# naba
## Afar
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naˈba/ [nʌˈbʌ]
* Hyphenation: na‧ba

### Verb

nabá
* (stative) be big
* (stative) be great
* (stative) be many

#### Synonyms

* (be big): kaxxá
* (be great): kaxxá

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “be big”): qunxá

### References

* E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “naba”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

## Basque
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /naba/ [na.β̞a]
* Rhymes: -aba
* Hyphenation: na‧ba

### Noun

naba inan
* valley

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “naba”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
* “naba”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *napa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”) either through Germanic or Baltic.

### Noun

naba (genitive naba, partitive naba)
* navel

#### Declension
## Lala (South Africa)
### Etymology

Cognate with Zulu intaba, Swazi intsaba.

### Noun

naba
* mountain

## Livonian
### Alternative forms

* (Courland) nabā

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *napa, borrowed from Baltic or less likely from Germanic. Cognates include Finnish napa.

### Noun

naba
* navel

## Old High German
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nabu.

### Noun

naba f
* nave
* hub

#### Descendants

* German: Nabe

## Phuthi
### Verb

-naba
* to stretch out straight

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈna.bɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈna.bɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈna.ba/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈna.bɐ/ [ˈna.βɐ]
* Hyphenation: na‧ba

### Noun

naba f (plural nabas)
* female equivalent of nabo

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin nāpa. See nabo (“turnip”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnaba/ [ˈna.β̞a]
* Rhymes: -aba
* Syllabification: na‧ba

### Noun

naba f (plural nabas)
* (botanical) rape, swede, rutabaga

#### Related terms

* nabo

### Noun

naba f (plural nabas)
* female equivalent of nabo (“a stupid person”)

### Further reading

* “naba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *napa.

### Noun

naba
* navel, belly button
* pole (of earth, a magnet, etc.)

#### Inflection
### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “полюс, пуп”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-naba$^?$
* (transitive) to stretch out

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

Clipping of enaba.

### Verb

-naba
* Alternative form of enaba

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukunaba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukunaba | ukunganabi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | naba | -nabe |
| Plural | nabani | -nabeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyanaba, nginaba | enginabayo, enginaba | nginaba | anginabi | enginganabi | nginganabi |
| 2nd singular | uyanaba, unaba | onabayo, onaba | unaba | awunabi | onganabi | unganabi |
| 1st plural | siyanaba, sinaba | esinabayo, esinaba | sinaba | asinabi | esinganabi | singanabi |
| 2nd plural | niyanaba, ninaba | eninabayo, eninaba | ninaba | aninabi | eninganabi | ninganabi |
| Class 1 | uyanaba, unaba | onabayo, onaba | enaba | akanabi | onganabi | enganabi |
| Class 2 | bayanaba, banaba | abanabayo, abanaba | benaba | abanabi | abanganabi | benganabi |
| Class 3 | uyanaba, unaba | onabayo, onaba | unaba | awunabi | onganabi | unganabi |
| Class 4 | iyanaba, inaba | enabayo, enaba | inaba | ayinabi | enganabi | inganabi |
| Class 5 | liyanaba, linaba | elinabayo, elinaba | linaba | alinabi | elinganabi | linganabi |
| Class 6 | ayanaba, anaba | anabayo, anaba | enaba | awanabi | anganabi | enganabi |
| Class 7 | siyanaba, sinaba | esinabayo, esinaba | sinaba | asinabi | esinganabi | singanabi |
| Class 8 | ziyanaba, zinaba | ezinabayo, ezinaba | zinaba | azinabi | ezinganabi | zinganabi |
| Class 9 | iyanaba, inaba | enabayo, enaba | inaba | ayinabi | enganabi | inganabi |
| Class 10 | ziyanaba, zinaba | ezinabayo, ezinaba | zinaba | azinabi | ezinganabi | zinganabi |
| Class 11 | luyanaba, lunaba | olunabayo, olunaba | lunaba | alunabi | olunganabi | lunganabi |
| Class 14 | buyanaba, bunaba | obunabayo, obunaba | bunaba | abunabi | obunganabi | bunganabi |
| Class 15 | kuyanaba, kunaba | okunabayo, okunaba | kunaba | akunabi | okunganabi | kunganabi |
| Class 17 | kuyanaba, kunaba | okunabayo, okunaba | kunaba | akunabi | okunganabi | kunganabi |
| | 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 | nginabile, nginabē | enginabile, enginabē | nginabile, nginabē | anginabanga | enginganabanga | nginganabanga |
| 2nd singular | unabile, unabē | onabile, onabē | unabile, unabē | awunabanga | onganabanga | unganabanga |
| 1st plural | sinabile, sinabē | esinabile, esinabē | sinabile, sinabē | asinabanga | esinganabanga | singanabanga |
| 2nd plural | ninabile, ninabē | eninabile, eninabē | ninabile, ninabē | aninabanga | eninganabanga | ninganabanga |
| Class 1 | unabile, unabē | onabile, onabē | enabile, enabē | akanabanga | onganabanga | enganabanga |
| Class 2 | banabile, banabē | abanabile, abanabē | benabile, benabē | abanabanga | abanganabanga | benganabanga |
| Class 3 | unabile, unabē | onabile, onabē | unabile, unabē | awunabanga | onganabanga | unganabanga |
| Class 4 | inabile, inabē | enabile, enabē | inabile, inabē | ayinabanga | enganabanga | inganabanga |
| Class 5 | linabile, linabē | elinabile, elinabē | linabile, linabē | alinabanga | elinganabanga | linganabanga |
| Class 6 | anabile, anabē | anabile, anabē | enabile, enabē | awanabanga | anganabanga | enganabanga |
| Class 7 | sinabile, sinabē | esinabile, esinabē | sinabile, sinabē | asinabanga | esinganabanga | singanabanga |
| Class 8 | zinabile, zinabē | ezinabile, ezinabē | zinabile, zinabē | azinabanga | ezinganabanga | zinganabanga |
| Class 9 | inabile, inabē | enabile, enabē | inabile, inabē | ayinabanga | enganabanga | inganabanga |
| Class 10 | zinabile, zinabē | ezinabile, ezinabē | zinabile, zinabē | azinabanga | ezinganabanga | zinganabanga |
| Class 11 | lunabile, lunabē | olunabile, olunabē | lunabile, lunabē | alunabanga | olunganabanga | lunganabanga |
| Class 14 | bunabile, bunabē | obunabile, obunabē | bunabile, bunabē | abunabanga | obunganabanga | bunganabanga |
| Class 15 | kunabile, kunabē | okunabile, okunabē | kunabile, kunabē | akunabanga | okunganabanga | kunganabanga |
| Class 17 | kunabile, kunabē | okunabile, okunabē | kunabile, kunabē | akunabanga | okunganabanga | kunganabanga |
| | 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 | ngānaba | engānaba | ngānaba | anginabanga | enginganabanga | nginganabanga |
| 2nd singular | wānaba | owānaba | wānaba | awunabanga | onganabanga | unganabanga |
| 1st plural | sānaba | esānaba | sānaba | asinabanga | esinganabanga | singanabanga |
| 2nd plural | nānaba | enānaba | nānaba | aninabanga | eninganabanga | ninganabanga |
| Class 1 | wānaba | owānaba | ānaba | akanabanga | onganabanga | enganabanga |
| Class 2 | bānaba | abānaba | bānaba | abanabanga | abanganabanga | benganabanga |
| Class 3 | wānaba | owānaba | wānaba | awunabanga | onganabanga | unganabanga |
| Class 4 | yānaba | eyānaba | yānaba | ayinabanga | enganabanga | inganabanga |
| Class 5 | lānaba | elānaba | lānaba | alinabanga | elinganabanga | linganabanga |
| Class 6 | ānaba | ānaba | ānaba | awanabanga | anganabanga | enganabanga |
| Class 7 | sānaba | esānaba | sānaba | asinabanga | esinganabanga | singanabanga |
| Class 8 | zānaba | ezānaba | zānaba | azinabanga | ezinganabanga | zinganabanga |
| Class 9 | yānaba | eyānaba | yānaba | ayinabanga | enganabanga | inganabanga |
| Class 10 | zānaba | ezānaba | zānaba | azinabanga | ezinganabanga | zinganabanga |
| Class 11 | lwānaba | olwānaba | lwānaba | alunabanga | olunganabanga | lunganabanga |
| Class 14 | bānaba | obānaba | bānaba | abunabanga | obunganabanga | bunganabanga |
| Class 15 | kwānaba | okwānaba | kwānaba | akunabanga | okunganabanga | kunganabanga |
| Class 17 | kwānaba | okwānaba | kwānaba | akunabanga | okunganabanga | kunganabanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | nginganaba | — | nginganaba | ngingenabe | — | ngingenabe |
| 2nd singular | unganaba | — | unganaba | ungenabe | — | ungenabe |
| 1st plural | singanaba | — | singanaba | singenabe | — | singenabe |
| 2nd plural | ninganaba | — | ninganaba | ningenabe | — | ningenabe |
| Class 1 | anganaba | — | enganaba | angenabe | — | engenabe |
| Class 2 | banganaba | — | benganaba | bangenabe | — | bengenabe |
| Class 3 | unganaba | — | unganaba | ungenabe | — | ungenabe |
| Class 4 | inganaba | — | inganaba | ingenabe | — | ingenabe |
| Class 5 | linganaba | — | linganaba | lingenabe | — | lingenabe |
| Class 6 | anganaba | — | enganaba | angenabe | — | engenabe |
| Class 7 | singanaba | — | singanaba | singenabe | — | singenabe |
| Class 8 | zinganaba | — | zinganaba | zingenabe | — | zingenabe |
| Class 9 | inganaba | — | inganaba | ingenabe | — | ingenabe |
| Class 10 | zinganaba | — | zinganaba | zingenabe | — | zingenabe |
| Class 11 | lunganaba | — | lunganaba | lungenabe | — | lungenabe |
| Class 14 | bunganaba | — | bunganaba | bungenabe | — | bungenabe |
| Class 15 | kunganaba | — | kunganaba | kungenabe | — | kungenabe |
| Class 17 | kunganaba | — | kunganaba | kungenabe | — | kungenabe |
| | 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 | ngizonaba | engizonaba | ngizonaba | angizunaba | engingezunaba | ngingezunaba |
| 2nd singular | uzonaba | ozonaba | uzonaba | awuzunaba | ongezunaba | ungezunaba |
| 1st plural | sizonaba | esizonaba | sizonaba | asizunaba | esingezunaba | singezunaba |
| 2nd plural | nizonaba | enizonaba | nizonaba | anizunaba | eningezunaba | ningezunaba |
| Class 1 | uzonaba | ozonaba | ezonaba | akazunaba | ongezunaba | engezunaba |
| Class 2 | bazonaba | abazonaba | bezonaba | abazunaba | abangezunaba | bengezunaba |
| Class 3 | uzonaba | ozonaba | uzonaba | awuzunaba | ongezunaba | ungezunaba |
| Class 4 | izonaba | ezonaba | izonaba | ayizunaba | engezunaba | ingezunaba |
| Class 5 | lizonaba | elizonaba | lizonaba | alizunaba | elingezunaba | lingezunaba |
| Class 6 | azonaba | azonaba | ezonaba | awazunaba | angezunaba | engezunaba |
| Class 7 | sizonaba | esizonaba | sizonaba | asizunaba | esingezunaba | singezunaba |
| Class 8 | zizonaba | ezizonaba | zizonaba | azizunaba | ezingezunaba | zingezunaba |
| Class 9 | izonaba | ezonaba | izonaba | ayizunaba | engezunaba | ingezunaba |
| Class 10 | zizonaba | ezizonaba | zizonaba | azizunaba | ezingezunaba | zingezunaba |
| Class 11 | luzonaba | oluzonaba | luzonaba | aluzunaba | olungezunaba | lungezunaba |
| Class 14 | buzonaba | obuzonaba | buzonaba | abuzunaba | obungezunaba | bungezunaba |
| Class 15 | kuzonaba | okuzonaba | kuzonaba | akuzunaba | okungezunaba | kungezunaba |
| Class 17 | kuzonaba | okuzonaba | kuzonaba | akuzunaba | okungezunaba | kungezunaba |
| | 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 | ngiyonaba | engiyonaba | ngiyonaba | angiyunaba | engingeyunaba | ngingeyunaba |
| 2nd singular | uyonaba | oyonaba | uyonaba | awuyunaba | ongeyunaba | ungeyunaba |
| 1st plural | siyonaba | esiyonaba | siyonaba | asiyunaba | esingeyunaba | singeyunaba |
| 2nd plural | niyonaba | eniyonaba | niyonaba | aniyunaba | eningeyunaba | ningeyunaba |
| Class 1 | uyonaba | oyonaba | eyonaba | akayunaba | ongeyunaba | engeyunaba |
| Class 2 | bayonaba | abayonaba | beyonaba | abayunaba | abangeyunaba | bengeyunaba |
| Class 3 | uyonaba | oyonaba | uyonaba | awuyunaba | ongeyunaba | ungeyunaba |
| Class 4 | iyonaba | eyonaba | iyonaba | ayiyunaba | engeyunaba | ingeyunaba |
| Class 5 | liyonaba | eliyonaba | liyonaba | aliyunaba | elingeyunaba | lingeyunaba |
| Class 6 | ayonaba | ayonaba | eyonaba | awayunaba | angeyunaba | engeyunaba |
| Class 7 | siyonaba | esiyonaba | siyonaba | asiyunaba | esingeyunaba | singeyunaba |
| Class 8 | ziyonaba | eziyonaba | ziyonaba | aziyunaba | ezingeyunaba | zingeyunaba |
| Class 9 | iyonaba | eyonaba | iyonaba | ayiyunaba | engeyunaba | ingeyunaba |
| Class 10 | ziyonaba | eziyonaba | ziyonaba | aziyunaba | ezingeyunaba | zingeyunaba |
| Class 11 | luyonaba | oluyonaba | luyonaba | aluyunaba | olungeyunaba | lungeyunaba |
| Class 14 | buyonaba | obuyonaba | buyonaba | abuyunaba | obungeyunaba | bungeyunaba |
| Class 15 | kuyonaba | okuyonaba | kuyonaba | akuyunaba | okungeyunaba | kungeyunaba |
| Class 17 | kuyonaba | okuyonaba | kuyonaba | akuyunaba | okungeyunaba | kungeyunaba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | nginabe | nginganabi |
| 2nd singular | unabe | unganabi |
| 1st plural | sinabe | singanabi |
| 2nd plural | ninabe | ninganabi |
| Class 1 | anabe | anganabi |
| Class 2 | banabe | banganabi |
| Class 3 | unabe | unganabi |
| Class 4 | inabe | inganabi |
| Class 5 | linabe | linganabi |
| Class 6 | anabe | anganabi |
| Class 7 | sinabe | singanabi |
| Class 8 | zinabe | zinganabi |
| Class 9 | inabe | inganabi |
| Class 10 | zinabe | zinganabi |
| Class 11 | lunabe | lunganabi |
| Class 14 | bunabe | bunganabi |
| Class 15 | kunabe | kunganabi |
| Class 17 | kunabe | kunganabi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | nganaba | nganganaba, anganaba, anganganaba |
| 2nd singular | wanaba | wanganaba, awanaba, awanganaba |
| 1st plural | sanaba | sanganaba, asanaba, asanganaba |
| 2nd plural | nanaba | nanganaba, ananaba, ananganaba |
| Class 1 | wanaba | wanganaba, akanaba, akanganaba |
| Class 2 | banaba | banganaba, abanaba, abanganaba |
| Class 3 | wanaba | wanganaba, awanaba, awanganaba |
| Class 4 | yanaba | yanganaba, ayanaba, ayanganaba |
| Class 5 | lanaba | langanaba, alanaba, alanganaba |
| Class 6 | anaba | anganaba, awanaba, awanganaba |
| Class 7 | sanaba | sanganaba, asanaba, asanganaba |
| Class 8 | zanaba | zanganaba, azanaba, azanganaba |
| Class 9 | yanaba | yanganaba, ayanaba, ayanganaba |
| Class 10 | zanaba | zanganaba, azanaba, azanganaba |
| Class 11 | lwanaba | lwanganaba, alwanaba, alwanganaba |
| Class 14 | banaba | banganaba, abanaba, abanganaba |
| Class 15 | kwanaba | kwanganaba, akwanaba, akwanganaba |
| Class 17 | kwanaba | kwanganaba, akwanaba, akwanganaba |

### References

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