# goba
## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡɔ.ba/

### Verb

goba
* third-person singular past historic of gober

## Hausa
### Etymology

Borrowed from English guava.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡóː.bàː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [ɡʷóː.bàː]

### Noun

gōbā̀ f (possessed form gōbàr̃)
* guava

#### Alternative forms

* gwaibā̀

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡɔbˠə/
* (Aran) IPA: /ˈɡɔbˠiː/

### Noun

goba
* nominative/vocative/dative plural of gob

### References

* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 127

## Latvian
### Noun

goba f (4th declension)
* elm

#### Declension
## Phuthi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gòba.

### Verb

-goba
* to bend

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gǫba. Cognate with Bulgarian гъба (gǎba), Slovak huba, Serbo-Croatian губа/guba, Russian губка (gubka). Non-Slavic cognates include Pashto غومبه (γumba, “swelling”). Compare Latin fungus, Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡòːba/

### Noun

gọ́ba f
* mushroom
* sponge

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “goba”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gòba.

### Verb

-goba
* to bend

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gòba.

### Verb

-goba
* to bend

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gòba.

### Verb

-goba
* to bend

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gòba.

### Verb

-goba
* (ergative) to bend
* (intransitive) to bow, to stoop
* (transitive) to tame

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukugoba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukugoba | ukungagobi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | goba | -gobe |
| Plural | gobani | -gobeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyagoba, ngigoba | engigobayo, engigoba | ngigoba | angigobi | engingagobi | ngingagobi |
| 2nd singular | uyagoba, ugoba | ogobayo, ogoba | ugoba | awugobi | ongagobi | ungagobi |
| 1st plural | siyagoba, sigoba | esigobayo, esigoba | sigoba | asigobi | esingagobi | singagobi |
| 2nd plural | niyagoba, nigoba | enigobayo, enigoba | nigoba | anigobi | eningagobi | ningagobi |
| Class 1 | uyagoba, ugoba | ogobayo, ogoba | egoba | akagobi | ongagobi | engagobi |
| Class 2 | bayagoba, bagoba | abagobayo, abagoba | begoba | abagobi | abangagobi | bengagobi |
| Class 3 | uyagoba, ugoba | ogobayo, ogoba | ugoba | awugobi | ongagobi | ungagobi |
| Class 4 | iyagoba, igoba | egobayo, egoba | igoba | ayigobi | engagobi | ingagobi |
| Class 5 | liyagoba, ligoba | eligobayo, eligoba | ligoba | aligobi | elingagobi | lingagobi |
| Class 6 | ayagoba, agoba | agobayo, agoba | egoba | awagobi | angagobi | engagobi |
| Class 7 | siyagoba, sigoba | esigobayo, esigoba | sigoba | asigobi | esingagobi | singagobi |
| Class 8 | ziyagoba, zigoba | ezigobayo, ezigoba | zigoba | azigobi | ezingagobi | zingagobi |
| Class 9 | iyagoba, igoba | egobayo, egoba | igoba | ayigobi | engagobi | ingagobi |
| Class 10 | ziyagoba, zigoba | ezigobayo, ezigoba | zigoba | azigobi | ezingagobi | zingagobi |
| Class 11 | luyagoba, lugoba | olugobayo, olugoba | lugoba | alugobi | olungagobi | lungagobi |
| Class 14 | buyagoba, bugoba | obugobayo, obugoba | bugoba | abugobi | obungagobi | bungagobi |
| Class 15 | kuyagoba, kugoba | okugobayo, okugoba | kugoba | akugobi | okungagobi | kungagobi |
| Class 17 | kuyagoba, kugoba | okugobayo, okugoba | kugoba | akugobi | okungagobi | kungagobi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngigobile, ngigobē | engigobile, engigobē | ngigobile, ngigobē | angigobanga | engingagobanga | ngingagobanga |
| 2nd singular | ugobile, ugobē | ogobile, ogobē | ugobile, ugobē | awugobanga | ongagobanga | ungagobanga |
| 1st plural | sigobile, sigobē | esigobile, esigobē | sigobile, sigobē | asigobanga | esingagobanga | singagobanga |
| 2nd plural | nigobile, nigobē | enigobile, enigobē | nigobile, nigobē | anigobanga | eningagobanga | ningagobanga |
| Class 1 | ugobile, ugobē | ogobile, ogobē | egobile, egobē | akagobanga | ongagobanga | engagobanga |
| Class 2 | bagobile, bagobē | abagobile, abagobē | begobile, begobē | abagobanga | abangagobanga | bengagobanga |
| Class 3 | ugobile, ugobē | ogobile, ogobē | ugobile, ugobē | awugobanga | ongagobanga | ungagobanga |
| Class 4 | igobile, igobē | egobile, egobē | igobile, igobē | ayigobanga | engagobanga | ingagobanga |
| Class 5 | ligobile, ligobē | eligobile, eligobē | ligobile, ligobē | aligobanga | elingagobanga | lingagobanga |
| Class 6 | agobile, agobē | agobile, agobē | egobile, egobē | awagobanga | angagobanga | engagobanga |
| Class 7 | sigobile, sigobē | esigobile, esigobē | sigobile, sigobē | asigobanga | esingagobanga | singagobanga |
| Class 8 | zigobile, zigobē | ezigobile, ezigobē | zigobile, zigobē | azigobanga | ezingagobanga | zingagobanga |
| Class 9 | igobile, igobē | egobile, egobē | igobile, igobē | ayigobanga | engagobanga | ingagobanga |
| Class 10 | zigobile, zigobē | ezigobile, ezigobē | zigobile, zigobē | azigobanga | ezingagobanga | zingagobanga |
| Class 11 | lugobile, lugobē | olugobile, olugobē | lugobile, lugobē | alugobanga | olungagobanga | lungagobanga |
| Class 14 | bugobile, bugobē | obugobile, obugobē | bugobile, bugobē | abugobanga | obungagobanga | bungagobanga |
| Class 15 | kugobile, kugobē | okugobile, okugobē | kugobile, kugobē | akugobanga | okungagobanga | kungagobanga |
| Class 17 | kugobile, kugobē | okugobile, okugobē | kugobile, kugobē | akugobanga | okungagobanga | kungagobanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngāgoba | engāgoba | ngāgoba | angigobanga | engingagobanga | ngingagobanga |
| 2nd singular | wāgoba | owāgoba | wāgoba | awugobanga | ongagobanga | ungagobanga |
| 1st plural | sāgoba | esāgoba | sāgoba | asigobanga | esingagobanga | singagobanga |
| 2nd plural | nāgoba | enāgoba | nāgoba | anigobanga | eningagobanga | ningagobanga |
| Class 1 | wāgoba | owāgoba | āgoba | akagobanga | ongagobanga | engagobanga |
| Class 2 | bāgoba | abāgoba | bāgoba | abagobanga | abangagobanga | bengagobanga |
| Class 3 | wāgoba | owāgoba | wāgoba | awugobanga | ongagobanga | ungagobanga |
| Class 4 | yāgoba | eyāgoba | yāgoba | ayigobanga | engagobanga | ingagobanga |
| Class 5 | lāgoba | elāgoba | lāgoba | aligobanga | elingagobanga | lingagobanga |
| Class 6 | āgoba | āgoba | āgoba | awagobanga | angagobanga | engagobanga |
| Class 7 | sāgoba | esāgoba | sāgoba | asigobanga | esingagobanga | singagobanga |
| Class 8 | zāgoba | ezāgoba | zāgoba | azigobanga | ezingagobanga | zingagobanga |
| Class 9 | yāgoba | eyāgoba | yāgoba | ayigobanga | engagobanga | ingagobanga |
| Class 10 | zāgoba | ezāgoba | zāgoba | azigobanga | ezingagobanga | zingagobanga |
| Class 11 | lwāgoba | olwāgoba | lwāgoba | alugobanga | olungagobanga | lungagobanga |
| Class 14 | bāgoba | obāgoba | bāgoba | abugobanga | obungagobanga | bungagobanga |
| Class 15 | kwāgoba | okwāgoba | kwāgoba | akugobanga | okungagobanga | kungagobanga |
| Class 17 | kwāgoba | okwāgoba | kwāgoba | akugobanga | okungagobanga | kungagobanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingagoba | — | ngingagoba | ngingegobe | — | ngingegobe |
| 2nd singular | ungagoba | — | ungagoba | ungegobe | — | ungegobe |
| 1st plural | singagoba | — | singagoba | singegobe | — | singegobe |
| 2nd plural | ningagoba | — | ningagoba | ningegobe | — | ningegobe |
| Class 1 | angagoba | — | engagoba | angegobe | — | engegobe |
| Class 2 | bangagoba | — | bengagoba | bangegobe | — | bengegobe |
| Class 3 | ungagoba | — | ungagoba | ungegobe | — | ungegobe |
| Class 4 | ingagoba | — | ingagoba | ingegobe | — | ingegobe |
| Class 5 | lingagoba | — | lingagoba | lingegobe | — | lingegobe |
| Class 6 | angagoba | — | engagoba | angegobe | — | engegobe |
| Class 7 | singagoba | — | singagoba | singegobe | — | singegobe |
| Class 8 | zingagoba | — | zingagoba | zingegobe | — | zingegobe |
| Class 9 | ingagoba | — | ingagoba | ingegobe | — | ingegobe |
| Class 10 | zingagoba | — | zingagoba | zingegobe | — | zingegobe |
| Class 11 | lungagoba | — | lungagoba | lungegobe | — | lungegobe |
| Class 14 | bungagoba | — | bungagoba | bungegobe | — | bungegobe |
| Class 15 | kungagoba | — | kungagoba | kungegobe | — | kungegobe |
| Class 17 | kungagoba | — | kungagoba | kungegobe | — | kungegobe |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizogoba | engizogoba | ngizogoba | angizugoba | engingezugoba | ngingezugoba |
| 2nd singular | uzogoba | ozogoba | uzogoba | awuzugoba | ongezugoba | ungezugoba |
| 1st plural | sizogoba | esizogoba | sizogoba | asizugoba | esingezugoba | singezugoba |
| 2nd plural | nizogoba | enizogoba | nizogoba | anizugoba | eningezugoba | ningezugoba |
| Class 1 | uzogoba | ozogoba | ezogoba | akazugoba | ongezugoba | engezugoba |
| Class 2 | bazogoba | abazogoba | bezogoba | abazugoba | abangezugoba | bengezugoba |
| Class 3 | uzogoba | ozogoba | uzogoba | awuzugoba | ongezugoba | ungezugoba |
| Class 4 | izogoba | ezogoba | izogoba | ayizugoba | engezugoba | ingezugoba |
| Class 5 | lizogoba | elizogoba | lizogoba | alizugoba | elingezugoba | lingezugoba |
| Class 6 | azogoba | azogoba | ezogoba | awazugoba | angezugoba | engezugoba |
| Class 7 | sizogoba | esizogoba | sizogoba | asizugoba | esingezugoba | singezugoba |
| Class 8 | zizogoba | ezizogoba | zizogoba | azizugoba | ezingezugoba | zingezugoba |
| Class 9 | izogoba | ezogoba | izogoba | ayizugoba | engezugoba | ingezugoba |
| Class 10 | zizogoba | ezizogoba | zizogoba | azizugoba | ezingezugoba | zingezugoba |
| Class 11 | luzogoba | oluzogoba | luzogoba | aluzugoba | olungezugoba | lungezugoba |
| Class 14 | buzogoba | obuzogoba | buzogoba | abuzugoba | obungezugoba | bungezugoba |
| Class 15 | kuzogoba | okuzogoba | kuzogoba | akuzugoba | okungezugoba | kungezugoba |
| Class 17 | kuzogoba | okuzogoba | kuzogoba | akuzugoba | okungezugoba | kungezugoba |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyogoba | engiyogoba | ngiyogoba | angiyugoba | engingeyugoba | ngingeyugoba |
| 2nd singular | uyogoba | oyogoba | uyogoba | awuyugoba | ongeyugoba | ungeyugoba |
| 1st plural | siyogoba | esiyogoba | siyogoba | asiyugoba | esingeyugoba | singeyugoba |
| 2nd plural | niyogoba | eniyogoba | niyogoba | aniyugoba | eningeyugoba | ningeyugoba |
| Class 1 | uyogoba | oyogoba | eyogoba | akayugoba | ongeyugoba | engeyugoba |
| Class 2 | bayogoba | abayogoba | beyogoba | abayugoba | abangeyugoba | bengeyugoba |
| Class 3 | uyogoba | oyogoba | uyogoba | awuyugoba | ongeyugoba | ungeyugoba |
| Class 4 | iyogoba | eyogoba | iyogoba | ayiyugoba | engeyugoba | ingeyugoba |
| Class 5 | liyogoba | eliyogoba | liyogoba | aliyugoba | elingeyugoba | lingeyugoba |
| Class 6 | ayogoba | ayogoba | eyogoba | awayugoba | angeyugoba | engeyugoba |
| Class 7 | siyogoba | esiyogoba | siyogoba | asiyugoba | esingeyugoba | singeyugoba |
| Class 8 | ziyogoba | eziyogoba | ziyogoba | aziyugoba | ezingeyugoba | zingeyugoba |
| Class 9 | iyogoba | eyogoba | iyogoba | ayiyugoba | engeyugoba | ingeyugoba |
| Class 10 | ziyogoba | eziyogoba | ziyogoba | aziyugoba | ezingeyugoba | zingeyugoba |
| Class 11 | luyogoba | oluyogoba | luyogoba | aluyugoba | olungeyugoba | lungeyugoba |
| Class 14 | buyogoba | obuyogoba | buyogoba | abuyugoba | obungeyugoba | bungeyugoba |
| Class 15 | kuyogoba | okuyogoba | kuyogoba | akuyugoba | okungeyugoba | kungeyugoba |
| Class 17 | kuyogoba | okuyogoba | kuyogoba | akuyugoba | okungeyugoba | kungeyugoba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngigobe | ngingagobi |
| 2nd singular | ugobe | ungagobi |
| 1st plural | sigobe | singagobi |
| 2nd plural | nigobe | ningagobi |
| Class 1 | agobe | angagobi |
| Class 2 | bagobe | bangagobi |
| Class 3 | ugobe | ungagobi |
| Class 4 | igobe | ingagobi |
| Class 5 | ligobe | lingagobi |
| Class 6 | agobe | angagobi |
| Class 7 | sigobe | singagobi |
| Class 8 | zigobe | zingagobi |
| Class 9 | igobe | ingagobi |
| Class 10 | zigobe | zingagobi |
| Class 11 | lugobe | lungagobi |
| Class 14 | bugobe | bungagobi |
| Class 15 | kugobe | kungagobi |
| Class 17 | kugobe | kungagobi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngagoba | ngangagoba, angagoba, angangagoba |
| 2nd singular | wagoba | wangagoba, awagoba, awangagoba |
| 1st plural | sagoba | sangagoba, asagoba, asangagoba |
| 2nd plural | nagoba | nangagoba, anagoba, anangagoba |
| Class 1 | wagoba | wangagoba, akagoba, akangagoba |
| Class 2 | bagoba | bangagoba, abagoba, abangagoba |
| Class 3 | wagoba | wangagoba, awagoba, awangagoba |
| Class 4 | yagoba | yangagoba, ayagoba, ayangagoba |
| Class 5 | lagoba | langagoba, alagoba, alangagoba |
| Class 6 | agoba | angagoba, awagoba, awangagoba |
| Class 7 | sagoba | sangagoba, asagoba, asangagoba |
| Class 8 | zagoba | zangagoba, azagoba, azangagoba |
| Class 9 | yagoba | yangagoba, ayagoba, ayangagoba |
| Class 10 | zagoba | zangagoba, azagoba, azangagoba |
| Class 11 | lwagoba | lwangagoba, alwagoba, alwangagoba |
| Class 14 | bagoba | bangagoba, abagoba, abangagoba |
| Class 15 | kwagoba | kwangagoba, akwagoba, akwangagoba |
| Class 17 | kwagoba | kwangagoba, akwagoba, akwangagoba |

### References

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