agba

See also: ágba

Finnish

Etymology

From Edo ágbá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɡbɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ɡbɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡbɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ag‧ba
• Hyphenation^(key): ag‧ba

Noun

agba

1. agba (Prioria balsamifera, syn. Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum)

Declension

Inflection of agba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		agba	agbat
genitive		agban	agbojen
partitive		agbaa	agboja
illative		agbaan	agboihin
		singular	plural
nominative		agba	agbat
accusative	nom.	agba	agbat
	gen.	agban
genitive		agban	agbojen agbain rare
partitive		agbaa	agboja
inessive		agbassa	agboissa
elative		agbasta	agboista
illative		agbaan	agboihin
adessive		agballa	agboilla
ablative		agbalta	agboilta
allative		agballe	agboille
essive		agbana	agboina
translative		agbaksi	agboiksi
abessive		agbatta	agboitta
instructive		—	agboin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of agba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative agbani agbani accusative nom. agbani agbani gen. agbani genitive agbani agbojeni agbaini rare partitive agbaani agbojani inessive agbassani agboissani elative agbastani agboistani illative agbaani agboihini adessive agballani agboillani ablative agbaltani agboiltani allative agballeni agboilleni essive agbanani agboinani translative agbakseni agboikseni abessive agbattani agboittani instructive — — comitative — agboineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative agbasi agbasi accusative nom. agbasi agbasi gen. agbasi genitive agbasi agbojesi agbaisi rare partitive agbaasi agbojasi inessive agbassasi agboissasi elative agbastasi agboistasi illative agbaasi agboihisi adessive agballasi agboillasi ablative agbaltasi agboiltasi allative agballesi agboillesi essive agbanasi agboinasi translative agbaksesi agboiksesi abessive agbattasi agboittasi instructive — — comitative — agboinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative agbamme agbamme accusative nom. agbamme agbamme gen. agbamme genitive agbamme agbojemme agbaimme rare partitive agbaamme agbojamme inessive agbassamme agboissamme elative agbastamme agboistamme illative agbaamme agboihimme adessive agballamme agboillamme ablative agbaltamme agboiltamme allative agballemme agboillemme essive agbanamme agboinamme translative agbaksemme agboiksemme abessive agbattamme agboittamme instructive — — comitative — agboinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative agbanne agbanne accusative nom. agbanne agbanne gen. agbanne genitive agbanne agbojenne agbainne rare partitive agbaanne agbojanne inessive agbassanne agboissanne elative agbastanne agboistanne illative agbaanne agboihinne adessive agballanne agboillanne ablative agbaltanne agboiltanne allative agballenne agboillenne essive agbananne agboinanne translative agbaksenne agboiksenne abessive agbattanne agboittanne instructive — — comitative — agboinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative agbansa agbansa accusative nom. agbansa agbansa gen. agbansa genitive agbansa agbojensa agbainsa rare partitive agbaansa agbojaan agbojansa inessive agbassaan agbassansa agboissaan agboissansa elative agbastaan agbastansa agboistaan agboistansa illative agbaansa agboihinsa adessive agballaan agballansa agboillaan agboillansa ablative agbaltaan agbaltansa agboiltaan agboiltansa allative agballeen agballensa agboilleen agboillensa essive agbanaan agbanansa agboinaan agboinansa translative agbakseen agbaksensa agboikseen agboiksensa abessive agbattaan agbattansa agboittaan agboittansa instructive — — comitative — agboineen agboinensa

Igala

Alternative forms

• ágbáà

Etymology 1

Cognate with Yoruba agbọ̀n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /á.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

ágbà

1. basket

References

• John Idakwoji (12 February 2015), An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Cognate with Yoruba àgbọ̀n and Yoruba àgbàn, ultimately proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-ɡbã̀, equivalent to *à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *ɡbã̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

àgbà

1. chin

Itsekiri

Etymology 1

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ gbá (“to sweep”), literally “The one that sweeps”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

agbá

1. sweeper

Etymology 2

Cognate with Yoruba àgbà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

àgbà

1. elder

   Synonym: ẹlígbó

Nupe

Etymology

From Yoruba àgbá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

àgbá (plural àgbázhì)

1. cannon
2. field gun

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɡ͡bà/

Noun

àgbà

1. adult, elder

   Synonym: arúgbó

2. senior institution or entity

   Ìṣẹ̀ṣe làgbà ― Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is the most senior institution of the Yoruba

Derived terms

• adàgbàmádanú (“an insult”)
• àgbà ọ̀jẹ̀ (“expert”)
• àgbàkágbà (“bad adult”)
• àgbàlagbà (“adult”)
• àgbààyà

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

àgbá

1. (geometry) cylinder, a term for an object or entity that is cylindrical in shape
   1. a type of Yoruba drum in the gbẹ̀du family of drums, historically played by members of the senior religious and political group, the Ògbóni
   2. barrel, cylinder
   3. wheel
   4. cannon

      Synonym: ìbọn àgbá

Derived terms

• àgbá afẹ́fẹ́-àmísínú (“oxygen cylinder”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ɡ͡bá/

Noun

àgbá

1. the plants Alafia multiflora and Landolphia togolana

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɡ͡bā/

Noun

agba

1. the plant Prioria balsamifera

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɡ͡bā/

Noun

agba

1. the plants Entada gigas and Motandra paniculata (syn. Motandra guineensis, which are primarily used to make ropes

Derived terms

• okùn agba

Related terms

• igbà (“a type of rope used for climbing”)

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ɡ͡bā/

Noun

agba

1. a type of drum played by the Ìlàjẹ and Ìkálẹ̀ people