subu

See also: Subu

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

subu

  1. tobacco

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَبَّ‎ (ṣabba).

Pronunciation
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Verb

-subu (infinitive kusubu)

  1. to cast, to mould

Conjugation
Conjugation of -subu
Positive present -nasubu
Subjunctive -subu
Negative -subu
Imperative singular subu
Infinitives
Positive kusubu
Negative kutosubu
Imperatives
Singular subu
Plural subuni
Tensed forms
Habitual husubu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisubu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusubu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasubu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasubu/nasubu tunasubu
2nd person unasubu mnasubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasubu wanasubu
other classes positive subject concord + -nasubu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -subu)
Singular Plural
1st person sisubu hatusubu
2nd person husubu hamsubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasubu hawasubu
other classes negative subject concord + -subu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasubu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasubu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -subu)
Singular Plural
1st person nisubu tusubu
2nd person usubu msubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asubu wasubu
other classes positive subject concord + -subu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisubu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesubu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesubu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisubu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisubu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asubu)
Singular Plural
1st person nasubu twasubu
2nd person wasubu mwasubu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asubu wasubu
m-mi(III/IV) wasubu yasubu
ji-ma(V/VI) lasubu yasubu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasubu vyasubu
n(IX/X) yasubu zasubu
u(XI) wasubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasubu
pa(XVI) pasubu
mu(XVIII) mwasubu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesubu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasubu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasubu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisubu
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposubu
Consecutive kasubu / positive subject concord + -kasubu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasubu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisubu -tusubu
2nd person -kusubu -wasubu/-kusubuni/-wasubuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msubu -wasubu
m-mi(III/IV) -usubu -isubu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisubu -yasubu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisubu -visubu
n(IX/X) -isubu -zisubu
u(XI) -usubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusubu
pa(XVI) -pasubu
mu(XVIII) -musubu
Reflexive -jisubu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -subu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -subuye -subuo
m-mi(III/IV) -subuo -subuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -subulo -subuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -subucho -subuvyo
n(IX/X) -subuyo -subuzo
u(XI) -subuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -subuko
pa(XVI) -subupo
mu(XVIII) -subumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -subu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesubu -osubu
m-mi(III/IV) -osubu -yosubu
ji-ma(V/VI) -losubu -yosubu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosubu -vyosubu
n(IX/X) -yosubu -zosubu
u(XI) -osubu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosubu
pa(XVI) -posubu
mu(XVIII) -mosubu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Noun

subu (n class, plural subu)

  1. cast, mould

Tausug

Etymology

From Malay subuh, from Arabic صُبْح‎ (ṣubḥ).

Noun

subu

  1. dawn

Ternate

Etymology

Adapted from Classical Malay سومبو‎ (“sumbu”) (cf. modern sumbu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsu.bu]

Noun

subu

  1. thread
  2. wick

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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