juba (pluraljubas)
- An American dance of West African origin that involves stomping as well as slapping and patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks.
2009 April 23, Patrick Healy, “Director’s Race Adds to Drama for an August Wilson Revival”, inNew York Times[1]:His cast and Ms. Romero offered advice and insights on everything from the kind of coat that a central character would wear to the staging of thejuba, an African dance at the end of Act I.
Related toju(“after all”), with an emphatic particle fromProto-Finnic*-pa. By formation, compareFinnishjopa.
- IPA(key): /ˈjub̥ɑ/,[ˈjüb̥ɑ]
- Rhymes:-ubɑ
- Hyphenation:ju‧ba
juba (not comparable)
- Indicating that an activity, state, etc. has begun or has ended, implying that it was not the case before;already
- Majuba tulen. ―I'malready on my way.
- Mejuba tunneme teineteist. ―Wealready know each other.
- Ööd onjuba valged. ―The nights arealready bright.
- Päike onjuba loojunud. ―The Sun hasalready set.
- Toas onjuba soojem. ―The roomalready feels warmer.
- Lilled onjuba õitsenud. ―The flowers havealready bloomed.
- Olen uue töögajuba harjunud. ―I have become used to my new job.
- Majuba peaaegu uskusin sind. ―I almost believed you.
- Poiss onjuba 180 cm pikk. ―The boy isalready 180 cm tall.
- Olenjuba 50-aastane. ―I'malready 50 years old.
- Tüdruk õppisjuba 4-aastaselt lugema. ―The girl learned to read at the age of 4.
- Juba tulebki koju minna. ―It'salready time to go home.
- Emphasising that a situation has been going on for a relatively long time or has recurred.
- juba ammu ―a long time ago
- Elamejuba kaua ühe katuse all. ―We have been living under the same roof for a long time.
- Ootan siinjuba üle tunni. ―I've been waiting here for over an hour.
- Jüri tundis Antsujuba lapsepõlvest. ―George has known Tony since childhood.
- See onjuba kolmas noomitus. ―This is your third warning.
- (in imperative and optative clauses)Expressing a desire for something to happen as soon as possible.
- Aitabjuba! ―That's enough now!
- Kui eksamidjuba mööda saaks... ―If only the exam period ended...
juba
- Emphasising certain words.
- Sedajuba ei juhtu. ―That's not going to happen.
- Seejuba sobib! ―That's more like it!/Now you're talking! (literally, “That fits!”)
- Töödjuba jätkub. ―We have plenty of work.
- Meistjuba jagu ei saa. ―There's no beating us.
- Temajuba kartma ei löö. ―(S)he's not one to get frightened.
- Küll teiejuba teate. ―You will know.
- Oi, see oleksjuba huvitav! ―Oh, now that would be interesting!
- See onjuba tema moodi. ―That's more like him/her.
- Kuijuba teha, siis hästi. ―If you're going to do it, do it well.
- just, ...alone; themere, thevery
- Juba see mõtegi on hirmus. ―Just the thought of it is terrifying.
- Juba seetõttu, et... ―Simply because.../Forthe mere reason, that...
- even
- Kuijuba Ants ei oska, siis ei oska keegi. ―Ifeven Tony can't do it, then no one can.
- Emphasising an amount;furthermore,in addition
- Andkejuba veel 10 muna. ―Why don't you give me 10 more eggs, while you're at it?
- (archaic)Expressing strong doubt.
1888,Eduard Vilde,Vigased pruudid, Tallinn: K. Busch, page30:„Hem, hem!” tegi Jooſep, „aga kas ei annaks teie uued koſilaſed kudagi järele?” „Juba nad annawad,” tähendas Miina tihkudes;[…]- ["Hem, hem!" tegi Joosep. "Aga kas ei annaks teie uued kosilased järele?" "Juba nad annavad!" tähendas Miina tihkudes.]
- "Ahem!" Joseph uttered. "But won't your new suitors give in?" "Hardly!" said Miina, with a whimper.
- (obsolete)probably,presumably
- Synonym:(modern)ju
1922,A. H. Tammsaare, chapter 7, inKõrboja peremees, Tallinn: Maa,→ISBN, page58:„Eks see ükskõik ei ole, missuguse rahaga osteti,” arwas Anna. „Juba ta siis ei ole, et nad nõnda ütlewad,” wastas Rein tütrele.- "It does matter what money was used to buy it," Anna thought. "Then itprobably does, if they say so," Rein replied to his daughter.
If the clause being emphasised is considered to be common knowledge,ju is used instead.
- juba inSõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “juba”, in[EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation),2009
Learned borrowing fromLatiniuba(“mane”).[1][2]
- Rhymes:-ubɐ
- Hyphenation:ju‧ba
juba f (pluraljubas)
- mane(lion)
- head of hair
- Synonym:trunfa
juba f (pluraljubas)
- Synonym ofaljuba
Fromjú +ìbà.
júbà
- tovenerate,honor,revere,payhomage
