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aba

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Abé.

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa). Compare abaya.

Alternative forms

abba

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbɑː/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbɑ/
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɑː, (General American) -ɑ

Noun

aba (countable and uncountable, plural abas)

A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.
A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, worn by Arabs. [First attested in the early 19^th century.]^[1]
- 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 5, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 110:
  'A pale mauve abba such as you buy in the East.'
- 1957, Lawrence Durrell, Justine:
  Here Nessim would sit night after night in the winter, dressed in his old rust-coloured abba, staring gravely at Betelgeuse, or hovering over books of calculations for all the world like a medieval soothsayer.
An outer garment made of the above, very simple in form, worn by the Arabs of the desert. The illustration shows such an aba, made of two breadths of stuff sewed together to make an oblong about four by nine feet.
Such a garment that is specific to women.
Holonym: hijab

Coordinate terms: burka, chador, chadri, niqab

Synonyms

(all senses): abaya

Translations

coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair — see abaya

loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk

Dutch: abaya (nl) m
Finnish: abaya (fi)
Japanese: アバーヤ (abāya), アバーア (abāa)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: abaya m
Polish: abaja (pl) f

Etymology 2

From the name of its creator, the French explorer A. T. d' Abbadie.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.bə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -æbə

Noun

aba (plural abas)

An altazimuth used for astronomy on either land or water.

Etymology 3

Noun

aba (plural abas)

An electric fish of species Gymnarchus niloticus (frankfish, freshwater rat-tail, African knifefish), found in swamps, lakes and rivers in Africa.

Translations

fish

Finnish: nauhanorsukala
German: Großnilhecht (de) m
Mada (Nigeria): bū mə̀sər

References

[1]
Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aba”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.

Anagrams

AAB, BAA, baa

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Pronunciation

Tone: LH^[1]

Noun

aba (plural aba)

seed(s)^[2]^[1]
fruit^[2]^[1]

Derived terms

wawa aba

References

[1]
Kotey, Paul A. (1998). Twi-English/English-Twi Dictionary. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
[2]
Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881) “aba”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)‎, Basel, page 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبا (abâ) (Turkish aba), from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [aˈba]

Noun

aba f (plural aba, definite abaja, definite plural abat)

(old) thin felt (usually white or gray)

Etymology

Probably cognate with Tibetan ཨ་ཕ (a pha), Garo apa.

Noun

aba

father

References

P. T. Abraham, Apatani-English-Hindi Dictionary (1987)

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Cyrillic		аба
Abjad

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑˈbɑ/
Audio (Baku): (file)
Hyphenation: a‧ba

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *apa (“father”).

Noun

aba (definite accusative abanı, plural abalar)

(Gadabay, Quba, Ordubad, Zangilan) father
Synonym: ata

Etymology 2

Inherited from Common Turkic *apa (“mother, elder sister, aunt”).

Noun

aba (definite accusative abanı, plural abalar)

(Jabrayil, Qakh, Shamkir, Tabriz) mother
Synonym: ana
(dialectal) elder sister
(dialectal) elder sister-in-law

Declension

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Declension of aba
	singular	plural
nominative	aba	abalar
definite accusative	abanı	abaları
dative	abaya	abalara
locative	abada	abalarda
ablative	abadan	abalardan
definite genitive	abanın	abaların

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Possessive forms of aba
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	abam	abalarım
sənin (“your”)	aban	abaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	abası	abaları
bizim (“our”)	abamız	abalarımız
sizin (“your”)	abanız	abalarınız
onların (“their”)	abası or abaları	abaları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	abamı	abalarımı
sənin (“your”)	abanı	abalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	abasını	abalarını
bizim (“our”)	abamızı	abalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	abanızı	abalarınızı
onların (“their”)	abasını or abalarını	abalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	abama	abalarıma
sənin (“your”)	abana	abalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	abasına	abalarına
bizim (“our”)	abamıza	abalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	abanıza	abalarınıza
onların (“their”)	abasına or abalarına	abalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	abamda	abalarımda
sənin (“your”)	abanda	abalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	abasında	abalarında
bizim (“our”)	abamızda	abalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	abanızda	abalarınızda
onların (“their”)	abasında or abalarında	abalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	abamdan	abalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	abandan	abalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	abasından	abalarından
bizim (“our”)	abamızdan	abalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	abanızdan	abalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	abasından or abalarından	abalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	abamın	abalarımın
sənin (“your”)	abanın	abalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	abasının	abalarının
bizim (“our”)	abamızın	abalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	abanızın	abalarınızın
onların (“their”)	abasının or abalarının	abalarının

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Etymology 3

Derived from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

Noun

aba (definite accusative abanı, plural abalar)

aba

Declension

More information Declension of, singular ...

Declension of aba
	singular	plural
nominative	aba	abalar
definite accusative	abanı	abaları
dative	abaya	abalara
locative	abada	abalarda
ablative	abadan	abalardan
definite genitive	abanın	abaların

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Possessive forms of aba
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	abam	abalarım
sənin (“your”)	aban	abaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	abası	abaları
bizim (“our”)	abamız	abalarımız
sizin (“your”)	abanız	abalarınız
onların (“their”)	abası or abaları	abaları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	abamı	abalarımı
sənin (“your”)	abanı	abalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	abasını	abalarını
bizim (“our”)	abamızı	abalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	abanızı	abalarınızı
onların (“their”)	abasını or abalarını	abalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	abama	abalarıma
sənin (“your”)	abana	abalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	abasına	abalarına
bizim (“our”)	abamıza	abalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	abanıza	abalarınıza
onların (“their”)	abasına or abalarına	abalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	abamda	abalarımda
sənin (“your”)	abanda	abalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	abasında	abalarında
bizim (“our”)	abamızda	abalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	abanızda	abalarınızda
onların (“their”)	abasında or abalarında	abalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	abamdan	abalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	abandan	abalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	abasından	abalarından
bizim (“our”)	abamızdan	abalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	abanızdan	abalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	abasından or abalarından	abalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	abamın	abalarımın
sənin (“your”)	abanın	abalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	abasının	abalarının
bizim (“our”)	abamızın	abalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	abanızın	abalarınızın
onların (“their”)	abasının or abalarının	abalarının

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References

Axundov A. A., Kazımov Q. Ş., Behbudov S. M., editors (2007), “aba I”, in Azərbaycan dilinin dialektoloji lüğəti [Dialectological Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language] (in Azerbaijani), Baku: Şərq-Qərb, →ISBN, page 11a
Axundov A. A., Kazımov Q. Ş., Behbudov S. M., editors (2007), “aba II”, in Azərbaycan dilinin dialektoloji lüğəti [Dialectological Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language] (in Azerbaijani), Baku: Şərq-Qərb, →ISBN, page 11a
Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*apa-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*appa-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

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Etymology

Coined by Basque nationalist, writer and politician Sabino Arana in the 19th century, from a misinterpretation of the kinship suffix -ba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aba/ [a.β̞a]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -aba
Hyphenation: a‧ba

Noun

aba anim

(rare) father
Synonym: aita

Declension

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	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	aba	aba	abak
ergative	abak	abak	abek
dative	abari	abari	abei
genitive	abaren	abaren	aben
comitative	abarekin	abarekin	abekin
causative	abarengatik	abarengatik	abengatik
benefactive	abarentzat	abarentzat	abentzat
instrumental	abaz	abaz	abez
inessive	abarengan	abarengan	abengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	abarengana	abarengana	abengana
terminative	abarenganaino	abarenganaino	abenganaino
directive	abarenganantz	abarenganantz	abenganantz
destinative	abarenganako	abarenganako	abenganako
ablative	abarengandik	abarengandik	abengandik
partitive	abarik	—	—
prolative	abatzat	—	—

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Declension of aba (animate, ending in -a)

Derived terms

aberri (“fatherland”) (see there for further derivations)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aβa/

Noun

aba

References

Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaba/

Noun

aba f (plural abe)

Alternative form of apa

References

https://infcor.adecec.net/

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Arawa *aba-.

Noun

aba f

fish

References

“aba” in Gordon Koop, Lois Koop, Dicionário deni-português, Associação Internacional de Lingüística - SIL Brasil, 1985.

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): /ɑˈpɑ/

Noun

aba

father

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): /ˈɑpɑ/

Noun

aba

paternal uncle (father's younger brother)

Noun

aba

taro

Noun

aba

mat^[1]
bed^[1]

References

[1]
Fiagã, Kwasi (1976). Grammaire eʋe: Eʋegbe ŋutinunya. Lomé: Institut national de la recherche scientifique, p. 101.

Etymology

Uncertain. Cognate with Portuguese aba, Spanish álabe, French aube, Romanian aripă.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaβa̝/

Noun

aba f (plural abas)

slope, hillside
Synonyms: faldra, pé
apron, smock; folds of a shirt or dress
Synonym: faldra
(anatomy) lap
Synonym: colo
brim of a hat
rim

Derived terms

References

Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aba”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“aba”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aba”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aba”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

[1]
Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “álabe”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Romanization

aba

Romanization of 𐌰𐌱𐌰

Etymology

From French à bas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aba/

Interjection

aba

down with...!
Aba lenjistis!
Down with injustice!

References

Albert Valdman, Iskra Iskrova, editors, compiled by Albert Valdman (2007), Haitian Creole-English Bilingual Dictionary‎, Bloomington: Indiana University Creole Institute, →ISBN, page 1

Etymology 1

From Greater Central Philippine *habaʔ (“long (object)”). Compare Ilocano akaba, Kapampangan kaba / aba, Tagalog haba, Bikol Central laba, Aklanon haba, Hiligaynon laba, and Tausug haba'.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʔaba/ [ˈʔa.ba], /ˈʔabaʔ/ [ˈʔa.bɐʔ]
Rhymes: -aba, -abaʔ
Syllabification: a‧ba

Noun

aba or abà (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪ)

length (distance along the longest dimension)

Derived terms

aba-aba

Adjective

aba or abà (plural araba, Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪ)

long (having much distance from one point to another)

Derived terms

araba-araba

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abá. Compare Tagalog aba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaˈba/ [ʔaˈba]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: a‧ba

Interjection

abá (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪ)

an exclamation of surprise, admiration, wonder
Synonym: aba-aba

Usage notes

The word aba-aba is more used.

Derived terms

aba-aba

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abá.

Interjection

abá

alas, gosh, well, whew
wow

Interjection

abâ

(questioning) really
(questioning) ah, oh

Etymology 2

Noun

abá

(anatomy) shoulder blade

Verb

abá

to carry on one's back

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abaʔ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba.

Noun

aba

father
Aba aku ― My father

Etymology 2

Noun

aba

smell

Etymology 3

Preposition

aba

with; and
Jaba aba Jalir ― Jaba and Jalir
at; in
Aba bilik iya ― He's in the room

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈaba/ [ˈa.ba]
Rhymes: -aba
Syllabification: a‧ba

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay aba, from Proto-Malayic *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba.

Alternative forms

abah

Noun

aba

Synonym of ayah (“father”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦧ (aba, “sign, sound; order, command; to order, command; spoken word; to say, to speak”).

Noun

aba

signals in the form of knocking sounds on walls and so on which are usually heard before the death of a family member

Related terms

Noun

aba

Only used in ar aba

Noun

aba m sg

genitive singular of ab

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Mutated forms of *aba*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aba	n-aba	haba	not applicable

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Arawa *aba-.

Noun

aba

(Banawá) fish

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Romanization

aba

Romanization of ꦲꦧ

Pronunciation

(Standard Kankanaey)
- IPA^(key): /ˈʔaba/ [ˈʔaː.bʌ] (“banana skin”)
  - Rhymes: -aba
- IPA^(key): /ʔaˈba/ [ʔʌˈba] (“act of carrying on the back”)
  - Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: a‧ba

Noun

ába

banana skin

Derived terms

Noun

abá

act of carrying on the back, usually a child

Derived terms

abaen

References

Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “aba”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎, Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 1

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German ebbe (“tide”).^[1] Compare English ebb and Dutch eb.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.ba/
Rhymes: -aba
Syllabification: a‧ba

Noun

aba f

(regional, Hel Peninsula) ebb, the receding movement of the tide
(regional, Hel Peninsula) ebb tide
(regional, Hel Peninsula) tide, any periodic change in sea level

Derived terms

verbs

abòwac impf

References

[1]
Wiesław Boryś, Hanna Popowska-Taborska (1994) “aba”, in Słownik etymologiczny Kaszubszczyzny, volume 1, →ISBN, page 69

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian aba and Lithuanian aba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaba]
Hyphenation: a‧ba

Conjunction

aba

(archaic) or

References

Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 74

Adverb

aba

(archaic) just
(archaic) just now

Synonyms

nupat
tikko
patlaban

Conjunction

aba

(archaic) or

Synonyms

vai

Adjective

aba

(archaic) both

Synonyms

abi

Noun

aba m (4th declension, irregular gender, dative singular)

(Christianity, Judaism) Father; religious superior; in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch; a title given to Jewish scholars in the Talmudic period.

Declension

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	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	aba	abas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	abas	abu
dative (datīvs)	abam, abai	abām
accusative (akuzatīvs)	abu	abas
instrumental (instrumentālis)	abu	abām
locative (lokatīvs)	abā	abās
vocative (vokatīvs)	aba	abas

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Synonyms

abba

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian and Latgalian aba, as well as modern Lithuanian arba.

Conjunction

aba

or (archaic)

Numeral

aba

(Western Lokono) one.

Synonyms

ábą

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba.

Noun

aba

(dialectal) father

Pronunciation

(Etymology 1, 2, and 5)
- (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [a.ba]
(Etymology 3)
- (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [a.bə]
- (Baku) IPA^(key): [a.ba]
Rhymes: -bə, -ə, -ba, -a
Hyphenation: a‧ba
(Etymology 4)
- (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [a.bə da.bə]
- (Baku) IPA^(key): [a.ba da.ba]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayic *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *aba, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aba, from Proto-Austronesian *aba.

Noun

aba (Jawi spelling اب)

Alternative form of abah.

Descendants

Indonesian: aba

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَب (ʔab).

Noun

aba (Jawi spelling اب)

A father (male parent).

Etymology 3

Clipping of haba.

Noun

aba (Jawi spelling اب)

Alternative form of haba.

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

aba-daba (Jawi spelling اب-داب)

A germ.

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Indonesian aba, from Javanese ꦲꦧ (aba).

Interjection

aba (Jawi spelling اب, also used in the form aba-aba)

(Indonesia) Command words used in military exercises.

Etymology

Akin to Tagalog haba.

Adjective

aba

long

Etymology

Borrowed from English harbor.

Pronunciation

(phonetic) IPA^(key): [ɑbˠɑ]
(phonemic) IPA^(key): /ɰæpˠæɰ/
Bender phonemes: {habah}

Noun

aba

a harbor.
an anchorage.
a port.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish haba (“bean; bump, nodule; equine palatitis”), from Latin faba (“bean”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ǎβa/

Noun

ǎba

equine palatitis

Synonyms

ndodi

References

Hernández Cruz, Luis, Victoria Torquemada, Moisés (2010) Diccionario del hñähñu (otomí) del Valle del Mezquital, estado de Hidalgo (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 45)‎ (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 3

Noun

aba

genitive singular of ab

Mutation

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Mutation of *aba*
radical	lenition	nasalization
aba	unchanged	n-aba

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *rap, from Proto-Mawé-Guaraní *t͡sap, from Proto-Tupian *jap.^[1]

Cognate with Sateré-Mawé sap, Guaraní ague.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.β̞a/
Rhymes: -aβa
Hyphenation: a‧ba

Noun

aba (possessable, IIa class pluriform, absolute taba, R1 raba, R2 saba)

body hair
fur (hairy coat of various mammal species)
contour feather; plumage
pykasuaba
pigeon feathers
wool
woolen fabric

Usage notes

When talking about birds, aba referred only to the body feathers; the flight feathers were called pepó.

Derived terms

'aba
agûera
amongy
apopora
aso'îaba
aúra
aûana
gûaraabuku
gûarasyaba
pepoata'yba
pyaba
samongy
tu'ĩatĩ'yba
îandûaba
îatyrãbebé

References

[1]
Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 569

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: a‧ba

IPA^(key): /aˈba/, [aˈba]
Rhymes: -a

Noun

abá

taro

Related terms

aba-aba

Part or all of this Pangasinan entry has been imported from the 1865 edition of Diccionario pangasinan-español. The imported definitions may be significantly outdated, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Etymology 1

From Latin alapa (“slap, smack”). Cognate with Galician aba.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ba/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bɐ/ [ˈa.βɐ]

Audio (Brazil): (file)
Rhymes: -abɐ
Hyphenation: a‧ba

Noun

aba f (plural abas)

brim (of a hat)
a aba do chapéu
the brim of the hat
flap (hinged leaf of furniture)
bank (of a river)
Synonym: margem
(computing) tab (navigational widget in a GUI)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

aba

inflection of abar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈba/
Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: a‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبا (abâ) (Turkish aba), from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

Noun

aba f (uncountable)

thick woollen fabric, usually white, from which country-style clothing is often made
Synonym: dimie

Declension

More information singular only, indefinite ...

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	aba	abaua
genitive-dative	abale	abalei
vocative	aba

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Etymology 2

Interjection

aba

expresses wonder or draws attention to something

Etymology

Borrowed from Amdo Tibetan ཨ་ཕ (a pha, “father”).

Pronunciation

(Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): /ɑbɑ/

Noun

aba

father

References

Potanin, G.N. (1893) “aba”, in Тангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian)
Yanchuk, Mikola Andriyovich (1893) Этнографическое ОбозрѢніе: Императорскаго Общества Любителей Естествознанія, Антропологіи и Этнографіи [Ethnographical Review: Imperial Society of Lovers of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography]‎ (in Russian), Moscow: Publication of the Ethnographic Department, page 32
Rockhill, William Woodville (1894) Diary of a journey through Mongolia and Tibet in 1891 and 1892, Washington: Smithsonian Institution, page 374
^{The template Template:R:slr:Kakuk does not use the parameter(s): page=175
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Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “aba”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 279
林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “aba”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎, Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 126
Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “aba”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎, Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 31
Dwyer, Arienne M. (2007) “aba”, in Salar: A Study in Inner Asian Language Contact Processes: Part I: Phonology‎, 1st edition, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 108
Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “aba”, in 米娜瓦尔艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 1
马伟 [Ma Wei], 朝克 [Chao Ke] (2014) “aba”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader]‎, 1^st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 [Social Science Literature Press], →ISBN, page 109

Etymology 1

From Latin ava, feminine of avus.

Noun

aba f (plural abas)

grandmother

Etymology 2

From Latin ala.

Alternative forms

ala

Noun

aba f (plural abas)

wing

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈab(b)a/

Noun

aba f (plural abi)

Alternative form of abi (“bee”)

References

Ugo Solinas (2016) “àbi”, in Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 20
Giosue Muzzo (1981) “àba”, in Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018, page 25

Alternative forms

ab

Etymology

From Old Irish abb, from Latin abbās, from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈapə/
Hyphenation: a‧ba

Noun

aba m (genitive singular aba, plural abachan)

abbot
An nì a nì an dara h-aba subhach, nì e dubhach an t-aba eile.
What makes the one abbot glad makes the other abbot sad.

Declension

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Declension of *aba* (type III masculine noun)
indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	aba	abachan
genitive	aba	abachan
dative	aba	abachan

definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) t-aba	(na) h-abachan
genitive	(an) aba	(nan) abachan
dative	(an) aba	(na) h-abachan
vocative	aba	abachan

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Derived terms

mac-an-aba

Related terms

abaid

Mutation

More information radical, eclipsis ...

Mutation of *aba*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aba	n-aba	h-aba	t-aba

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبا (abâ) (Turkish aba), from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

Noun

aba f (Cyrillic spelling аба)

(regional) aba

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaba]

Noun

aba f (genitive singular aby, declension pattern of žena)

aba, abaya
Synonym: abája

References

“aba”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gàba.

Verb

-aba

to divide, to distribute

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology

Either inherited from Latin apage (“go away”), from Ancient Greek άπαγε (ápage), or alternatively borrowed from Arabic اِبْعَد (ibʕad, dialectally also abʕad), imperative of بَعِدَ (baʕida, “to go away”).^[1] As both words have the same meaning and could both easily have yielded Spanish aba, it is hardly possible to decide.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaba/ [ˈa.β̞a]
Homophone: haba

Interjection

¡aba!

caution!, watch out!

References

[1]
Corriente, Federico (2019 March 11) “Boletín de información lingüística de la Real Academia Española”, in NOTAS A LOS ARABISMOS Y OTROS «EXOTISMOS» EN DLE 2014‎ (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy, archived from the original on 17 December 2020

Romanization

aba

Romanization of 𒀊 (aba)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gàba.

Verb

-ába

(transitive) to share
(transitive) to distribute

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbaʔ/ [ʔɐˈbaʔ]
Rhymes: -aʔ
Syllabification: a‧ba

Adjective

abâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ)

poor, indigent
Synonyms: dukha, maralita, hirap, mahirap

Tulungan natin ang mga abang pamilya.
Let's help the poor families.
humble; ordinary
Synonyms: karaniwan, pangkaraniwan
oppressed, abused
Synonyms: api, inapi, api-apihan
unfortunate
Synonym: kaawa-awa
mean, despicable
Synonym: hamak

Derived terms

abain
abang-aba
kaaba-aba
kaabaan
magpakaaba
pagkaaba
pagpapakaaba
sa aba
sa aba ko
sa aba mo

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *abá.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈba/ [ʔɐˈba]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: a‧ba

Interjection

abá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ)

an exclamation of surprise, wonder, or admiration; wow
Synonyms: naku, (Rizal) adyaw

Aba! Bakit ngayon mo lang sinabi?
Hey! How come you only said it now?

Aba! Ikaw ang bahala.
Well! Do as you please.

Aba oo.
But of course.

Alternative forms

ba

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish ave, from Latin avē (“hello, hail”). The senses “calling of attention” could possibly be borrowed from Spanish aba (“watch out”), either from Latin apage (“go away”), from Ancient Greek άπαγε (ápage), or from Arabic اِبْعَد.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈba/ [ʔɐˈba]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: a‧ba

Interjection

abá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ)

hail!
Aba Ginoong Maria!
Hail Mary!; Ave Maria!

Derived terms

Aba Ginoong Maria

Noun

abá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ)

act of greeting or calling the attention of someone
Synonyms: bati, pagbati
reminder or call of attention for someone about something
Synonyms: banggit, ino, pagbanggit, pag-ino

Derived terms

abahin

Anagrams

aab

Noun

aba

Latin spelling of аба (aba)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈa.ba]

Noun

aba

father
Synonym: baba

References

Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑbɑ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *apa (“mother, elder sister, aunt”).

Noun

aba (definite accusative abayı, plural abalar)

(dialectal) elder sister
(dialectal) mother

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa).

Noun

aba (definite accusative abayı, plural abalar)

felt (a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing woollen fibres)

Derived terms

aba güreşi

Etymology 3

From Ottoman Turkish آبا (aba), from Arabic آباء (ʔābāʔ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑːbɑː/

Noun

aba

Declension

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Inflection

Nominative

aba

Definite accusative

abayı

Singular

Plural

Nominative

aba

abalar

Definite accusative

abayı

abaları

Dative

abaya

abalara

Locative

abada

abalarda

Ablative

abadan

abalardan

Genitive

abanın

abaların

Possessive forms
Nominative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	abam	abalarım
2nd singular	aban	abaların
3rd singular	abası	abaları
1st plural	abamız	abalarımız
2nd plural	abanız	abalarınız
3rd plural	abaları	abaları
Definite accusative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	abamı	abalarımı
2nd singular	abanı	abalarını
3rd singular	abasını	abalarını
1st plural	abamızı	abalarımızı
2nd plural	abanızı	abalarınızı
3rd plural	abalarını	abalarını
Dative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	abama	abalarıma
2nd singular	abana	abalarına
3rd singular	abasına	abalarına
1st plural	abamıza	abalarımıza
2nd plural	abanıza	abalarınıza
3rd plural	abalarına	abalarına
Locative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	abamda	abalarımda
2nd singular	abanda	abalarında
3rd singular	abasında	abalarında
1st plural	abamızda	abalarımızda
2nd plural	abanızda	abalarınızda
3rd plural	abalarında	abalarında
Ablative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	abamdan	abalarımdan
2nd singular	abandan	abalarından
3rd singular	abasından	abalarından
1st plural	abamızdan	abalarımızdan
2nd plural	abanızdan	abalarınızdan
3rd plural	abalarından	abalarından
Genitive
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	abamın	abalarımın
2nd singular	abanın	abalarının
3rd singular	abasının	abalarının
1st plural	abamızın	abalarımızın
2nd plural	abanızın	abalarınızın
3rd plural	abalarının	abalarının

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Etymology 4

Noun

aba

dative singular of ab

Noun

aba f (plural abe) (Belluno)

Alternative form of acua

References

“aba”, in el Galepin – www.elgalepin.com

Noun

aba

(Loli) fat
(Loli) mouth

References

Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010) “aba”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat

Etymology

From Mandarin 阿爸 (ābà).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [apa]

Noun

aba

father
Synonym: ha

Coordinate terms: ana, ma

References

Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-gàba.

Verb

-aba

(transitive) to share
(transitive) to distribute

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [âːɓa]

Pronoun

âba

these; class 2 proximal demonstrative.

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.bá/

Noun

àbá

idea, suggestion

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.bà/

Noun

abà

barn, village
Synonym: ahéré

Synonym: abúlé

Etymology 3

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ba (“to brood, to incubate”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.bā/

Noun

àba

incubation

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ā.bá/

Noun

abá

type of mat
Synonym: ẹní

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /à.bá/

Noun

àbá

(Ekiti) father
Synonyms: bàbá, aba

Antonyms: iye, eye
(Ekiti) a term of familiarity or respect for an older man or male relative
Synonyms: bàbá, aba

Derived terms

ababa (“grandfather, paternal grandfather”)

abaye (“grandfather, maternal grandfather”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaba/

Noun

aba

father
paternal uncle (among the wegi clan); maternal uncle (sometimes)

Usage notes

Sense 2 refers to blood relations only
Most often used as a form of address, rather than a noun proper.

References

Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad

Noun

aba

felt (a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing woollen fibres)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gàba.

Verb

-aba

(transitive) to divide, to apportion, to distribute
(transitive) to share

Inflection

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Infinitive	ukwaba
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukwaba	ukungabi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	yaba	-abe
Plural	yabani	-abeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyaba, ngaba	engabayo, engaba	ngaba	angabi	engingabi	ngingabi
2nd singular	uyaba, waba	owabayo, owaba	waba	awabi	ongabi	ungabi
1st plural	siyaba, saba	esabayo, esaba	saba	asabi	esingabi	singabi
2nd plural	niyaba, naba	enabayo, enaba	naba	anabi	eningabi	ningabi
Class 1	uyaba, waba	owabayo, owaba	aba	akabi	ongabi	engabi
Class 2	bayaba, baba	ababayo, ababa	baba	ababi	abangabi	bengabi
Class 3	uyaba, waba	owabayo, owaba	waba	awabi	ongabi	ungabi
Class 4	iyaba, yaba	eyabayo, eyaba	yaba	ayabi	engabi	ingabi
Class 5	liyaba, laba	elabayo, elaba	laba	alabi	elingabi	lingabi
Class 6	ayaba, aba	abayo, aba	aba	awabi	angabi	engabi
Class 7	siyaba, saba	esabayo, esaba	saba	asabi	esingabi	singabi
Class 8	ziyaba, zaba	ezabayo, ezaba	zaba	azabi	ezingabi	zingabi
Class 9	iyaba, yaba	eyabayo, eyaba	yaba	ayabi	engabi	ingabi
Class 10	ziyaba, zaba	ezabayo, ezaba	zaba	azabi	ezingabi	zingabi
Class 11	luyaba, lwaba	olwabayo, olwaba	lwaba	alwabi	olungabi	lungabi
Class 14	buyaba, baba	obabayo, obaba	baba	ababi	obungabi	bungabi
Class 15	kuyaba, kwaba	okwabayo, okwaba	kwaba	akwabi	okungabi	kungabi
Class 17	kuyaba, kwaba	okwabayo, okwaba	kwaba	akwabi	okungabi	kungabi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngabile, ngabē	engabile, engabē	ngabile, ngabē	angabanga	engingabanga	ngingabanga
2nd singular	wabile, wabē	owabile, owabē	wabile, wabē	awabanga	ongabanga	ungabanga
1st plural	sabile, sabē	esabile, esabē	sabile, sabē	asabanga	esingabanga	singabanga
2nd plural	nabile, nabē	enabile, enabē	nabile, nabē	anabanga	eningabanga	ningabanga
Class 1	wabile, wabē	owabile, owabē	abile, abē	akabanga	ongabanga	engabanga
Class 2	babile, babē	ababile, ababē	babile, babē	ababanga	abangabanga	bengabanga
Class 3	wabile, wabē	owabile, owabē	wabile, wabē	awabanga	ongabanga	ungabanga
Class 4	yabile, yabē	eyabile, eyabē	yabile, yabē	ayabanga	engabanga	ingabanga
Class 5	labile, labē	elabile, elabē	labile, labē	alabanga	elingabanga	lingabanga
Class 6	abile, abē	abile, abē	abile, abē	awabanga	angabanga	engabanga
Class 7	sabile, sabē	esabile, esabē	sabile, sabē	asabanga	esingabanga	singabanga
Class 8	zabile, zabē	ezabile, ezabē	zabile, zabē	azabanga	ezingabanga	zingabanga
Class 9	yabile, yabē	eyabile, eyabē	yabile, yabē	ayabanga	engabanga	ingabanga
Class 10	zabile, zabē	ezabile, ezabē	zabile, zabē	azabanga	ezingabanga	zingabanga
Class 11	lwabile, lwabē	olwabile, olwabē	lwabile, lwabē	alwabanga	olungabanga	lungabanga
Class 14	babile, babē	obabile, obabē	babile, babē	ababanga	obungabanga	bungabanga
Class 15	kwabile, kwabē	okwabile, okwabē	kwabile, kwabē	akwabanga	okungabanga	kungabanga
Class 17	kwabile, kwabē	okwabile, okwabē	kwabile, kwabē	akwabanga	okungabanga	kungabanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāba	engāba	ngāba	angabanga	engingabanga	ngingabanga
2nd singular	wāba	owāba	wāba	awabanga	ongabanga	ungabanga
1st plural	sāba	esāba	sāba	asabanga	esingabanga	singabanga
2nd plural	nāba	enāba	nāba	anabanga	eningabanga	ningabanga
Class 1	wāba	owāba	āba	akabanga	ongabanga	engabanga
Class 2	bāba	abāba	bāba	ababanga	abangabanga	bengabanga
Class 3	wāba	owāba	wāba	awabanga	ongabanga	ungabanga
Class 4	yāba	eyāba	yāba	ayabanga	engabanga	ingabanga
Class 5	lāba	elāba	lāba	alabanga	elingabanga	lingabanga
Class 6	āba	āba	āba	awabanga	angabanga	engabanga
Class 7	sāba	esāba	sāba	asabanga	esingabanga	singabanga
Class 8	zāba	ezāba	zāba	azabanga	ezingabanga	zingabanga
Class 9	yāba	eyāba	yāba	ayabanga	engabanga	ingabanga
Class 10	zāba	ezāba	zāba	azabanga	ezingabanga	zingabanga
Class 11	lwāba	olwāba	lwāba	alwabanga	olungabanga	lungabanga
Class 14	bāba	obāba	bāba	ababanga	obungabanga	bungabanga
Class 15	kwāba	okwāba	kwāba	akwabanga	okungabanga	kungabanga
Class 17	kwāba	okwāba	kwāba	akwabanga	okungabanga	kungabanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingaba	—	ngingaba	ngingabe	—	ngingabe
2nd singular	ungaba	—	ungaba	ungabe	—	ungabe
1st plural	singaba	—	singaba	singabe	—	singabe
2nd plural	ningaba	—	ningaba	ningabe	—	ningabe
Class 1	angaba	—	engaba	angabe	—	engabe
Class 2	bangaba	—	bengaba	bangabe	—	bengabe
Class 3	ungaba	—	ungaba	ungabe	—	ungabe
Class 4	ingaba	—	ingaba	ingabe	—	ingabe
Class 5	lingaba	—	lingaba	lingabe	—	lingabe
Class 6	angaba	—	engaba	angabe	—	engabe
Class 7	singaba	—	singaba	singabe	—	singabe
Class 8	zingaba	—	zingaba	zingabe	—	zingabe
Class 9	ingaba	—	ingaba	ingabe	—	ingabe
Class 10	zingaba	—	zingaba	zingabe	—	zingabe
Class 11	lungaba	—	lungaba	lungabe	—	lungabe
Class 14	bungaba	—	bungaba	bungabe	—	bungabe
Class 15	kungaba	—	kungaba	kungabe	—	kungabe
Class 17	kungaba	—	kungaba	kungabe	—	kungabe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokwaba	engizokwaba	ngizokwaba	angizukwaba	engingezukwaba	ngingezukwaba
2nd singular	uzokwaba	ozokwaba	uzokwaba	awuzukwaba	ongezukwaba	ungezukwaba
1st plural	sizokwaba	esizokwaba	sizokwaba	asizukwaba	esingezukwaba	singezukwaba
2nd plural	nizokwaba	enizokwaba	nizokwaba	anizukwaba	eningezukwaba	ningezukwaba
Class 1	uzokwaba	ozokwaba	ezokwaba	akazukwaba	ongezukwaba	engezukwaba
Class 2	bazokwaba	abazokwaba	bezokwaba	abazukwaba	abangezukwaba	bengezukwaba
Class 3	uzokwaba	ozokwaba	uzokwaba	awuzukwaba	ongezukwaba	ungezukwaba
Class 4	izokwaba	ezokwaba	izokwaba	ayizukwaba	engezukwaba	ingezukwaba
Class 5	lizokwaba	elizokwaba	lizokwaba	alizukwaba	elingezukwaba	lingezukwaba
Class 6	azokwaba	azokwaba	ezokwaba	awazukwaba	angezukwaba	engezukwaba
Class 7	sizokwaba	esizokwaba	sizokwaba	asizukwaba	esingezukwaba	singezukwaba
Class 8	zizokwaba	ezizokwaba	zizokwaba	azizukwaba	ezingezukwaba	zingezukwaba
Class 9	izokwaba	ezokwaba	izokwaba	ayizukwaba	engezukwaba	ingezukwaba
Class 10	zizokwaba	ezizokwaba	zizokwaba	azizukwaba	ezingezukwaba	zingezukwaba
Class 11	luzokwaba	oluzokwaba	luzokwaba	aluzukwaba	olungezukwaba	lungezukwaba
Class 14	buzokwaba	obuzokwaba	buzokwaba	abuzukwaba	obungezukwaba	bungezukwaba
Class 15	kuzokwaba	okuzokwaba	kuzokwaba	akuzukwaba	okungezukwaba	kungezukwaba
Class 17	kuzokwaba	okuzokwaba	kuzokwaba	akuzukwaba	okungezukwaba	kungezukwaba
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokwaba	engiyokwaba	ngiyokwaba	angiyukwaba	engingeyukwaba	ngingeyukwaba
2nd singular	uyokwaba	oyokwaba	uyokwaba	awuyukwaba	ongeyukwaba	ungeyukwaba
1st plural	siyokwaba	esiyokwaba	siyokwaba	asiyukwaba	esingeyukwaba	singeyukwaba
2nd plural	niyokwaba	eniyokwaba	niyokwaba	aniyukwaba	eningeyukwaba	ningeyukwaba
Class 1	uyokwaba	oyokwaba	eyokwaba	akayukwaba	ongeyukwaba	engeyukwaba
Class 2	bayokwaba	abayokwaba	beyokwaba	abayukwaba	abangeyukwaba	bengeyukwaba
Class 3	uyokwaba	oyokwaba	uyokwaba	awuyukwaba	ongeyukwaba	ungeyukwaba
Class 4	iyokwaba	eyokwaba	iyokwaba	ayiyukwaba	engeyukwaba	ingeyukwaba
Class 5	liyokwaba	eliyokwaba	liyokwaba	aliyukwaba	elingeyukwaba	lingeyukwaba
Class 6	ayokwaba	ayokwaba	eyokwaba	awayukwaba	angeyukwaba	engeyukwaba
Class 7	siyokwaba	esiyokwaba	siyokwaba	asiyukwaba	esingeyukwaba	singeyukwaba
Class 8	ziyokwaba	eziyokwaba	ziyokwaba	aziyukwaba	ezingeyukwaba	zingeyukwaba
Class 9	iyokwaba	eyokwaba	iyokwaba	ayiyukwaba	engeyukwaba	ingeyukwaba
Class 10	ziyokwaba	eziyokwaba	ziyokwaba	aziyukwaba	ezingeyukwaba	zingeyukwaba
Class 11	luyokwaba	oluyokwaba	luyokwaba	aluyukwaba	olungeyukwaba	lungeyukwaba
Class 14	buyokwaba	obuyokwaba	buyokwaba	abuyukwaba	obungeyukwaba	bungeyukwaba
Class 15	kuyokwaba	okuyokwaba	kuyokwaba	akuyukwaba	okungeyukwaba	kungeyukwaba
Class 17	kuyokwaba	okuyokwaba	kuyokwaba	akuyukwaba	okungeyukwaba	kungeyukwaba
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngabe	ngingabi
2nd singular	wabe	ungabi
1st plural	sabe	singabi
2nd plural	nabe	ningabi
Class 1	abe	angabi
Class 2	babe	bangabi
Class 3	wabe	ungabi
Class 4	yabe	ingabi
Class 5	labe	lingabi
Class 6	abe	angabi
Class 7	sabe	singabi
Class 8	zabe	zingabi
Class 9	yabe	ingabi
Class 10	zabe	zingabi
Class 11	lwabe	lungabi
Class 14	babe	bungabi
Class 15	kwabe	kungabi
Class 17	kwabe	kungabi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngaba	ngangaba, angaba, angangaba
2nd singular	waba	wangaba, awaba, awangaba
1st plural	saba	sangaba, asaba, asangaba
2nd plural	naba	nangaba, anaba, anangaba
Class 1	waba	wangaba, akaba, akangaba
Class 2	baba	bangaba, ababa, abangaba
Class 3	waba	wangaba, awaba, awangaba
Class 4	yaba	yangaba, ayaba, ayangaba
Class 5	laba	langaba, alaba, alangaba
Class 6	aba	angaba, awaba, awangaba
Class 7	saba	sangaba, asaba, asangaba
Class 8	zaba	zangaba, azaba, azangaba
Class 9	yaba	yangaba, ayaba, ayangaba
Class 10	zaba	zangaba, azaba, azangaba
Class 11	lwaba	lwangaba, alwaba, alwangaba
Class 14	baba	bangaba, ababa, abangaba
Class 15	kwaba	kwangaba, akwaba, akwangaba
Class 17	kwaba	kwangaba, akwaba, akwangaba

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Derived terms

-abela (applicative)
-abisa (causative)
-abisisa (intensive)
-abeka (neuter-passive)
-abiwa (passive)
-abana (reciprocal)
umabi
umabo

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “aɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “aɓa (6.3)”

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Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aba”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.

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Kotey, Paul A. (1998). Twi-English/English-Twi Dictionary. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

[jgc-3] [2]
Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881) “aba”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)‎, Basel, page 2

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Fiagã, Kwasi (1976). Grammaire eʋe: Eʋegbe ŋutinunya. Lomé: Institut national de la recherche scientifique, p. 101.

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Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “álabe”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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Wiesław Boryś, Hanna Popowska-Taborska (1994) “aba”, in Słownik etymologiczny Kaszubszczyzny, volume 1, →ISBN, page 69

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Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 569

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Corriente, Federico (2019 March 11) “Boletín de información lingüística de la Real Academia Española”, in NOTAS A LOS ARABISMOS Y OTROS «EXOTISMOS» EN DLE 2014‎ (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy, archived from the original on 17 December 2020

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