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Belarusian
Etymology
Compound of ні (ni) + бы (by). Cognate with Ukrainian ні́би (níby), Polish niby. Compare Old Ruthenian небы (neby, “like, as if”), Russian как бы (kak by), Czech and Polish jakoby.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
нібы́ or ні́бы • (nibý or níby)
- like, as if
Particle
ні́би or ні́бы • (níbi or níby)
- as if, allegedly, seemingly, it seems (like)
References
- “нібы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org