eba

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

• amala
• fufu
• poundo, pounded yam
• semovita
• tuwo

Anagrams

• BAE, AEB, a-be, bae, EAB, ABE, Bea, abe, Abé, BAe, Bae, aeb, BEA, Abe

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Sardinian ebba, from Latin equa. Compare standard egua, inherited from Latin.

Pronunciation

• (Alghero) IPA^(key): /ˈɛba/ (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?)

Noun

eba f (plural ebes)

1. (Alghero) synonym of egua (“mare”)

References

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

Lingala

Verb

-eba (infinitive koeba)

1. to know

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

• ebo (Toklat-Bearpaw)

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *əbaˑ, and therefore cognate with Ahtna ʼeba. Kari considers this root to have merged with ba (“to wage war”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əpæ/

Noun

eba (Minto-Nenana)

1. pain, ache, hurt
2. disease, sickness

   eba tolaɬ ― he/she will be sick

   eba xutolaɬ ― there will be sickness, an epidemic (literally, “sickness will exist in an area”)

   ebo nelanh ― he/she is sick; she is in labor

Derived terms

• eba ch'o'i (“modern medicine”)

Interjection

eba

1. ouch

References

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 77

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

Verb

-éba

1. to steal

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese

Etymology

Variant of oba.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈe.bɐ/ [ˈe.βɐ]

Interjection

eba!

1. yay (an expression of happiness)

   Synonyms: viva, iúpi, oba

Further reading

• “eba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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

• isebi
• umebo

References

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