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Polish
Etymology
Univerbation of ni + by. First attested in 1579.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲi.bɨ/
- Rhymes: -ibɨ
- Syllabification: ni‧by
Conjunction
niby
- as
- Synonyms: jak, niczym
Particle
niby
- seemingly, apparently, ostensibly, supposedly
- expression of surprise
- Niby ja? ― Huh, me?
- Niby po co dzwonią? ― Why else would they be calling?
Preposition
niby
- as if
References
- ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “niby”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
Further reading
- niby in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- niby in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- “NIBY”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 05.04.2020
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “niby”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “niby”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “niby”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 248