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Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Bisayan *súbaq. Compare Cebuano suba.
Noun
suba'
- river
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic إِصْبَع (ʔiṣbaʕ).
Pronunciation
Noun
suba’ m (dual subgħajn, plural subgħajn or swaba’)
- finger
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għax għadu (wisq) kmieni. forsi.
għax dallejl xtaqt stajt nimtedd maġenbek
u dalgħodu stenbaħt
b’subgħajja mwebbla għal ponn ramel
u d-diqa mwebsa ma’ ħaddejja.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- toe
- tentacle
Usage notes
- Suba' and difer (“nail”) are the only non-paired body parts in which the original dual is used with a plural sense. With suba', both forms are commonly used interchangeably. Only in very restricted contexts can the dual form still mean “two fingers”. Only the dual form is possible with personal suffixes.
Inflection
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Bisayan *súbaq. Compare Cebuano suba.
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /subaʔ/
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: su‧ba'
Noun
suba' (Sulat Sūg spelling سُبَأْ)
- river
Nagdakdak in manga budjang sin badju' ha suba' .- The maidens are washing the clothes in the river.