îub

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjuβ̞]
• Rhymes: -uβ
• Hyphenation: îub

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-uβ／*juβ (“to lie”), from Proto-Tupian *-up／*wup (“to lie”).

Verb

îub (first-person singular active indicative aîub, first-person singular negative active indicative naîubi, noun uba) (intransitive)

1. to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
2. to be implicit
3. to lodge (stay in any place or shelter)

Related terms

• upaba

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *juβ (“yellow”), from Proto-Tupian *wup (“red”).

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ju.

Adjective

îub

1. yellow
2. blond; fair-haired
3. ginger; ginger-haired
4. pale

Declension

    Declension of îub (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe îub	nde îub	i îub	oré îub	îandé îub	pe îub
Imperative
Permissive	ta xe îub	ta nde îub	t'i îub	t'oré îub	t'îandé îub	ta pe îub
Negative indicative	na xe îubi	na nde îubi	n'i îubi	n'oré îubi	n'îandé îubi	na pe îubi
Negative imperative		nde îub umẽ				pe îub umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe îub umẽ	ta nde îub umẽ	t'i îub umẽ	t'oré îub umẽ	t'îandé îub umẽ	ta pe îub umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe îubamo	nde îubamo	o îubamo	oré îubamo	îandé îubamo	pe îubamo
Negative	xe îube'ymamo	nde îube'ymamo	o îube'ymamo	oré îube'ymamo	îandé îube'ymamo	pe îube'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	îuba
Negative	îube'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	xe îubamo		o îubamo	oré îubamo	îandé îubamo
	xe îubi1		i îubi1	oré îubi1	îandé îubi1
Negative	xe îube'ymamo		o îube'ymamo	oré îube'ymamo	îandé îube'ymamo
	xe îube'ymi1		i îube'ymi1	oré îube'ymi1	îandé îube'ymi1
1North Tupi

Derived terms

• aîuba
• aîuruaîuba
• moîub
• obaîuba
• îuba

 

Related terms

• tupi'aîuba

 

See also

Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns	piranga／pyranga	îuba	oby      obyeté	tinga	una	tingaíba, pytanga
Adjectives	pirang／pyrang	îub		ting	un	tingaíb, pytang

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îub/ub(a)”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 196, column 1
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îuba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 196, columns 1–2