tiba

See also: tibà and tì bà

Catalan

Verb

tiba

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

Fula

Noun

tiba o (plural tibaaji) (Pulaar)

1. roof
2. one-room house

References

• M. Niang (1997), Pulaar–English English–Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tiba.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtiba/ [ˈt̪i.ba]
• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: ti‧ba

Verb

tiba (intransitive)

1. synonym of datang (“to arrive; to come”)

Derived terms

• ketibaan
• setibanya
• tiba-tiba

Further reading

• “tiba”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese tiba.

Verb

tiba

1. to fall

Malay

Alternative forms

• tiber (Internet slang)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiba/
  • (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [ti.bə]

    • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • (Literary Standard, Northern Peninsular) IPA^(key): [ti.ba]

    • Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ba, -a
• Hyphenation: ti‧ba

Verb

tiba (Jawi spelling تيبا)

1. To arrive:
   1. To reach (a place).

      Synonyms: sampai, datang

      Kami tiba di stesen pada waktu tengah hari.

      We arrived at the station at noon.

   2. To come (of time).

      Musim tengkujuh sudah tiba.

      The rainy season has arrived.

      Sudah tiba masanya untuk revolusi.

      The time has come for revolution.

Affixations

• ketibaan
• setiba
• tiba-tiba / tetiba (“suddenly”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: tiba

Further reading

• "tiba" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Old Javanese

Verb

tiba

1. to fall

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic طِبّ (ṭibb, “medicine”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

tiba class IX (plural tiba class X)

1. medical treatment

Related terms

• -tibu (“to treat, cure, heal”)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tebáq (“to cut down a stalk of bananas”). Compare Ibatan atba, Ilocano tebba, Pangasinan teba, Sambali teba, Hanunoo tuba, Central Bikol taba, Cebuano tuba, Maranao teba', and Western Bukidnon Manobo teva. Unrelated to Javanese ꦠꦶꦧ (tiba).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈbaʔ/ [t̪ɪˈbaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ti‧ba

Noun

tibâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊ)

1. cutting down of a banana trunk (or any palm tree), and cutting off of the bunch for harvest
2. (figurative) acquisition of a big gain in a business deal or transaction

Derived terms

• itiba
• magpatiba
• makatiba
• pagtiba
• patibain
• tiba-tiba
• tibain
• tumiba
• tumiba-tiba

See also

• tabas

Adjective

tibâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊ)

1. already harvested (of a bunch of bananas)
2. (figurative) gained a large amount

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtibaʔ/ [ˈt̪iː.bɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ibaʔ
• Syllabification: ti‧ba

Noun

tibà (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊ) (obsolete)

1. assessment or estimation by eye; rough estimate

   Synonyms: tantiya, taya, tasa

   Magkano'ng tiba mo dito sa palay na ito?

   How much is your estimate for this rice?

Derived terms

• matibaan
• tibaan

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈba/ [t̪ɪˈba]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ti‧ba

Noun

tibá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜊ)

1. act of tempering or curing an earthen pot, jar, or other vessel to prevent it from cracking or bursting before pouring liquor

Derived terms

• tibahin

Further reading

• “tiba”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “tiba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈti.ba]

Verb

tiba

1. (transitive) to think over, contemplate

Conjugation

Conjugation of tiba

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		totiba	fotiba	mitiba
2nd person		notiba	nitiba
3rd person	masculine	otiba	itiba yotiba (archaic)
	feminine	motiba
	neuter	itiba

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh