oby

English

Noun

oby (plural obies)

Archaic form of obeah.

References

“oby”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

BYO, Y. O. B., Y.O.B., YOB, YoB, boy, byo, yob

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɔˈβ̞ɨ]
Rhymes: -ɨ
Hyphenation: o‧by

Noun

oby (IIa class pluriform, absolute toby, R1 roby, R2 soby) (possessable)

Adjective

oby (IIa class pluriform, R1 roby, R2 soby)

Derived terms

esaoby
obyeté
obykanugûá
obymanisoba

See also

Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns	piranga／pyranga	îuba	oby obyeté	tinga	una	tingaíba, pytanga
Adjectives	pirang／pyrang	îub	oby obyeté	ting	un	tingaíb, pytang

Further reading

Pe. Antônio Lemos Barbosa (1956) Curso de Tupi Antigo: Gramática, Exercícios, Textos‎ (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José
Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “oby”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 355, column 2

Polish

Etymology

Univerbation of o by.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.bɨ/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɔbɨ
Syllabification: o‧by

Particle

oby

hopefully, if only, let, may, had better
Synonyms: bodaj, niech, niechaj

Declension

Combined forms of oby

	singular	plural
1st person	obym	obyśmy
2nd person	obyś	obyście
3rd person	oby	oby

Further reading

oby in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
oby in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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