba, anganaba, anganganaba
2nd singular wanaba wanganaba, awanaba, awanganaba
1st plural sanaba sanganaba, asanaba, asanganaba
2nd plural nanaba nanganaba, ananaba, ananganaba
Class 1 wanaba wanganaba, akanaba, akanganaba
Class 2 banaba banganaba, abanaba, abanganaba
Class 3 wanaba wanganaba, awanaba, awanganaba
Class 4 yanaba yanganaba, ayanaba, ayanganaba
Class 5 lanaba langanaba, alanaba, alanganaba
Class 6 anaba anganaba, awanaba, awanganaba
Class 7 sanaba sanganaba, asanaba, asanganaba
Class 8 zanaba zanganaba, azanaba, azanganaba
Class 9 yanaba yanganaba, ayanaba, ayanganaba
Class 10 zanaba zanganaba, azanaba, azanganaba
Class 11 lwanaba lwanganaba, alwanaba, alwanganaba
Class 14 banaba banganaba, abanaba, abanganaba
Class 15 kwanaba kwanganaba, akwanaba, akwanganaba
Class 17 kwanaba kwanganaba, akwanaba, akwanganaba

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) chapter 6.3, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “6.3”

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