gaba

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gaba"

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”)

Derived terms

• gabát

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)

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

Central Bikol

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

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

Papiamentu

Verb

gaba

1. to boast, brag

References

• Hassell, E. A. L. (1953), Dictionary English Papiamentu - Papiamentu English‎^[2] (overall work in English), San Nicolas, Aruba: Lago Oil and Transport Co., section 2, page 55

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.bɐ/

 

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

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

• 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)

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-gàba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡáβa/

Verb

-gaba (infinitive okugaba) (transitive)

1. to give, to give away (to transfer the ownership of a thing)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gaba

infinitives affirmative okugaba negative okutagaba imperatives affirmative gaba negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms) tense polarity basic forms relative forms1 present habitual affirmative subject concord + -gaba person noun class singular plural first person ngaba tugaba second person ogaba mugaba third person 1/2 agaba bagaba 3/4 gugaba egaba 5/6 ligaba gagaba 7/8 kigaba bigaba 9/10 egaba zigaba 11/10 rugaba 12/14 kagaba bugaba 13 — tugaba 14/6 bugaba gagaba 15/6 kugaba 16 hagaba — negative ti- + subject concord + -gaba person noun class singular plural first person tingaba titugaba second person togaba timugaba third person 1/2 tagaba tibagaba 3/4 tigugaba tegaba 5/6 tirigaba tigagaba 7/8 tikigaba tibigaba 9/10 tegaba tizigaba 11/10 tirugaba 12/14 tikagaba tibugaba 13 — titugaba 14/6 tibugaba tigagaba 15/6 tikugaba 16 tihagaba — subject concord + -tagaba present continuous affirmative ni- + subject concord + -gaba person noun class singular plural first person ningaba nitugaba second person noogaba nimugaba third person 1/2 naagaba nibagaba 3/4 nigugaba neegaba 5/6 nirigaba nigagaba 7/8 nikigaba nibigaba 9/10 neegaba nizigaba 11/10 nirugaba 12/14 nikagaba nibugaba 13 — nitugaba 14/6 nibugaba nigagaba 15/6 nikugaba 16 nihagaba — subject concord + -rukugaba negative ti- + subject concord + -rukugaba person noun class singular plural first person tindukugaba titurukugaba second person torukugaba timurukugaba third person 1/2 tarukugaba tibarukugaba 3/4 tigurukugaba terukugaba 5/6 tirirukugaba tigarukugaba 7/8 tikirukugaba tibirukugaba 9/10 terukugaba tizirukugaba 11/10 tirurukugaba 12/14 tikarukugaba tiburukugaba 13 — titurukugaba 14/6 tiburukugaba tigarukugaba 15/6 tikurukugaba 16 tiharukugaba — subject concord + -tarukugaba present continuative affirmative ni- + subject concord + -kyagaba person noun class singular plural first person ninkyagaba nitukyagaba second person nookyagaba nimukyagaba third person 1/2 naakyagaba nibakyagaba 3/4 nigukyagaba neekyagaba 5/6 nirikyagaba nigakyagaba 7/8 nikikyagaba nibikyagaba 9/10 neekyagaba nizikyagaba 11/10 nirukyagaba 12/14 nikakyagaba nibukyagaba 13 — nitukyagaba 14/6 nibukyagaba nigakyagaba 15/6 nikukyagaba 16 nihakyagaba — subject concord + -rukukyagaba negative ti- + subject concord + -kyagaba person noun class singular plural first person tinkyagaba titukyagaba second person tokyagaba timukyagaba third person 1/2 takyagaba tibakyagaba 3/4 tigukyagaba tekyagaba 5/6 tirikyagaba tigakyagaba 7/8 tikikyagaba tibikyagaba 9/10 tekyagaba tizikyagaba 11/10 tirukyagaba 12/14 tikakyagaba tibukyagaba 13 — titukyagaba 14/6 tibukyagaba tigakyagaba 15/6 tikukyagaba 16 tihakyagaba — subject concord + -takyagaba virtual present affirmative subject concord + -agaba person noun class singular plural first person nagaba twagaba second person wagaba mwagaba third person 1/2 yagaba baagaba 3/4 gwagaba yagaba 5/6 lyagaba gaagaba 7/8 kyagaba byagaba 9/10 yagaba zaagaba 11/10 rwagaba 12/14 kaagaba bwagaba 13 — twagaba 14/6 bwagaba gaagaba 15/6 kwagaba 16 haagaba — negative ti- + subject concord + agaba person noun class singular plural first person tinagaba titwagaba second person tiwagaba timwagaba third person 1/2 tiyagaba tibaagaba 3/4 tigwagaba tiyagaba 5/6 tiryagaba tigaagaba 7/8 tikyagaba tibyagaba 9/10 tiyagaba tizaagaba 11/10 tirwagaba 12/14 tikaagaba tibwagaba 13 — titwagaba 14/6 tibwagaba tigaagaba 15/6 tikwagaba 16 tihaagaba — subject concord + -taagaba present perfect affirmative subject concord + -gabire person noun class singular plural first person ngabire tugabire second person ogabire mugabire third person 1/2 agabire bagabire 3/4 gugabire egabire 5/6 ligabire gagabire 7/8 kigabire bigabire 9/10 egabire zigabire 11/10 rugabire 12/14 kagabire bugabire 13 — tugabire 14/6 bugabire gagabire 15/6 kugabire 16 hagabire — negative ti- + subject concord + -gabire person noun class singular plural first person tingabire titugabire second person togabire timugabire third person 1/2 tagabire tibagabire 3/4 tigugabire tegabire 5/6 tirigabire tigagabire 7/8 tikigabire tibigabire 9/10 tegabire tizigabire 11/10 tirugabire 12/14 tikagabire tibugabire 13 — titugabire 14/6 tibugabire tigagabire 15/6 tikugabire 16 tihagabire — subject concord + -tagabire near perfective affirmative subject concord + -akagaba person noun class singular plural first person nakagaba twakagaba second person wakagaba mwakagaba third person 1/2 yakagaba baakagaba 3/4 gwakagaba yakagaba 5/6 lyakagaba gaakagaba 7/8 kyakagaba byakagaba 9/10 yakagaba zaakagaba 11/10 rwakagaba 12/14 kaakagaba bwakagaba 13 — twakagaba 14/6 bwakagaba gaakagaba 15/6 kwakagaba 16 haakagaba — negative ti- + subject concord + -kagabire person noun class singular plural first person tinkagabire titukagabire second person tokagabire timukagabire third person 1/2 takagabire tibakagabire 3/4 tigukagabire tekagabire 5/6 tirikagabire tigakagabire 7/8 tikikagabire tibikagabire 9/10 tekagabire tizikagabire 11/10 tirukagabire 12/14 tikakagabire tibukagabire 13 — titukagabire 14/6 tibukagabire tigakagabire 15/6 tikukagabire 16 tihakagabire — subject concord + -takagabire near past affirmative subject concord + -gabirege person noun class singular plural first person ngabirege tugabirege second person ogabirege mugabirege third person 1/2 agabirege bagabirege 3/4 gugabirege egabirege 5/6 ligabirege gagabirege 7/8 kigabirege bigabirege 9/10 egabirege zigabirege 11/10 rugabirege 12/14 kagabirege bugabirege 13 — tugabirege 14/6 bugabirege gagabirege 15/6 kugabirege 16 hagabirege — negative ti- + subject concord + -gabirege person noun class singular plural first person tingabirege titugabirege second person togabirege timugabirege third person 1/2 tagabirege tibagabirege 3/4 tigugabirege tegabirege 5/6 tirigabirege tigagabirege 7/8 tikigabirege tibigabirege 9/10 tegabirege tizigabirege 11/10 tirugabirege 12/14 tikagabirege tibugabirege 13 — titugabirege 14/6 tibugabirege tigagabirege 15/6 tikugabirege 16 tihagabirege — subject concord + -tagabirege remote past affirmative subject concord + -kagaba person noun class singular plural first person nkagaba tukagaba second person okagaba mukagaba third person 1/2 akagaba bakagaba 3/4 gukagaba ekagaba 5/6 likagaba gakagaba 7/8 kikagaba bikagaba 9/10 ekagaba zikagaba 11/10 rukagaba 12/14 kakagaba bukagaba 13 — tukagaba 14/6 bukagaba gakagaba 15/6 kukagaba 16 hakagaba — subject concord + -agabire negative subject concord + -tagabe person noun class singular plural first person ntagabe tutagabe second person otagabe mutagabe third person 1/2 atagabe batagabe 3/4 gutagabe etagabe 5/6 litagabe gatagabe 7/8 kitagabe bitagabe 9/10 etagabe ziitagabe 11/10 rutagabe 12/14 katagabe butagabe 13 — tutagabe 14/6 butagabe gatagabe 15/6 kutagabe 16 hatagabe — subject concord + -taragabire experiential perfective affirmative subject concord + -ragabire person noun class singular plural first person ndagabire turagabire second person oragabire muragabire third person 1/2 aragabire baragabire 3/4 guragabire eragabire 5/6 liragabire garagabire 7/8 kiragabire biragabire 9/10 eragabire ziragabire 11/10 ruragabire 12/14 karagabire buragabire 13 — turagabire 14/6 buragabire garagabire 15/6 kuragabire 16 haragabire — negative ti- + subject concord + -kagabaga person noun class singular plural first person tinkagabaga titukagabaga second person tokagabaga timukagabaga third person 1/2 takagabaga tibakagabaga 3/4 tigukagabaga tekagabaga 5/6 tirikagabaga tigakagabaga 7/8 tikikagabaga tibikagabaga 9/10 tekagabaga tizikagabaga 11/10 tirukagabaga 12/14 tikakagabaga tibukagabaga 13 — titukagabaga 14/6 tibukagabaga tigakagabaga 15/6 tikukagabaga 16 tihakagabaga — subject concord + -takagabaga cessative perfective affirmative subject concord + -aagabire person noun class singular plural first person naagabire twagabire second person waagabire mwagabire third person 1/2 yaagabire baagabire 3/4 gwagabire yaagabire 5/6 lyagabire gaagabire 7/8 kyagabire byagabire 9/10 yaagabire zaagabire 11/10 rwagabire 12/14 kaagabire bwagabire 13 — twagabire 14/6 bwagabire gaagabire 15/6 kwagabire 16 haagabire — past habitual affirmative subject concord + -agabaga person noun class singular plural first person nagabaga twagabaga second person wagabaga mwagabaga third person 1/2 yagabaga baagabaga 3/4 gwagabaga yagabaga 5/6 lyagabaga gaagabaga 7/8 kyagabaga byagabaga 9/10 yagabaga zaagabaga 11/10 rwagabaga 12/14 kaagabaga bwagabaga 13 — twagabaga 14/6 bwagabaga gaagabaga 15/6 kwagabaga 16 haagabaga — negative ti- + subject concord + agabaga person noun class singular plural first person tinagabaga titwagabaga second person tiwagabaga timwagabaga third person 1/2 tiyagabaga tibaagabaga 3/4 tigwagabaga tiyagabaga 5/6 tiryagabaga tigaagabaga 7/8 tikyagabaga tibyagabaga 9/10 tiyagabaga tizaagabaga 11/10 tirwagabaga 12/14 tikaagabaga tibwagabaga 13 — titwagabaga 14/6 tibwagabaga tigaagabaga 15/6 tikwagabaga 16 tihaagabaga — subject concord + -taagabaga near future affirmative subject concord + -raagaba person noun class singular plural first person ndaagaba turaagaba second person oraagaba muraagaba third person 1/2 araagaba baraagaba 3/4 guraagaba eraagaba 5/6 liraagaba garaagaba 7/8 kiraagaba biraagaba 9/10 eraagaba ziraagaba 11/10 ruraagaba 12/14 karaagaba buraagaba 13 — turaagaba 14/6 buraagaba garaagaba 15/6 kuraagaba 16 haraagaba — negative ti- + subject concord + -aagabe person noun class singular plural first person tinaagabe titwagabe second person tiwaagabe timwagabe third person 1/2 tiyaagabe tibaagabe 3/4 tigwagabe tiyaagabe 5/6 tiryagabe tigaagabe 7/8 tikyagabe tibyagabe 9/10 tiyaagabe tizaagabe 11/10 tirwagabe 12/14 tikaagabe tibwagabe 13 — titwagabe 14/6 tibwagabe tigaagabe 15/6 tikwagabe 16 tihaagabe — subject concord + -taagabe remote future affirmative subject concord + -ligaba person noun class singular plural first person ndigaba tuligaba second person oligaba muligaba third person 1/2 aligaba baligaba 3/4 guligaba erigaba 5/6 lirigaba galigaba 7/8 kirigaba birigaba 9/10 erigaba zirigaba 11/10 ruligaba 12/14 kaligaba buligaba 13 — tuligaba 14/6 buligaba galigaba 15/6 kuligaba 16 haligaba — negative ti- + subject concord + -ligaba person noun class singular plural first person tindigaba tituligaba second person toligaba timuligaba third person 1/2 taligaba tibaligaba 3/4 tiguligaba terigaba 5/6 tiririgaba tigaligaba 7/8 tikirigaba tibirigaba 9/10 terigaba tizirigaba 11/10 tiruligaba 12/14 tikaligaba tibuligaba 13 — tituligaba 14/6 tibuligaba tigaligaba 15/6 tikuligaba 16 tihaligaba — subject concord + -taligaba future habitual affirmative subject concord + -raagabaga person noun class singular plural first person ndaagabaga turaagabaga second person oraagabaga muraagabaga third person 1/2 araagabaga baraagabaga 3/4 guraagabaga eraagabaga 5/6 liraagabaga garaagabaga 7/8 kiraagabaga biraagabaga 9/10 eraagabaga ziraagabaga 11/10 ruraagabaga 12/14 karaagabaga buraagabaga 13 — turaagabaga 14/6 buraagabaga garaagabaga 15/6 kuraagabaga 16 haraagabaga — negative ti- + subject concord + -aagabege person noun class singular plural first person tinaagabege titwagabege second person tiwaagabege timwagabege third person 1/2 tiyaagabege tibaagabege 3/4 tigwagabege tiyaagabege 5/6 tiryagabege tigaagabege 7/8 tikyagabege tibyagabege 9/10 tiyaagabege tizaagabege 11/10 tirwagabege 12/14 tikaagabege tibwagabege 13 — titwagabege 14/6 tibwagabege tigaagabege 15/6 tikwagabege 16 tihaagabege — subject concord + -taagabege subjunctive affirmative subject concord + gabe person noun class singular plural first person ngabe tugabe second person ogabe mugabe third person 1/2 agabe bagabe 3/4 gugabe egabe 5/6 ligabe gagabe 7/8 kigabe bigabe 9/10 egabe zigabe 11/10 rugabe 12/14 kagabe bugabe 13 — tugabe 14/6 bugabe gagabe 15/6 kugabe 16 hagabe — negative subject concord + -tagaba person noun class singular plural first person ntagaba tutagaba second person otagaba mutagaba third person 1/2 atagaba batagaba 3/4 gutagaba etagaba 5/6 litagaba gatagaba 7/8 kitagaba bitagaba 9/10 etagaba zitagaba 11/10 rutagaba 12/14 katagaba butagaba 13 — tutagaba 14/6 butagaba gatagaba 15/6 kutagaba 16 hatagaba — — subjunctive habitual affirmative subject concord + gabege person noun class singular plural first person ngabege tugabege second person ogabege mugabege third person 1/2 agabege bagabege 3/4 gugabege egabege 5/6 ligabege gagabege 7/8 kigabege bigabege 9/10 egabege zigabege 11/10 rugabege 12/14 kagabege bugabege 13 — tugabege 14/6 bugabege gagabege 15/6 kugabege 16 hagabege — hypothetical affirmative subject concord + -aakugaba person noun class singular plural first person naakugaba twakugaba second person waakugaba mwakugaba third person 1/2 yaakugaba baakugaba 3/4 gwakugaba yaakugaba 5/6 lyakugaba gaakugaba 7/8 kyakugaba byakugaba 9/10 yaakugaba zaakugaba 11/10 rwakugaba 12/14 kaakugaba bwakugaba 13 — twakugaba 14/6 bwakugaba gaakugaba 15/6 kwakugaba 16 haakugaba — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakugaba person noun class singular plural first person tinaakugaba titwakugaba second person tiwaakugaba timwakugaba third person 1/2 tiyaakugaba tibaakugaba 3/4 tigwakugaba tiyaakugaba 5/6 tiryakugaba tigaakugaba 7/8 tikyakugaba tibyakugaba 9/10 tiyaakugaba tizaakugaba 11/10 tirwakugaba 12/14 tikaakugaba tibwakugaba 13 — titwakugaba 14/6 tibwakugaba tigaakugaba 15/6 tikwakugaba 16 tihaakugaba — subject concord + -taakugaba conditional affirmative subject concord + -aakugabire person noun class singular plural first person naakugabire twakugabire second person waakugabire mwakugabire third person 1/2 yaakugabire baakugabire 3/4 gwakugabire yaakugabire 5/6 lyakugabire gaakugabire 7/8 kyakugabire byakugabire 9/10 yaakugabire zaakugabire 11/10 rwakugabire 12/14 kaakugabire bwakugabire 13 — twakugabire 14/6 bwakugabire gaakugabire 15/6 kwakugabire 16 haakugabire — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakugabire person noun class singular plural first person tinaakugabire titwakugabire second person tiwaakugabire timwakugabire third person 1/2 tiyaakugabire tibaakugabire 3/4 tigwakugabire tiyaakugabire 5/6 tiryakugabire tigaakugabire 7/8 tikyakugabire tibyakugabire 9/10 tiyaakugabire tizaakugabire 11/10 tirwakugabire 12/14 tikaakugabire tibwakugabire 13 — titwakugabire 14/6 tibwakugabire tigaakugabire 15/6 tikwakugabire 16 tihaakugabire — subject concord + -taakugabire object concords person noun class singular plural first person -ngaba -tugaba second person -kugaba -bagaba third person 1/2 -mugaba 3/4 -gugaba -gigaba 5/6 -ligaba -gagaba 7/8 -kigaba -bigaba 9/10 -gigaba -zigaba 11/10 -rugaba 12/14 -kagaba -bugaba 13 — -tugaba 14/6 -bugaba -gagaba 15/6 -kugaba 16 -hagaba —

¹ The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -gabira
  • Long causative: -gabisa
  • Passive: -gabwa
  • Short reciprocal: -gabana

• Nominal derivations:
  • engabu (“shield”)
  • obugabe (“freedom”)
  • omugabi (“giver”)
  • omugabo (“portion”)

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[3], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 320
• Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎^[4], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 103

Turkmen

Other scripts
Latin	gaba
Cyrillic	габа
Arabic	قبا

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

gaba (comparative gabarak, superlative iň gaba)

1. large
2. thick

Derived terms

• gabarmak
• gabalyk