оба

Kazakh

Cyrillic	оба (oba)
Arabic	وبا‎
Latin

Noun

оба • (oba)

mound

Etymology 2

From Persian ‎ (vabâ), from Arabic وَبَاء‎ (wabāʔ).

Noun

оба • (oba)

plague

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *oba, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂e(m)bʰoh₁, whence also Lithuanian abu, Latvian abi, Latin ambo and Ancient Greek ἄμφω (ámphō).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈobə]
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Numeral

о́ба • (óba) m pl or n pl (feminine о́бе)

both

Usage notes

The usage pattern is the same as that found with два (dva):
- о́ба (óba) and о́бе (óbe) in the nominative or (if inanimate) accusative case govern the genitive singular of the noun. While the noun in a nominative construction is in the genitive singular following о́ба (óba) or о́бе (óbe), an intervening adjective will be in the genitive plural (if masculine or neuter) or nominative plural (if feminine):
  - о́ба бе́лых стола́ ― óba bélyx stolá ― both white tables
  - о́ба но́вых окна́ ― óba nóvyx okná ― both new windows
  - о́бе америка́нские семьи́ ― óbe amerikánskije semʹí ― both American families (Note difference in stress from nominative plural, се́мьи.)
- However, when о́ба (óba) is used in the nominative case for masculine or neuter nouns, it is also permissible and indeed common to use nominative plural adjectives. Either variation may be used.
  - о́ба э́ти подхо́да ― óba éti podxóda ― both these approaches
  - о́ба э́тих подхо́да ― óba étix podxóda ― both these approaches
- In all other cases (including animate accusative), о́ба (óba) or о́бе (óbe), the noun, and any intervening adjective are in the plural and agree in case:
  - обо́их испа́нских мужчи́н ― obóix ispánskix mužčín ― both Spanish men (Animate accusative.)
  - с обо́ими ру́сскими солда́тами ― s obóimi rússkimi soldátami ― with both Russian soldiers
  - об обе́их англи́йских кни́гах ― ob obéix anglíjskix knígax ― about both English books
The masculine genitive singular form обо́его (obójevo) is an anomaly that sees only limited use:
- обо́его по́ла ― obójevo póla ― of both sexes

Declension

Declension of о́ба

		masculine	neuter	feminine	m./n. plural	f. plural
nominative		-	-	-	о́ба óba	о́бе óbe
genitive		обо́его obójevo		-	обо́их obóix	обе́их obéix
dative		-		-	обо́им obóim	обе́им obéim
accusative	animate	-	-	-	обо́их obóix	обе́их obéix
accusative	inanimate	-	-	-	о́ба óba	о́бе óbe
instrumental		-		-	обо́ими obóimi	обе́ими obéimi
prepositional		-		-	обо́их obóix	обе́их obéix

Pre-reform declension of о́ба

		masculine	neuter	feminine	m./n. plural	f. plural
nominative		-	обо́е^* obóje^*	-	о́ба óba	о́бѣ óbě
genitive		обо́его obójevo		обо́ея^* obójeja^*	обо́ихъ obóix	обѣ́ихъ obě́ix
dative		обо́ему^* obójemu^*		обо́ей^* obójej^*	обо́имъ obóim	обѣ́имъ obě́im
accusative	animate	обо́его^* obójevo^*	обо́е^* obóje^*	-	обо́ихъ obóix	обѣ́ихъ obě́ix
accusative	inanimate	-	обо́е^* obóje^*	-	о́ба óba	о́бѣ óbě
instrumental		обо́имъ^* obóim^*		обо́ей^* obójej^*	обо́ими obóimi	обѣ́ими obě́imi
prepositional		обо́емъ^* obójem^*		обо́ей^* obójej^*	обо́ихъ obóix	обѣ́ихъ obě́ix

^*Obsolete.

Descendants

⇒ Kamassian: обәлар (obəlar)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *oba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ôba/
Hyphenation: о‧ба

Noun

о̏ба m or n (Latin spelling ȍba)

both (for masculine and neuter pairs)

Declension

declension of оба

	m & n	f *
nominative	о̏ба	о̏бје, о̏бе
genitive	оба̀јӯ	обѝјӯ, обèјӯ
dative	оба̀ма	објѐма, обѐма
accusative	о̏ба	о̏бје, о̏бе
vocative	о̏ба	о̏бje, о̏бe
locative	оба̀ма	објѐма, обѐма
instrumental	оба̀ма	објѐма, обѐма
* Feminine forms listed in Ijekavian and Ekavian pairs.

Related terms

о̏бје/о̏бе (for feminine pairs)

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