eba

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "eba"

English

Eba (on the right) and Efo riro

Etymology

From Yoruba ẹ̀bà.

Noun

eba (uncountable)

  1. A stiff dough made by soaking garri in hot water and kneading it with a baton.
    • 2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 18:
      I don’t grumble, even though eba clings to surfaces, especially wooden ones, like superglue.

See also

swallows

Anagrams

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sardinian ebba, from Latin equa.

Pronunciation

Noun

eba f (plural ebes)

  1. (Alghero) mare

References

  • El Català de l'Alguer : un model d'àmbit restringit, Barcelona, 2003, →ISBN, page 55
  • “eba”, in Diccionari d'Alguerés, 2022 June 11 (last accessed)

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

Verb

-éba

  1. to steal

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Interjection

eba!

  1. yay (an expression of happiness)
    Synonyms: viva, iúpi, oba

Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

Verb

-êba

  1. to steal

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

Verb

-êba

  1. (transitive) to steal

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

Verb

-êba

  1. to steal
    Synonym: -khwabanisa

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive ukweba
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukweba ukungebi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular yeba -ebe
Plural yebani -ebeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyeba, ngeba engebayo, engeba ngeba angebi engingebi ngingebi
2nd singular uyeba, weba owebayo, oweba weba awebi ongebi ungebi
1st plural siyeba, seba esebayo, eseba seba asebi esingebi singebi
2nd plural niyeba, neba enebayo, eneba neba anebi eningebi ningebi
Class 1 uyeba, weba owebayo, oweba eba akebi ongebi engebi
Class 2 bayeba, beba abebayo, abeba beba abebi abangebi bengebi
Class 3 uyeba, weba owebayo, oweba weba awebi ongebi ungebi
Class 4 iyeba, yeba eyebayo, eyeba yeba ayebi engebi ingebi
Class 5 liyeba, leba elebayo, eleba leba alebi elingebi lingebi
Class 6 ayeba, eba ebayo, eba eba awebi angebi engebi
Class 7 siyeba, seba esebayo, eseba seba asebi esingebi singebi
Class 8 ziyeba, zeba ezebayo, ezeba zeba azebi ezingebi zingebi
Class 9 iyeba, yeba eyebayo, eyeba yeba ayebi engebi ingebi
Class 10 ziyeba, zeba ezebayo, ezeba zeba azebi ezingebi zingebi
Class 11 luyeba, lweba olwebayo, olweba lweba alwebi olungebi lungebi
Class 14 buyeba, beba obebayo, obeba beba abebi obungebi bungebi
Class 15 kuyeba, kweba okwebayo, okweba kweba akwebi okungebi kungebi
Class 17 kuyeba, kweba okwebayo, okweba kweba akwebi okungebi kungebi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngebile, ngebē engebile, engebē ngebile, ngebē angebanga engingebanga ngingebanga
2nd singular webile, webē owebile, owebē webile, webē awebanga ongebanga ungebanga
1st plural sebile, sebē esebile, esebē sebile, sebē asebanga esingebanga singebanga
2nd plural nebile, nebē enebile, enebē nebile, nebē anebanga eningebanga ningebanga
Class 1 webile, webē owebile, owebē ebile, ebē akebanga ongebanga engebanga
Class 2 bebile, bebē abebile, abebē bebile, bebē abebanga abangebanga bengebanga
Class 3 webile, webē owebile, owebē webile, webē awebanga ongebanga ungebanga
Class 4 yebile, yebē eyebile, eyebē yebile, yebē ayebanga engebanga ingebanga
Class 5 lebile, lebē elebile, elebē lebile, lebē alebanga elingebanga lingebanga
Class 6 ebile, ebē ebile, ebē ebile, ebē awebanga angebanga engebanga
Class 7 sebile, sebē esebile, esebē sebile, sebē asebanga esingebanga singebanga
Class 8 zebile, zebē ezebile, ezebē zebile, zebē azebanga ezingebanga zingebanga
Class 9 yebile, yebē eyebile, eyebē yebile, yebē ayebanga engebanga ingebanga
Class 10 zebile, zebē ezebile, ezebē zebile, zebē azebanga ezingebanga zingebanga
Class 11 lwebile, lwebē olwebile, olwebē lwebile, lwebē alwebanga olungebanga lungebanga
Class 14 bebile, bebē obebile, obebē bebile, bebē abebanga obungebanga bungebanga
Class 15 kwebile, kwebē okwebile, okwebē kwebile, kwebē akwebanga okungebanga kungebanga
Class 17 kwebile, kwebē okwebile, okwebē kwebile, kwebē akwebanga okungebanga kungebanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngēba engēba ngēba angebanga engingebanga ngingebanga
2nd singular wēba owēba wēba awebanga ongebanga ungebanga
1st plural sēba esēba sēba asebanga esingebanga singebanga
2nd plural nēba enēba nēba anebanga eningebanga ningebanga
Class 1 wēba owēba ēba akebanga ongebanga engebanga
Class 2 bēba abēba bēba abebanga abangebanga bengebanga
Class 3 wēba owēba wēba awebanga ongebanga ungebanga
Class 4 yēba eyēba yēba ayebanga engebanga ingebanga
Class 5 lēba elēba lēba alebanga elingebanga lingebanga
Class 6 ēba ēba ēba awebanga angebanga engebanga
Class 7 sēba esēba sēba asebanga esingebanga singebanga
Class 8 zēba ezēba zēba azebanga ezingebanga zingebanga
Class 9 yēba eyēba yēba ayebanga engebanga ingebanga
Class 10 zēba ezēba zēba azebanga ezingebanga zingebanga
Class 11 lwēba olwēba lwēba alwebanga olungebanga lungebanga
Class 14 bēba obēba bēba abebanga obungebanga bungebanga
Class 15 kwēba okwēba kwēba akwebanga okungebanga kungebanga
Class 17 kwēba okwēba kwēba akwebanga okungebanga kungebanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingeba — ngingeba ngingebe — ngingebe
2nd singular ungeba — ungeba ungebe — ungebe
1st plural singeba — singeba singebe — singebe
2nd plural ningeba — ningeba ningebe — ningebe
Class 1 angeba — engeba angebe — engebe
Class 2 bangeba — bengeba bangebe — bengebe
Class 3 ungeba — ungeba ungebe — ungebe
Class 4 ingeba — ingeba ingebe — ingebe
Class 5 lingeba — lingeba lingebe — lingebe
Class 6 angeba — engeba angebe — engebe
Class 7 singeba — singeba singebe — singebe
Class 8 zingeba — zingeba zingebe — zingebe
Class 9 ingeba — ingeba ingebe — ingebe
Class 10 zingeba — zingeba zingebe — zingebe
Class 11 lungeba — lungeba lungebe — lungebe
Class 14 bungeba — bungeba bungebe — bungebe
Class 15 kungeba — kungeba kungebe — kungebe
Class 17 kungeba — kungeba kungebe — kungebe
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizokweba engizokweba ngizokweba angizukweba engingezukweba ngingezukweba
2nd singular uzokweba ozokweba uzokweba awuzukweba ongezukweba ungezukweba
1st plural sizokweba esizokweba sizokweba asizukweba esingezukweba singezukweba
2nd plural nizokweba enizokweba nizokweba anizukweba eningezukweba ningezukweba
Class 1 uzokweba ozokweba ezokweba akazukweba ongezukweba engezukweba
Class 2 bazokweba abazokweba bezokweba abazukweba abangezukweba bengezukweba
Class 3 uzokweba ozokweba uzokweba awuzukweba ongezukweba ungezukweba
Class 4 izokweba ezokweba izokweba ayizukweba engezukweba ingezukweba
Class 5 lizokweba elizokweba lizokweba alizukweba elingezukweba lingezukweba
Class 6 azokweba azokweba ezokweba awazukweba angezukweba engezukweba
Class 7 sizokweba esizokweba sizokweba asizukweba esingezukweba singezukweba
Class 8 zizokweba ezizokweba zizokweba azizukweba ezingezukweba zingezukweba
Class 9 izokweba ezokweba izokweba ayizukweba engezukweba ingezukweba
Class 10 zizokweba ezizokweba zizokweba azizukweba ezingezukweba zingezukweba
Class 11 luzokweba oluzokweba luzokweba aluzukweba olungezukweba lungezukweba
Class 14 buzokweba obuzokweba buzokweba abuzukweba obungezukweba bungezukweba
Class 15 kuzokweba okuzokweba kuzokweba akuzukweba okungezukweba kungezukweba
Class 17 kuzokweba okuzokweba kuzokweba akuzukweba okungezukweba kungezukweba
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyokweba engiyokweba ngiyokweba angiyukweba engingeyukweba ngingeyukweba
2nd singular uyokweba oyokweba uyokweba awuyukweba ongeyukweba ungeyukweba
1st plural siyokweba esiyokweba siyokweba asiyukweba esingeyukweba singeyukweba
2nd plural niyokweba eniyokweba niyokweba aniyukweba eningeyukweba ningeyukweba
Class 1 uyokweba oyokweba eyokweba akayukweba ongeyukweba engeyukweba
Class 2 bayokweba abayokweba beyokweba abayukweba abangeyukweba bengeyukweba
Class 3 uyokweba oyokweba uyokweba awuyukweba ongeyukweba ungeyukweba
Class 4 iyokweba eyokweba iyokweba ayiyukweba engeyukweba ingeyukweba
Class 5 liyokweba eliyokweba liyokweba aliyukweba elingeyukweba lingeyukweba
Class 6 ayokweba ayokweba eyokweba awayukweba angeyukweba engeyukweba
Class 7 siyokweba esiyokweba siyokweba asiyukweba esingeyukweba singeyukweba
Class 8 ziyokweba eziyokweba ziyokweba aziyukweba ezingeyukweba zingeyukweba
Class 9 iyokweba eyokweba iyokweba ayiyukweba engeyukweba ingeyukweba
Class 10 ziyokweba eziyokweba ziyokweba aziyukweba ezingeyukweba zingeyukweba
Class 11 luyokweba oluyokweba luyokweba aluyukweba olungeyukweba lungeyukweba
Class 14 buyokweba obuyokweba buyokweba abuyukweba obungeyukweba bungeyukweba
Class 15 kuyokweba okuyokweba kuyokweba akuyukweba okungeyukweba kungeyukweba
Class 17 kuyokweba okuyokweba kuyokweba akuyukweba okungeyukweba kungeyukweba
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngebe ngingebi
2nd singular webe ungebi
1st plural sebe singebi
2nd plural nebe ningebi
Class 1 ebe angebi
Class 2 bebe bangebi
Class 3 webe ungebi
Class 4 yebe ingebi
Class 5 lebe lingebi
Class 6 ebe angebi
Class 7 sebe singebi
Class 8 zebe zingebi
Class 9 yebe ingebi
Class 10 zebe zingebi
Class 11 lwebe lungebi
Class 14 bebe bungebi
Class 15 kwebe kungebi
Class 17 kwebe kungebi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngeba ngangeba, angeba, angangeba
2nd singular weba wangeba, aweba, awangeba
1st plural seba sangeba, aseba, asangeba
2nd plural neba nangeba, aneba, anangeba
Class 1 weba wangeba, akeba, akangeba
Class 2 beba bangeba, abeba, abangeba
Class 3 weba wangeba, aweba, awangeba
Class 4 yeba yangeba, ayeba, ayangeba
Class 5 leba langeba, aleba, alangeba
Class 6 eba angeba, aweba, awangeba
Class 7 seba sangeba, aseba, asangeba
Class 8 zeba zangeba, azeba, azangeba
Class 9 yeba yangeba, ayeba, ayangeba
Class 10 zeba zangeba, azeba, azangeba
Class 11 lweba lwangeba, alweba, alwangeba
Class 14 beba bangeba, abeba, abangeba
Class 15 kweba kwangeba, akweba, akwangeba
Class 17 kweba kwangeba, akweba, akwangeba

Derived terms

References

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