suba'

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *súbaq. Compare Cebuano suba.

Noun

suba'

1. river

Maltese

Alternative forms

• seba’, saba’

Etymology

From Arabic إِصْبَع (ʔiṣbaʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ba/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.baˤ/ (archaic)

Noun

suba’ m (dual subgħajn, plural subgħajn or swaba’)

1. finger
   • 2022, Nadia Mifsud, meta tinfetaq il-folla, Ede Books, →ISBN:

     kollox għafsa. kollox fastidju. forsi
     għax għadu (wisq) kmieni. forsi.
     għax dallejl xtaqt stajt nimtedd maġenbek
     u dalgħodu stenbaħt
     b’subgħajja mwebbla għal ponn ramel
     u d-diqa mwebsa ma’ ħaddejja.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. toe
3. tentacle

Usage notes

• Suba' and difer (“nail”) are the only non-paired body parts in which the original dual is used with a plural sense. With suba', both forms are commonly used interchangeably. Only in very restricted contexts can the dual form still mean “two fingers”. Only the dual form is possible with personal suffixes.

Inflection

Inflection of suba’

		singular		plural
		m	f
singular	1st person	subgħi		subagħna
	2nd person	subgħek		subagħkom
	3rd person	subgħu	subagħha	subagħhom
plural	1st person	subgħajja		subgħajna
	2nd person	subgħajk		subgħajkom
	3rd person	subgħajh	subgħajha	subgħajhom

Related terms

• suba’ l-kbir
• suba’ l-werrej
• suba’ tal-ħatem
• suba’ tan-nofs
• suba’ tas-sieq
• suba’ ż-żgħir

 

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *súbaq. Compare Cebuano suba.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /subaʔ/ [sʊˈβaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: su‧ba'

Noun

suba' (Sulat Sūg spelling سُبَأْ)

1. river

   Nagdakdak in manga budjang sin badju' ha suba' .

   The maidens are washing the clothes in the river.