ịgbị

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ụ̀gbẹ̀, ụ̀gbà, ị̀gbẹ̀, ụ̀gbị̀

Etymology

Synonymous with ụ̀gbị̀ and used interchangeably, and probably from the same root as ìgbẹ̀, ùgbẹ̀, as the phonemes /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ are often used allophonically among speakers of the Ekiti dialect.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪ̀.ɡ͡bɪ̀/

Noun

ị̀gbị̀

1. (Ekiti, Idanre) time, occasion, season

   Synonyms: ìgbà, àsìkò, àkókò, sáà

   Ị̀gbì kí Ị̀àrẹ bá ti mị́làkị́là lọ́dún dé ― The time when the Iare chiefs start to meet is when we know festival time has come

Derived terms

• lị́gbị̀ (“when, at that time”)