oby

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English

Noun

oby (plural obies)

  1. Archaic form of obeah.

References

Anagrams

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. green
  2. blue
    Synonym: obyeté
  3. purple
    Synonym: *umbyka

Adjective

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

  1. green
  2. blue
    Synonym: obyeté
  3. purple
    Synonym: *umbyk

Declension

    Declension of oby (IIa pluriform, oral vowel ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Causative mooby
Deadjectivals
-ba'e sobyba'e
-sab(a) obŷaba／obysaba
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative xe roby nde roby soby oré roby îandé roby pe roby
Imperative
Permissive ta xe roby ta nde roby ta soby t'oré roby t'îandé roby ta pe roby
Negative indicative na xe robyî na nde robyî na sobyî n'oré robyî n'îandé robyî na pe robyî
Negative imperative nde roby umẽ pe roby umẽ
Negative permissive ta xe roby umẽ ta nde roby umẽ ta soby umẽ t'oré roby umẽ t'îandé roby umẽ ta pe roby umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative xe robyramo nde robyramo o obyramo oré robyramo îandé robyramo pe robyramo
Negative xe robye'ymamo nde robye'ymamo o obye'ymamo oré robye'ymamo îandé robye'ymamo pe robye'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative oby
Negative obye'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative same as gerund1
xe robyû2 sobyû2 oré robyû2 îandé robyû2
Negative same as gerund1
xe robye'ymi2 sobye'ymi2 oré robye'ymi2 îandé robye'ymi2
1South Tupi
2North Tupi

Derived terms

See also

Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns      piranga      îuba              oby      obyeté      *umbyka      morotinga, tinga      una              tingaíba, pytanga／pyxanga
Adjectives      pirang      îub      *umbyk      moroting, ting      un              tingaíb, pytang／pyxang

Further reading

  • 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 (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 355, column 2

Polish

Etymology

Univerbation of o by.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.bɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔbɘ
  • Syllabification: o‧by

Particle

oby

  1. 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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