Paraíba

See also: paraíba

English

the Brazil state of Paraiba

Etymology

From Portuguese Paraíba, from Old Tupi pa'ra a'íba (“bad for navigation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑːɹaɪˈiːbə/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Paraíba

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: João Pessoa

Derived terms

• Paraiba tourmaline

Translations

a state in north-eastern Brazil

• Arabic: بَارَايْبَا (bārāybā)
• Armenian: Պարաիբա (Paraiba)
• French: Paraïba
• Georgian: პარაიბა (ṗaraiba)
• Greek: Παραΐμπα (el) (Paraḯmpa)
• Japanese: パライバ (Paraiba)
• Korean: 파라이바 (paraiba)
• Portuguese: Paraíba (pt) f
• Russian: Параи́ба (Paraíba)
• Spanish: Paraíba
• Ukrainian: Параї́ба (Parajíba)

Further reading

• Category:Paraíba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Paraíba on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Paraíba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Paraíba

Alternative forms

• Parahyba (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Named after the Captaincy of Paraíba, from Old Tupi paraaíba (“bad river”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾaˈi.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾaˈi.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ɾaˈi.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɐˈi.bɐ/ [pɐ.ɾɐˈi.βɐ]

• Rhymes: -ibɐ
• Homophone: paraíba
• Hyphenation: Pa‧ra‧í‧ba

• Audio (Brazil):

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Proper noun

Paraíba f

1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: João Pessoa

   Synonym: (abbreviation) PB

Derived terms

• paraibano (demonym)

See also

states of Brazil: estados do Brasiledit

• Acre
• Alagoas
• Amapá
• Amazonas
• Bahia
• Ceará
• Espírito Santo
• Goiás
• Maranhão
• Mato Grosso
• Mato Grosso do Sul
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Paraíba
• Paraná
• Pernambuco
• Piauí
• Rio de Janeiro
• Rio Grande do Norte
• Rio Grande do Sul
• Rondônia
• Roraima
• Santa Catarina
• São Paulo
• Sergipe
• Tocantins