gaba

See also: Gaba, GABA, gába, and gãba

Afar

Gaba (1).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈba/, [ɡʌˈbʌ]
• Hyphenation: ga‧ba

Noun

gabá f (plural gaboobí f)

1. hand, arm
2. authority
3. opportunity
4. time

Declension

Declension of gabá
absolutive	gabá
predicative	gabá
subjective	gabá
genitive	gabá
Postpositioned forms l-case gabál k-case gabák t-case gabát h-case gabáh

Coordinate terms

• (hand, arm): íba (“foot, leg”)

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “gaba”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *Rebaq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧ba
• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈbaʔ/, [ɡaˈbaʔ]

Adjective

gabâ

1. levelled (as a building)
2. destroyed; razed

   Synonyms: raot, rapak

Derived terms

• gabaon
• magaba
• maggaba
• makagaba

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧ba
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaba/, [ˈɡa.bɐ]

Noun

gaba

1. (archaic) a concept of a non-human and non-divine, imminent retribution
2. (by extension) divine retribution; nemesis

Verb

gaba

1. to have gaba befall on someone

Related terms

• ang gaba dili magsaba
• puyra gaba

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: gabas, gabât

Verb

gaba

1. third-person singular past historic of gaber

Galician

Verb

gaba

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

Gamilaraay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaba/

Adjective

gaba

1. all right
2. correctly
3. good
4. well

References

• (2015). “Ma Gamilaraay”

Masbatenyo

Adjective

gabâ

1. destroyed; damaged

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.bɐ/

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

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

• Hyphenation: ga‧ba
• Rhymes: -abɐ

Verb

gaba

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

Sumerian

Romanization

gaba

1. Romanization of 𒃮 (gaba)

Turkmen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kāpa. Cognate with Azerbaijani qaba, Turkish kaba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑːbɑ/
• Hyphenation: ga‧ba

Adjective

gaba (comparative gabarak, superlative iň gaba)

1. large
2. thick

Derived terms

• gabarmak
• gabalyk