eba

See also: èbà

English

Noun

eba (uncountable)

A stiff dough made by soaking garri in hot water and kneading it with a baton.

Anagrams

ABE, Abe, Abé, BAe, BEA, Bae, Bea, EAB, a-be, abe, bae

Portuguese

Interjection

eba!

yay (an expression of happiness)

Synonyms

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

Verb

-êba

to steal

Inflection

Tone HH
Infinitive	ukweba
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukweba	ukungebi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	yeba	yebe
Plural	yebani	yebeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyeba, ngeba	engebayo, engeba	ngeba	angebi	engingebi	ngingebi
2nd singular	uyeba, weba	owebayo, oweba	weba	awebi	ongebi	ungebi
1st plural	siyeba, seba	esebayo, eseba	seba	asebi	esingebi	singebi
2nd plural	niyeba, neba	enebayo, eneba	neba	anebi	eningebi	ningebi
Class 1	uyeba, weba	owebayo, oweba	eba	akebi	ongebi	engebi
Class 2	bayeba, beba	abebayo, abeba	beba	abebi	abangebi	bengebi
Class 3	uyeba, weba	owebayo, oweba	weba	awebi	ongebi	ungebi
Class 4	iyeba, eba	eyebayo, eyeba	eba	ayebi	engebi	ingebi
Class 5	liyeba, leba	elebayo, eleba	leba	alebi	elingebi	lingebi
Class 6	ayeba, eba	ebayo, eba	eba	awebi	angebi	engebi
Class 7	siyeba, seba	esebayo, eseba	seba	asebi	esingebi	singebi
Class 8	ziyeba, zeba	ezebayo, ezeba	zeba	azebi	ezingebi	zingebi
Class 9	iyeba, eba	eyebayo, eyeba	eba	ayebi	engebi	ingebi
Class 10	ziyeba, zeba	ezebayo, ezeba	zeba	azebi	ezingebi	zingebi
Class 11	luyeba, lweba	olwebayo, olweba	lweba	alwebi	olungebi	lungebi
Class 14	buyeba, beba	obebayo, obeba	beba	abebi	obungebi	bungebi
Class 15	kuyeba, kweba	okwebayo, okweba	kweba	akwebi	okungebi	kungebi
Class 17	kuyeba, kweba	okwebayo, okweba	kweba	akwebi	okungebi	kungebi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngebile, ngebē	engebile, engebē	ngebile, ngebē	angebanga	engingebanga	ngingebanga
2nd singular	webile, webē	owebile, owebē	webile, webē	awebanga	ongebanga	ungebanga
1st plural	sebile, sebē	esebile, esebē	sebile, sebē	asebanga	esingebanga	singebanga
2nd plural	nebile, nebē	enebile, enebē	nebile, nebē	anebanga	eningebanga	ningebanga
Class 1	webile, webē	owebile, owebē	ebile, ebē	akebanga	ongebanga	engebanga
Class 2	bebile, bebē	abebile, abebē	bebile, bebē	abebanga	abangebanga	bengebanga
Class 3	webile, webē	owebile, owebē	webile, webē	awebanga	ongebanga	ungebanga
Class 4	ebile, ebē	eyebile, eyebē	ebile, ebē	ayebanga	engebanga	ingebanga
Class 5	lebile, lebē	elebile, elebē	lebile, lebē	alebanga	elingebanga	lingebanga
Class 6	ebile, ebē	ebile, ebē	ebile, ebē	awebanga	angebanga	engebanga
Class 7	sebile, sebē	esebile, esebē	sebile, sebē	asebanga	esingebanga	singebanga
Class 8	zebile, zebē	ezebile, ezebē	zebile, zebē	azebanga	ezingebanga	zingebanga
Class 9	ebile, ebē	eyebile, eyebē	ebile, ebē	ayebanga	engebanga	ingebanga
Class 10	zebile, zebē	ezebile, ezebē	zebile, zebē	azebanga	ezingebanga	zingebanga
Class 11	lwebile, lwebē	olwebile, olwebē	lwebile, lwebē	alwebanga	olungebanga	lungebanga
Class 14	bebile, bebē	obebile, obebē	bebile, bebē	abebanga	obungebanga	bungebanga
Class 15	kwebile, kwebē	okwebile, okwebē	kwebile, kwebē	akwebanga	okungebanga	kungebanga
Class 17	kwebile, kwebē	okwebile, okwebē	kwebile, kwebē	akwebanga	okungebanga	kungebanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngēba	engēba	ngēba	angebanga	engingebanga	ngingebanga
2nd singular	wēba	owēba	wēba	awebanga	ongebanga	ungebanga
1st plural	sēba	esēba	sēba	asebanga	esingebanga	singebanga
2nd plural	nēba	enēba	nēba	anebanga	eningebanga	ningebanga
Class 1	wēba	owēba	ēba	akebanga	ongebanga	engebanga
Class 2	bēba	abēba	bēba	abebanga	abangebanga	bengebanga
Class 3	wēba	owēba	wēba	awebanga	ongebanga	ungebanga
Class 4	yēba	eyēba	yēba	ayebanga	engebanga	ingebanga
Class 5	lēba	elēba	lēba	alebanga	elingebanga	lingebanga
Class 6	ēba	ēba	ēba	awebanga	angebanga	engebanga
Class 7	sēba	esēba	sēba	asebanga	esingebanga	singebanga
Class 8	zēba	ezēba	zēba	azebanga	ezingebanga	zingebanga
Class 9	yēba	eyēba	yēba	ayebanga	engebanga	ingebanga
Class 10	zēba	ezēba	zēba	azebanga	ezingebanga	zingebanga
Class 11	lwēba	olwēba	lwēba	alwebanga	olungebanga	lungebanga
Class 14	bēba	obēba	bēba	abebanga	obungebanga	bungebanga
Class 15	kwēba	okwēba	kwēba	akwebanga	okungebanga	kungebanga
Class 17	kwēba	okwēba	kwēba	akwebanga	okungebanga	kungebanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingeba	—	ngingeba	ngingebe	—	ngingebe
2nd singular	ungeba	—	ungeba	ungebe	—	ungebe
1st plural	singeba	—	singeba	singebe	—	singebe
2nd plural	ningeba	—	ningeba	ningebe	—	ningebe
Class 1	angeba	—	engeba	angebe	—	engebe
Class 2	bangeba	—	bengeba	bangebe	—	bengebe
Class 3	ungeba	—	ungeba	ungebe	—	ungebe
Class 4	ingeba	—	ingeba	ingebe	—	ingebe
Class 5	lingeba	—	lingeba	lingebe	—	lingebe
Class 6	angeba	—	engeba	angebe	—	engebe
Class 7	singeba	—	singeba	singebe	—	singebe
Class 8	zingeba	—	zingeba	zingebe	—	zingebe
Class 9	ingeba	—	ingeba	ingebe	—	ingebe
Class 10	zingeba	—	zingeba	zingebe	—	zingebe
Class 11	lungeba	—	lungeba	lungebe	—	lungebe
Class 14	bungeba	—	bungeba	bungebe	—	bungebe
Class 15	kungeba	—	kungeba	kungebe	—	kungebe
Class 17	kungeba	—	kungeba	kungebe	—	kungebe
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokweba	engizokweba	ngizokweba	angizukweba	—	ngingezukweba
2nd singular	uzokweba	ozokweba	uzokweba	awuzukweba	—	ungezukweba
1st plural	sizokweba	esizokweba	sizokweba	asizukweba	—	singezukweba
2nd plural	nizokweba	enizokweba	nizokweba	anizukweba	—	ningezukweba
Class 1	uzokweba	ozokweba	ezokweba	akazukweba	—	engezukweba
Class 2	bazokweba	abazokweba	bezokweba	abazukweba	—	bengezukweba
Class 3	uzokweba	ozokweba	uzokweba	awuzukweba	—	ungezukweba
Class 4	izokweba	ezokweba	izokweba	ayizukweba	—	ingezukweba
Class 5	lizokweba	elizokweba	lizokweba	alizukweba	—	lingezukweba
Class 6	azokweba	azokweba	ezokweba	awazukweba	—	engezukweba
Class 7	sizokweba	esizokweba	sizokweba	asizukweba	—	singezukweba
Class 8	zizokweba	ezizokweba	zizokweba	azizukweba	—	zingezukweba
Class 9	izokweba	ezokweba	izokweba	ayizukweba	—	ingezukweba
Class 10	zizokweba	ezizokweba	zizokweba	azizukweba	—	zingezukweba
Class 11	luzokweba	oluzokweba	luzokweba	aluzukweba	—	lungezukweba
Class 14	buzokweba	obuzokweba	buzokweba	abuzukweba	—	bungezukweba
Class 15	kuzokweba	okuzokweba	kuzokweba	akuzukweba	—	kungezukweba
Class 17	kuzokweba	okuzokweba	kuzokweba	akuzukweba	—	kungezukweba
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokweba	engiyokweba	ngiyokweba	angiyukweba	—	ngingeyukweba
2nd singular	uyokweba	oyokweba	uyokweba	awuyukweba	—	ungeyukweba
1st plural	siyokweba	esiyokweba	siyokweba	asiyukweba	—	singeyukweba
2nd plural	niyokweba	eniyokweba	niyokweba	aniyukweba	—	ningeyukweba
Class 1	uyokweba	oyokweba	eyokweba	akayukweba	—	engeyukweba
Class 2	bayokweba	abayokweba	beyokweba	abayukweba	—	bengeyukweba
Class 3	uyokweba	oyokweba	uyokweba	awuyukweba	—	ungeyukweba
Class 4	iyokweba	eyokweba	iyokweba	ayiyukweba	—	ingeyukweba
Class 5	liyokweba	eliyokweba	liyokweba	aliyukweba	—	lingeyukweba
Class 6	ayokweba	ayokweba	eyokweba	awayukweba	—	engeyukweba
Class 7	siyokweba	esiyokweba	siyokweba	asiyukweba	—	singeyukweba
Class 8	ziyokweba	eziyokweba	ziyokweba	aziyukweba	—	zingeyukweba
Class 9	iyokweba	eyokweba	iyokweba	ayiyukweba	—	ingeyukweba
Class 10	ziyokweba	eziyokweba	ziyokweba	aziyukweba	—	zingeyukweba
Class 11	luyokweba	oluyokweba	luyokweba	aluyukweba	—	lungeyukweba
Class 14	buyokweba	obuyokweba	buyokweba	abuyukweba	—	bungeyukweba
Class 15	kuyokweba	okuyokweba	kuyokweba	akuyukweba	—	kungeyukweba
Class 17	kuyokweba	okuyokweba	kuyokweba	akuyukweba	—	kungeyukweba
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngebe	ngingebi
2nd singular	webe	ungebi
1st plural	sebe	singebi
2nd plural	nebe	ningebi
Class 1	ebe	angebi
Class 2	bebe	bangebi
Class 3	webe	ungebi
Class 4	ebe	ingebi
Class 5	lebe	lingebi
Class 6	ebe	angebi
Class 7	sebe	singebi
Class 8	zebe	zingebi
Class 9	ebe	ingebi
Class 10	zebe	zingebi
Class 11	lwebe	lungebi
Class 14	bebe	bungebi
Class 15	kwebe	kungebi
Class 17	kwebe	kungebi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngeba	angeba
2nd singular	weba	aweba
1st plural	seba	aseba
2nd plural	neba	aneba
Class 1	weba	akeba
Class 2	beba	abeba
Class 3	weba	aweba
Class 4	yeba	ayeba
Class 5	leba	aleba
Class 6	eba	aweba
Class 7	seba	aseba
Class 8	zeba	azeba
Class 9	yeba	ayeba
Class 10	zeba	azeba
Class 11	lweba	alweba
Class 14	beba	abeba
Class 15	kweba	akweba
Class 17	kweba	akweba

Derived terms

isebi
umebo

References

C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “eɓa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “eɓa (6.3)”

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.