soba

See also: Appendix:Variations of "soba"

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English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 蕎麦 (soba).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: sōʹbə, IPA^(key): /ˈsəʊbə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(General American) enPR: sōʹbə, IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊbə/
(New Zealand) enPR: sōʹbə, IPA^(key): /ˈsɐʉbɘ/
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -əʊbə, (General American) -oʊbə
Homophone: sober (non-rhotic)

Noun

English Wikipedia has an article on:

soba

Wikipedia

soba (countable and uncountable, plural sobas)

A Japanese buckwheat noodle.

Translations

Japanese buckwheat noodle

Arabic: سُوبَا f (sūbā), سُوبَا f (sobā)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 蕎麥麵 / 荞麦面 (kiu⁴ mak⁶ min⁶)

Mandarin: 蕎麥麵條 / 荞麦面条 (qiáomài miàntiáo), 蕎麥麵 / 荞麦面 (zh) (qiáomàimiàn)
Finnish: soba (fi)
French: soba (fr) m
German: Soba n
Japanese: 蕎麦 (ja) (そば, soba)
Korean: 소바 (soba)
Persian: سوبا m (sobâ)
Portuguese: soba (pt) m
Russian: со́ба (ru) f (sóba)
Spanish: soba (es) m
Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 2

Noun

soba (plural sobas)

A traditional community leader in Angola.

Anagrams

ASBO, Abos, Asbo, BAOs, Baos, SOAB, Sabo, abos, asbo, baos, baso-, boas, bosa, obas, sabo

Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani Wikipedia has an article on:

soba

Wikipedia ^az

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صوبا (soba), from Hungarian szoba, ultimately from Old High German stuba (“warmed room, oven”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [soˈbɑ]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: so‧ba

Noun

soba (definite accusative sobanı, plural sobalar)

stove

Declension

Declension of *soba*
	singular	plural
nominative	soba	sobalar
definite accusative	sobanı	sobaları
dative	sobaya	sobalara
locative	sobada	sobalarda
ablative	sobadan	sobalardan
definite genitive	sobanın	sobaların

Possessive forms of *soba*
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	sobam	sobalarım
sənin (“your”)	soban	sobaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	sobası	sobaları
bizim (“our”)	sobamız	sobalarımız
sizin (“your”)	sobanız	sobalarınız
onların (“their”)	sobası or sobaları	sobaları

	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	sobamı	sobalarımı
sənin (“your”)	sobanı	sobalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	sobasını	sobalarını
bizim (“our”)	sobamızı	sobalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	sobanızı	sobalarınızı
onların (“their”)	sobasını or sobalarını	sobalarını

	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	sobama	sobalarıma
sənin (“your”)	sobana	sobalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	sobasına	sobalarına
bizim (“our”)	sobamıza	sobalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	sobanıza	sobalarınıza
onların (“their”)	sobasına or sobalarına	sobalarına

	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	sobamda	sobalarımda
sənin (“your”)	sobanda	sobalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	sobasında	sobalarında
bizim (“our”)	sobamızda	sobalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	sobanızda	sobalarınızda
onların (“their”)	sobasında or sobalarında	sobalarında

	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	sobamdan	sobalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	sobandan	sobalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	sobasından	sobalarından
bizim (“our”)	sobamızdan	sobalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	sobanızdan	sobalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	sobasından or sobalarından	sobalarından

	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	sobamın	sobalarımın
sənin (“your”)	sobanın	sobalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	sobasının	sobalarının
bizim (“our”)	sobamızın	sobalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	sobanızın	sobalarınızın
onların (“their”)	sobasının or sobalarının	sobalarının

References

Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “soba”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎^[1] (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume 4, Baku: Şərq-Qərb

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

issoba (long form)

Etymology

Short form of issoba.

Noun

soba (alienable)

horse

Inflection

Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)


Nouns in nasal consonants m- or n-, or «airflow» consonants f-, h-, l-, lh-, s-, sh-, w-, y-	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person ("my, our")	a̠soba a̠-soba	po̠soba po̠-soba	hapo̠soba hapo̠-soba
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chi̠soba chi̠-soba	hachi̠soba hachi̠-soba
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	i̠soba i̠-soba

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsoba]

Noun

soba m anim

genitive/accusative singular of sob

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 蕎麦 (soba).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsobɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞bɑ̝]
Rhymes: -obɑ
Syllabification^(key): so‧ba
Hyphenation^(key): so‧ba

Noun

soba

soba

Declension

Inflection of soba (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		soba	sobat
genitive		soban	sobien
partitive		sobaa	sobia
illative		sobaan	sobiin
		singular	plural
nominative		soba	sobat
accusative	nom.	soba	sobat
accusative	gen.	soban	sobat
genitive		soban	sobien sobain ^rare
partitive		sobaa	sobia
inessive		sobassa	sobissa
elative		sobasta	sobista
illative		sobaan	sobiin
adessive		soballa	sobilla
ablative		sobalta	sobilta
allative		soballe	sobille
essive		sobana	sobina
translative		sobaksi	sobiksi
abessive		sobatta	sobitta
instructive		—	sobin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of soba (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		sobani	sobani
accusative	nom.	sobani	sobani
accusative	gen.	sobani	sobani
genitive		sobani	sobieni sobaini ^rare
partitive		sobaani	sobiani
inessive		sobassani	sobissani
elative		sobastani	sobistani
illative		sobaani	sobiini
adessive		soballani	sobillani
ablative		sobaltani	sobiltani
allative		soballeni	sobilleni
essive		sobanani	sobinani
translative		sobakseni	sobikseni
abessive		sobattani	sobittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	sobineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		sobasi	sobasi
accusative	nom.	sobasi	sobasi
accusative	gen.	sobasi	sobasi
genitive		sobasi	sobiesi sobaisi ^rare
partitive		sobaasi	sobiasi
inessive		sobassasi	sobissasi
elative		sobastasi	sobistasi
illative		sobaasi	sobiisi
adessive		soballasi	sobillasi
ablative		sobaltasi	sobiltasi
allative		soballesi	sobillesi
essive		sobanasi	sobinasi
translative		sobaksesi	sobiksesi
abessive		sobattasi	sobittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	sobinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		sobamme	sobamme
accusative	nom.	sobamme	sobamme
accusative	gen.	sobamme	sobamme
genitive		sobamme	sobiemme sobaimme ^rare
partitive		sobaamme	sobiamme
inessive		sobassamme	sobissamme
elative		sobastamme	sobistamme
illative		sobaamme	sobiimme
adessive		soballamme	sobillamme
ablative		sobaltamme	sobiltamme
allative		soballemme	sobillemme
essive		sobanamme	sobinamme
translative		sobaksemme	sobiksemme
abessive		sobattamme	sobittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	sobinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		sobanne	sobanne
accusative	nom.	sobanne	sobanne
accusative	gen.	sobanne	sobanne
genitive		sobanne	sobienne sobainne ^rare
partitive		sobaanne	sobianne
inessive		sobassanne	sobissanne
elative		sobastanne	sobistanne
illative		sobaanne	sobiinne
adessive		soballanne	sobillanne
ablative		sobaltanne	sobiltanne
allative		soballenne	sobillenne
essive		sobananne	sobinanne
translative		sobaksenne	sobiksenne
abessive		sobattanne	sobittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	sobinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		sobansa	sobansa
accusative	nom.	sobansa	sobansa
accusative	gen.	sobansa	sobansa
genitive		sobansa	sobiensa sobainsa ^rare
partitive		sobaansa	sobiaan sobiansa
inessive		sobassaan sobassansa	sobissaan sobissansa
elative		sobastaan sobastansa	sobistaan sobistansa
illative		sobaansa	sobiinsa
adessive		soballaan soballansa	sobillaan sobillansa
ablative		sobaltaan sobaltansa	sobiltaan sobiltansa
allative		soballeen soballensa	sobilleen sobillensa
essive		sobanaan sobanansa	sobinaan sobinansa
translative		sobakseen sobaksensa	sobikseen sobiksensa
abessive		sobattaan sobattansa	sobittaan sobittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	sobineen sobinensa

Anagrams

bosa

Gagauz

Etymology

Ultimately from Hungarian szoba.^[1] Compare Azerbaijani soba and Turkish soba.

Noun

soba

stove

References

^ András Rajki, A Concise Gagauz Dictionary with etymologies and Turkish, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar and Turkmen cognates, 2007

Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from sobar. Compare Portuguese sova.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsoβɐ]

Noun

soba f (plural sobas)

beating
Synonyms: boura, malleira, tunda
- 1810, José Fernández y Neira, Proezas de Galicia:
  pegaron me unha soba, que nin a que lle deron a Cristo
  they gave me a beating that not even what they gave Christ [was comparable]

Related terms

sobar

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

soba

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

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 蕎麦 (そば, soba, “buckwheat”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsoba/ [ˈso.ba]
Rhymes: -oba
Syllabification: so‧ba

Noun

soba (plural soba-soba)

soba

Italian

Etymology

From Japanese.

Noun

soba f (invariable)

soba

Anagrams

baso, basò

Japanese

Romanization

soba

Rōmaji transcription of そば

Karelian

Alternative forms

šoba

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sopa.

Noun

soba

dress

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sopa. Cognates include Finnish sopa and Estonian sõba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsobɑ/
Hyphenation: so‧ba
Rhymes: -obɑ

Noun

soba (genitive sovan, partitive sobua)

clothing; dress

Declension

Declension of soba (Type 2/boba, b-v gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	soba	sovat
genitive	sovan	soviin
partitive	sobua	sobii
illative	sobah	sobiih
inessive	sovas	soviis
elative	sovaspäi	soviispäi
allative	sovale	soviile
adessive	soval	soviil
ablative	sovalpäi	soviilpäi
translative	sovakse	soviikse
essive	sovannu	soviinnu
abessive	sovattah	soviittah
comitative	sovanke	soviinke
instructive		soviin
prolative	sovači

Derived terms

(nouns):

sobu

References

Tatjana Boiko (2019), “soba”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 260

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sopa.

Noun

soba

dress

Oromo

Etymology

From Proto-Lowland East Cushitic *sab- ("to deceive"), from Proto-East Cushitic *sab- ("to deny"). Cognates include Somali sabaali (“seduce”) and Hadiyya saba (“refuse”).

Noun

soba

lie

Descendants

→ Burji: sob
- Burji: sosob

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

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

Rhymes: -ɔbɐ
Hyphenation: so‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Kimbundu soba.

Noun

soba m (plural sobas)

soba (a traditional community leader in Angola.)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 蕎麦 (soba, “a variety of Japanese noodle made from buckwheat”). Doublet of sobá.

Noun

soba m (plural sobas)

(cooking) soba (Japanese buckwheat noodle)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hungarian szoba, from Old High German stuba (whence also German Stube).

Noun

sȍba f (Cyrillic spelling со̏ба, augmentative sobetina)

room (a division of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling)

Declension

Declension of *soba*
	singular	plural
nominative	sȍba	sȍbe
genitive	sȍbē	sȏbā
dative	sȍbi	sȍbama
accusative	sȍbu	sȍbe
vocative	sȍbo	sȍbe
locative	sȍbi	sȍbama
instrumental	sȍbōm	sȍbama

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

soba (Cyrillic spelling соба)

genitive/accusative singular of sob

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian szoba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɔ̀ːba/

Noun

sóba f

room (a division of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	sôba
gen. sing.	sôbe
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	sôba	sôbi	sôbe
genitive (rodȋlnik)	sôbe	sôb	sôb
dative (dajȃlnik)	sôbi	sôbama	sôbam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	sôbo	sôbi	sôbe
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	sôbi	sôbah	sôbah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	sôbo	sôbama	sôbami

Spanish

Verb

soba

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

Turkish

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:

soba

Wikipedia ^tr

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صوبا (soba), borrowed from Hungarian szoba, from Old High German stuba, from Proto-West Germanic *stubu. Doublet of izbe.

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Noun

soba (definite accusative sobayı, plural sobalar)

stove

Declension

Declension of *soba*
	singular	plural
nominative	soba	sobalar
definite accusative	sobayı	sobaları
dative	sobaya	sobalara
locative	sobada	sobalarda
ablative	sobadan	sobalardan
genitive	sobanın	sobaların

Derived terms

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sopa.

Noun

soba

garment, piece of clothing

Inflection

Inflection of soba (inflection type 6/kuva)
nominative sing.	soba
genitive sing.	soban
partitive sing.	sobad
partitive plur.	sobid
	singular	plural
nominative	soba	sobad
accusative	soban	sobad
genitive	soban	sobiden
partitive	sobad	sobid
essive-instructive	soban	sobin
translative	sobaks	sobikš

inessive	sobas	sobiš
elative	sobaspäi	sobišpäi
illative	sobaha	sobihe

adessive	sobal	sobil
ablative	sobalpäi	sobilpäi
allative	sobale	sobile

abessive	sobata	sobita
comitative	sobanke	sobidenke
prolative	sobadme	sobidme

approximative I	sobanno	sobidenno
approximative II	sobannoks	sobidennoks
egressive	sobannopäi	sobidennopäi

terminative I	sobahasai	sobihesai
terminative II	sobalesai	sobilesai
terminative III	sobassai	—

additive I	sobahapäi	sobihepäi
additive II	sobalepäi	sobilepäi

Derived terms

References

Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “бельё, вещь”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Yami

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 蕎麦 (soba).

Noun

soba

noodle

[1] András Rajki, A Concise Gagauz Dictionary with etymologies and Turkish, Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar and Turkmen cognates, 2007

[1]

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

Anagrams

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

References

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Inflection

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Anagrams

Gagauz

Etymology

Noun

References

Galician

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

References

Etymology 2

Verb

Indonesian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Noun

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

Karelian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Livvi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

References

Ludian

Etymology

Noun

Oromo

Etymology

Noun

Descendants

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension