# eba
## English
### Etymology

From Yoruba ẹ̀bà.

### Noun

eba (uncountable)
* A stiff dough made by soaking garri in hot water and kneading it with a baton.
** 2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 18:I don’t grumble, even though eba clings to surfaces, especially wooden ones, like superglue.

#### See also

* amala
* fufu
* poundo, pounded yam
* semovita
* tuwo

### Anagrams

* BAE, AEB, a-be, bae, EAB, ABE, Bea, abe, Abé, BAe, Bae, aeb, BEA, Abe

## Catalan
### Alternative forms

* egua (standard)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Sardinian ebba, from Latin equa.

### Pronunciation

* (Alghero) IPA: /ˈɛba/

### Noun

eba f (plural ebes)
* (Alghero) mare

### References

* El Català de l'Alguer : un model d'àmbit restringit, Barcelona, 2003, →ISBN, page 55
* “eba”, in Diccionari d'Alguerés, 2022 June 11 (last accessed)

## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

### Verb

-éba
* to steal

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈe.bɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈe.bɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈe.ba/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈe.bɐ/ [ˈe.βɐ]

### Interjection

eba!
* yay (an expression of happiness)
    Synonyms: viva, iúpi, oba

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

### Verb

-êba
* to steal

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

### Verb

-êba
* (transitive) to steal

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jíba.

### Verb

-êba
* to steal
    Synonym: -khwabanisa

#### Inflection

Tone HH :
| Infinitive | ukweba |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukweba | ukungebi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yeba | -ebe |
| Plural | yebani | -ebeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyeba, ngeba | engebayo, engeba | ngeba | angebi | engingebi | ngingebi |
| 2nd singular | uyeba, weba | owebayo, oweba | weba | awebi | ongebi | ungebi |
| 1st plural | siyeba, seba | esebayo, eseba | seba | asebi | esingebi | singebi |
| 2nd plural | niyeba, neba | enebayo, eneba | neba | anebi | eningebi | ningebi |
| Class 1 | uyeba, weba | owebayo, oweba | eba | akebi | ongebi | engebi |
| Class 2 | bayeba, beba | abebayo, abeba | beba | abebi | abangebi | bengebi |
| Class 3 | uyeba, weba | owebayo, oweba | weba | awebi | ongebi | ungebi |
| Class 4 | iyeba, yeba | eyebayo, eyeba | yeba | ayebi | engebi | ingebi |
| Class 5 | liyeba, leba | elebayo, eleba | leba | alebi | elingebi | lingebi |
| Class 6 | ayeba, eba | ebayo, eba | eba | awebi | angebi | engebi |
| Class 7 | siyeba, seba | esebayo, eseba | seba | asebi | esingebi | singebi |
| Class 8 | ziyeba, zeba | ezebayo, ezeba | zeba | azebi | ezingebi | zingebi |
| Class 9 | iyeba, yeba | eyebayo, eyeba | yeba | ayebi | engebi | ingebi |
| Class 10 | ziyeba, zeba | ezebayo, ezeba | zeba | azebi | ezingebi | zingebi |
| Class 11 | luyeba, lweba | olwebayo, olweba | lweba | alwebi | olungebi | lungebi |
| Class 14 | buyeba, beba | obebayo, obeba | beba | abebi | obungebi | bungebi |
| Class 15 | kuyeba, kweba | okwebayo, okweba | kweba | akwebi | okungebi | kungebi |
| Class 17 | kuyeba, kweba | okwebayo, okweba | kweba | akwebi | okungebi | kungebi |
| | 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 | ngebile, ngebē | engebile, engebē | ngebile, ngebē | angebanga | engingebanga | ngingebanga |
| 2nd singular | webile, webē | owebile, owebē | webile, webē | awebanga | ongebanga | ungebanga |
| 1st plural | sebile, sebē | esebile, esebē | sebile, sebē | asebanga | esingebanga | singebanga |
| 2nd plural | nebile, nebē | enebile, enebē | nebile, nebē | anebanga | eningebanga | ningebanga |
| Class 1 | webile, webē | owebile, owebē | ebile, ebē | akebanga | ongebanga | engebanga |
| Class 2 | bebile, bebē | abebile, abebē | bebile, bebē | abebanga | abangebanga | bengebanga |
| Class 3 | webile, webē | owebile, owebē | webile, webē | awebanga | ongebanga | ungebanga |
| Class 4 | yebile, yebē | eyebile, eyebē | yebile, yebē | ayebanga | engebanga | ingebanga |
| Class 5 | lebile, lebē | elebile, elebē | lebile, lebē | alebanga | elingebanga | lingebanga |
| Class 6 | ebile, ebē | ebile, ebē | ebile, ebē | awebanga | angebanga | engebanga |
| Class 7 | sebile, sebē | esebile, esebē | sebile, sebē | asebanga | esingebanga | singebanga |
| Class 8 | zebile, zebē | ezebile, ezebē | zebile, zebē | azebanga | ezingebanga | zingebanga |
| Class 9 | yebile, yebē | eyebile, eyebē | yebile, yebē | ayebanga | engebanga | ingebanga |
| Class 10 | zebile, zebē | ezebile, ezebē | zebile, zebē | azebanga | ezingebanga | zingebanga |
| Class 11 | lwebile, lwebē | olwebile, olwebē | lwebile, lwebē | alwebanga | olungebanga | lungebanga |
| Class 14 | bebile, bebē | obebile, obebē | bebile, bebē | abebanga | obungebanga | bungebanga |
| Class 15 | kwebile, kwebē | okwebile, okwebē | kwebile, kwebē | akwebanga | okungebanga | kungebanga |
| Class 17 | kwebile, kwebē | okwebile, okwebē | kwebile, kwebē | akwebanga | okungebanga | kungebanga |
| | 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 | ngēba | engēba | ngēba | angebanga | engingebanga | ngingebanga |
| 2nd singular | wēba | owēba | wēba | awebanga | ongebanga | ungebanga |
| 1st plural | sēba | esēba | sēba | asebanga | esingebanga | singebanga |
| 2nd plural | nēba | enēba | nēba | anebanga | eningebanga | ningebanga |
| Class 1 | wēba | owēba | ēba | akebanga | ongebanga | engebanga |
| Class 2 | bēba | abēba | bēba | abebanga | abangebanga | bengebanga |
| Class 3 | wēba | owēba | wēba | awebanga | ongebanga | ungebanga |
| Class 4 | yēba | eyēba | yēba | ayebanga | engebanga | ingebanga |
| Class 5 | lēba | elēba | lēba | alebanga | elingebanga | lingebanga |
| Class 6 | ēba | ēba | ēba | awebanga | angebanga | engebanga |
| Class 7 | sēba | esēba | sēba | asebanga | esingebanga | singebanga |
| Class 8 | zēba | ezēba | zēba | azebanga | ezingebanga | zingebanga |
| Class 9 | yēba | eyēba | yēba | ayebanga | engebanga | ingebanga |
| Class 10 | zēba | ezēba | zēba | azebanga | ezingebanga | zingebanga |
| Class 11 | lwēba | olwēba | lwēba | alwebanga | olungebanga | lungebanga |
| Class 14 | bēba | obēba | bēba | abebanga | obungebanga | bungebanga |
| Class 15 | kwēba | okwēba | kwēba | akwebanga | okungebanga | kungebanga |
| Class 17 | kwēba | okwēba | kwēba | akwebanga | okungebanga | kungebanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingeba | — | ngingeba | ngingebe | — | ngingebe |
| 2nd singular | ungeba | — | ungeba | ungebe | — | ungebe |
| 1st plural | singeba | — | singeba | singebe | — | singebe |
| 2nd plural | ningeba | — | ningeba | ningebe | — | ningebe |
| Class 1 | angeba | — | engeba | angebe | — | engebe |
| Class 2 | bangeba | — | bengeba | bangebe | — | bengebe |
| Class 3 | ungeba | — | ungeba | ungebe | — | ungebe |
| Class 4 | ingeba | — | ingeba | ingebe | — | ingebe |
| Class 5 | lingeba | — | lingeba | lingebe | — | lingebe |
| Class 6 | angeba | — | engeba | angebe | — | engebe |
| Class 7 | singeba | — | singeba | singebe | — | singebe |
| Class 8 | zingeba | — | zingeba | zingebe | — | zingebe |
| Class 9 | ingeba | — | ingeba | ingebe | — | ingebe |
| Class 10 | zingeba | — | zingeba | zingebe | — | zingebe |
| Class 11 | lungeba | — | lungeba | lungebe | — | lungebe |
| Class 14 | bungeba | — | bungeba | bungebe | — | bungebe |
| Class 15 | kungeba | — | kungeba | kungebe | — | kungebe |
| Class 17 | kungeba | — | kungeba | kungebe | — | kungebe |
| | 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 | ngizokweba | engizokweba | ngizokweba | angizukweba | engingezukweba | ngingezukweba |
| 2nd singular | uzokweba | ozokweba | uzokweba | awuzukweba | ongezukweba | ungezukweba |
| 1st plural | sizokweba | esizokweba | sizokweba | asizukweba | esingezukweba | singezukweba |
| 2nd plural | nizokweba | enizokweba | nizokweba | anizukweba | eningezukweba | ningezukweba |
| Class 1 | uzokweba | ozokweba | ezokweba | akazukweba | ongezukweba | engezukweba |
| Class 2 | bazokweba | abazokweba | bezokweba | abazukweba | abangezukweba | bengezukweba |
| Class 3 | uzokweba | ozokweba | uzokweba | awuzukweba | ongezukweba | ungezukweba |
| Class 4 | izokweba | ezokweba | izokweba | ayizukweba | engezukweba | ingezukweba |
| Class 5 | lizokweba | elizokweba | lizokweba | alizukweba | elingezukweba | lingezukweba |
| Class 6 | azokweba | azokweba | ezokweba | awazukweba | angezukweba | engezukweba |
| Class 7 | sizokweba | esizokweba | sizokweba | asizukweba | esingezukweba | singezukweba |
| Class 8 | zizokweba | ezizokweba | zizokweba | azizukweba | ezingezukweba | zingezukweba |
| Class 9 | izokweba | ezokweba | izokweba | ayizukweba | engezukweba | ingezukweba |
| Class 10 | zizokweba | ezizokweba | zizokweba | azizukweba | ezingezukweba | zingezukweba |
| Class 11 | luzokweba | oluzokweba | luzokweba | aluzukweba | olungezukweba | lungezukweba |
| Class 14 | buzokweba | obuzokweba | buzokweba | abuzukweba | obungezukweba | bungezukweba |
| Class 15 | kuzokweba | okuzokweba | kuzokweba | akuzukweba | okungezukweba | kungezukweba |
| Class 17 | kuzokweba | okuzokweba | kuzokweba | akuzukweba | okungezukweba | kungezukweba |
| | 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 | ngiyokweba | engiyokweba | ngiyokweba | angiyukweba | engingeyukweba | ngingeyukweba |
| 2nd singular | uyokweba | oyokweba | uyokweba | awuyukweba | ongeyukweba | ungeyukweba |
| 1st plural | siyokweba | esiyokweba | siyokweba | asiyukweba | esingeyukweba | singeyukweba |
| 2nd plural | niyokweba | eniyokweba | niyokweba | aniyukweba | eningeyukweba | ningeyukweba |
| Class 1 | uyokweba | oyokweba | eyokweba | akayukweba | ongeyukweba | engeyukweba |
| Class 2 | bayokweba | abayokweba | beyokweba | abayukweba | abangeyukweba | bengeyukweba |
| Class 3 | uyokweba | oyokweba | uyokweba | awuyukweba | ongeyukweba | ungeyukweba |
| Class 4 | iyokweba | eyokweba | iyokweba | ayiyukweba | engeyukweba | ingeyukweba |
| Class 5 | liyokweba | eliyokweba | liyokweba | aliyukweba | elingeyukweba | lingeyukweba |
| Class 6 | ayokweba | ayokweba | eyokweba | awayukweba | angeyukweba | engeyukweba |
| Class 7 | siyokweba | esiyokweba | siyokweba | asiyukweba | esingeyukweba | singeyukweba |
| Class 8 | ziyokweba | eziyokweba | ziyokweba | aziyukweba | ezingeyukweba | zingeyukweba |
| Class 9 | iyokweba | eyokweba | iyokweba | ayiyukweba | engeyukweba | ingeyukweba |
| Class 10 | ziyokweba | eziyokweba | ziyokweba | aziyukweba | ezingeyukweba | zingeyukweba |
| Class 11 | luyokweba | oluyokweba | luyokweba | aluyukweba | olungeyukweba | lungeyukweba |
| Class 14 | buyokweba | obuyokweba | buyokweba | abuyukweba | obungeyukweba | bungeyukweba |
| Class 15 | kuyokweba | okuyokweba | kuyokweba | akuyukweba | okungeyukweba | kungeyukweba |
| Class 17 | kuyokweba | okuyokweba | kuyokweba | akuyukweba | okungeyukweba | kungeyukweba |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngebe | ngingebi |
| 2nd singular | webe | ungebi |
| 1st plural | sebe | singebi |
| 2nd plural | nebe | ningebi |
| Class 1 | ebe | angebi |
| Class 2 | bebe | bangebi |
| Class 3 | webe | ungebi |
| Class 4 | yebe | ingebi |
| Class 5 | lebe | lingebi |
| Class 6 | ebe | angebi |
| Class 7 | sebe | singebi |
| Class 8 | zebe | zingebi |
| Class 9 | yebe | ingebi |
| Class 10 | zebe | zingebi |
| Class 11 | lwebe | lungebi |
| Class 14 | bebe | bungebi |
| Class 15 | kwebe | kungebi |
| Class 17 | kwebe | kungebi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngeba | ngangeba, angeba, angangeba |
| 2nd singular | weba | wangeba, aweba, awangeba |
| 1st plural | seba | sangeba, aseba, asangeba |
| 2nd plural | neba | nangeba, aneba, anangeba |
| Class 1 | weba | wangeba, akeba, akangeba |
| Class 2 | beba | bangeba, abeba, abangeba |
| Class 3 | weba | wangeba, aweba, awangeba |
| Class 4 | yeba | yangeba, ayeba, ayangeba |
| Class 5 | leba | langeba, aleba, alangeba |
| Class 6 | eba | angeba, aweba, awangeba |
| Class 7 | seba | sangeba, aseba, asangeba |
| Class 8 | zeba | zangeba, azeba, azangeba |
| Class 9 | yeba | yangeba, ayeba, ayangeba |
| Class 10 | zeba | zangeba, azeba, azangeba |
| Class 11 | lweba | lwangeba, alweba, alwangeba |
| Class 14 | beba | bangeba, abeba, abangeba |
| Class 15 | kweba | kwangeba, akweba, akwangeba |
| Class 17 | kweba | kwangeba, akweba, akwangeba |

#### Derived terms

* isebi
* umebo

### References

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