боб

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bob"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔp]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔp
• Homophone: Боб (Bob)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bobъ.

Noun

боб • (bob) m (relational adjective бо́бен or бо́бов, diminutive бо́бец or бо́бче)

1. (dialectal, originally) broad bean (an edible bean that has broad seeds (Vicia faba))

   Synonyms: бакла́ (baklá), че́рен боб (čéren bob), черве́н боб (červén bob)

2. common bean (an herbaceous annual plant (Phaseolus vulgaris), grown for its edible bean)

   Synonym: фасу́л (fasúl)

3. common bean (a bean of such a plant, varying in size, shape and especially color)

   Synonym: фасу́л (fasúl)

5. (in the singular, countable, colloquial) bob chorba

   Synonyms: боб чорба́ (bob čorbá), фасу́л (fasúl)

6. bean (the large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean, or garbanzo bean))

Usage notes

In the Slavic languages, the word generally means broad bean (compare with Serbo-Croatian боб). On the other hand, in Bulgarian, that meaning is preserved only in some dialects, and since 17-18th century the боб (bob) usually refers to the common bean.

Declension

Declension of боб

	singular	plural
indefinite	боб bob	бо́бове bóbove
definite (subject form)	бо́бът bóbăt	бо́бовете bóbovete
definite (object form)	бо́ба bóba
count form	—	бо́ба bóba

Alternative forms

• бобъ (bob) — Pre-reform orthography (1899), Pre-reform orthography (1945)

References

• “боб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “боб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• “боб”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024
• “боб”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “боб”, in Infolex Bulgarian Dictionary (in Bulgarian), Institute for Bulgarian Language, 2014

Further reading

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “боб”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 59
• Nayden Gerov (1895), “бо́бъ”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 52

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

English bob

Proto-Indo-European *h₃sleydʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *h₃sléydʰeti

Proto-Germanic *slīdaną

Proto-Indo-European *-ō

Proto-Germanic *-ô

Proto-Germanic *slidô

Old Dutch *slido

Middle Dutch sleddebor.

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Proto-Germanic *slidô

Old Saxon slido

Middle Low German sledebor.

Middle English sledde

English sled

English bobsledbor.

Bulgarian боб

Borrowed from English bobsled.

Noun

боб • (bob) m

1. (winter sports) bobsled

Declension

Declension of боб

	singular	plural
indefinite	боб bob	бо́бове bóbove
definite (subject form)	бо́бът bóbăt	бо́бовете bóbovete
definite (object form)	бо́ба bóba
count form	—	бо́ба bóba

Further reading

• “боб”, in Infolex Bulgarian Dictionary (in Bulgarian), Institute for Bulgarian Language, 2014
• “боб”, in ЛексИт [LexIt] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• I. Gaberoff and authors (2002), “боб”, in Rečnik na čuždite dumi v bǎlgarskija ezik s priloženija [Речник на чуждите думи в българския език с приложения] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Gaberoff Publ. House

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔp]
• Hyphenation: боб
• Rhymes: -ɔp

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bobъ.

Noun

боб • (bob) m (uncountable)

1. (dialectal) bean

   Synonym: грав m (grav)

Declension

Declension of боб

	singular
indefinite	боб (bob)
definite unspecified	бобот (bobot)
definite proximal	бобов (bobov)
definite distal	бобон (bobon)
vocative	бобу (bobu)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bob.

Noun

боб • (bob) m (plural бо́бови)

1. (sports) bobsled

Declension

Declension of боб

	singular	plural
indefinite	боб (bob)	бобови (bobovi)
definite unspecified	бобот (bobot)	бобовите (bobovite)
definite proximal	бобов (bobov)	бобовиве (bobovive)
definite distal	бобон (bobon)	бобовине (bobovine)
vocative	бобу (bobu) бобе (bobe)	бобови (bobovi)
count form	—	боба (boba)

References

• “боб” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bop]

• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bobъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ-.

Noun

боб • (bob) m inan (genitive боба́, nominative plural бобы́, genitive plural бобо́в, relational adjective бобо́вый)

1. bean

   Synonym: фасоль (fasolʹ)

Declension

Declension of боб (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́б bób	бобы́ bobý
genitive	боба́ bobá	бобо́в bobóv
dative	бобу́ bobú	боба́м bobám
accusative	бо́б bób	бобы́ bobý
instrumental	бобо́м bobóm	боба́ми bobámi
prepositional	бобе́ bobé	боба́х bobáx

Derived terms

• оста́ться на боба́х pf (ostátʹsja na bobáx)

Descendants

• → Yakut: боб (bob)

Etymology 2

Noun

боб • (bob) m inan (genitive бо́ба, nominative plural бо́бы, genitive plural бо́бов)

1. (informal) bobsled

Declension

Declension of боб (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́б bób	бо́бы bóby
genitive	бо́ба bóba	бо́бов bóbov
dative	бо́бу bóbu	бо́бам bóbam
accusative	бо́б bób	бо́бы bóby
instrumental	бо́бом bóbom	бо́бами bóbami
prepositional	бо́бе bóbe	бо́бах bóbax

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bobъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôb/

Noun

бо̏б m inan (Latin spelling bȍb)

1. broad bean
2. horse bean

Declension

Declension of боб

	singular	plural
nominative	боб	бобови
genitive	боба	бобова
dative	бобу	бобовима
accusative	боб	бобове
vocative	бобе	бобови
locative	бобу	бобовима
instrumental	бобом	бобовима

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bob.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôb/

Noun

бо̏б m inan (Latin spelling bȍb)

1. bobsled

Declension

Declension of боб

	singular	plural
nominative	бо̏б	бо̀бови
genitive	боба	бобова
dative	бобу	бобовима
accusative	боб	бобове
vocative	бобе	бобови
locative	бобу	бобовима
instrumental	бобом	бобовима

Shughni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bob/
  • (Khufi, Roshani) IPA^(key): /bɵb/

Noun

боб • (bōb)

1. grandfather

Tajik

Etymology

Etymology tree

Akkadian bābumbor.

Aramaic בָּבָאbor.

Arabic بَاب (bāb)bor.

Classical Persian بَاب (bāb)

Tajik боб

Inherited from Classical Persian بَاب (bāb), borrowed from Arabic بَاب (bāb), borrowed from Aramaic בָּבָא, borrowed from Akkadian bābum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bob/, [bɔb]

Noun

боб • (bob) (Persian spelling باب)

1. chapter

Inflection

Inflection of боб

		singular	plural
sound	broken1	or broken1
bare		боб (bob)	бобҳо (bobho)	[Term?]	[Term?]
definite object		бобро (bobro)	бобҳоро (bobhoro)	ро (ro)	ро (ro)
izofa		боби (bob-i)	бобҳои (bobho-yi)	и (i)	и (i)
indefinite, definite relative	bare	бобе (bobe)	—	—	—
	object	боберо (bobero)	—	—	—

Possessive forms of боб

		singular	plural
sound	broken1	broken1
bare	1st singular	бобам (bobam)	бобҳоям (bobhoyam)	ам (am)	ам (am)
	2nd singular	бобат (bobat)	бобҳоят (bobhoyat)	ат (at)	ат (at)
	3rd singular	бобаш (bobaš)	бобҳояш (bobhoyaš)	аш (aš)	аш (aš)
	1st plural	бобамон (bobamon)	бобҳоямон (bobhoyamon)	амон (amon)	амон (amon)
	2nd plural	бобатон (bobaton)	бобҳоятон (bobhoyaton)	атон (aton)	атон (aton)
	3rd plural	бобашон (bobašon)	бобҳояшон (bobhoyašon)	ашон (ašon)	ашон (ašon)
		singular	plural
sound	broken1	broken1
definite object	1st singular	бобамро (bobamro)	бобҳоямро (bobhoyamro)	амро (amro)	амро (amro)
	2nd singular	бобатро (bobatro)	бобҳоятро (bobhoyatro)	атро (atro)	атро (atro)
	3rd singular	бобашро (bobašro)	бобҳояшро (bobhoyašro)	ашро (ašro)	ашро (ašro)
	1st plural	бобамонро (bobamonro)	бобҳоямонро (bobhoyamonro)	амонро (amonro)	амонро (amonro)
	2nd plural	бобатонро (bobatonro)	бобҳоятонро (bobhoyatonro)	атонро (atonro)	атонро (atonro)
	3rd plural	бобашонро (bobašonro)	бобҳояшонро (bobhoyašonro)	ашонро (ašonro)	ашонро (ašonro)

Further reading

• “боб”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2026
• Jilani, Jon (2009), Tajik-English/English-Tajik practical dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 164

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔb]

• Audio:

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Noun

боб • (bob) m inan (genitive бо́ба, nominative plural бо́би, genitive plural бо́бів)

1. (informal) bobsled

Declension

Declension of боб
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	боб bob	бо́би bóby
genitive	бо́ба bóba	бо́бів bóbiv
dative	бо́бові, бо́бу bóbovi, bóbu	бо́бам bóbam
accusative	боб bob	бо́би bóby
instrumental	бо́бом bóbom	бо́бами bóbamy
locative	бо́бі bóbi	бо́бах bóbax
vocative	бо́бе bóbe	бо́би bóby

References

• “боб”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian боб (bob), itself cognate with English fava and its doublet bean.

Noun

боб • (bob)

1. bean (especially the broad bean, Vicia faba)

Yazghulami

Etymology

Compare with Tajik бобо (bobo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bob/

Noun

боб (bob)

1. grandfather

References

• Gavasova Ranobegim, G. R. (2022), “боб”, in Ləɣati suratwara [Ləɣati suratwarā], Dushanbe: R-Graph, page 46