agba

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See also: ágba

Finnish

Etymology

From Edo ágbá.

Pronunciation

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
agbain rare
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
agbaini rare
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
agbaisi rare
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
agbaimme rare
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
agbainne rare
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

Igala

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Cognate with Yoruba agbọ̀n

Pronunciation

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

Noun

àgbà

  1. chin

Itsekiri

Etymology 1

From a- (agent prefix) +‎ gbá (to sweep), literally The one that sweeps.

Pronunciation

Noun

agbá

  1. sweeper

Etymology 2

Cognate with Yoruba àgbà

Pronunciation

Noun

àgbà

  1. elder
    Synonym: ẹlígbó

Nupe

Àgbá

Etymology

From Yoruba àgbá

Pronunciation

Noun

àgbá (plural àgbázhì)

  1. cannon
  2. field gun

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

àgbà

  1. adult, elder
    Synonym: arúgbó
  2. senior institution or entity
    Ìṣẹ̀ṣe làgbàÌṣẹ̀ṣe is the most senior institution of the Yoruba
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

àgbá

  1. the plants Alafia multiflora and Landolphia togolana

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

agba

  1. the plant Prioria balsamifera

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Noun

agba

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

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

Noun

agba

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