• gbɛ̀,ogbɛ̀(Benin)
• ogbẹ̀

FromProto-Gbe*-gbɛ.^[1] CompareFongbɛ̀,Saxwe Gbeɛgbɛ̀,Adjaegbɛ(“universe, creation, life”) andEweagbe.

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bɛ̀/

gbẹ̀ (pluralgbẹ̀ lẹ́)(Nigeria)

1. life

Proposed to come fromProto-Yoruboid*gbɛ, cognate withIgalagbẹ,Yorubagbẹ.

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bɛ̄/

gbẹ

1. to bedry

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bɛ́/

gbẹ́

1. for

   Urun ti ó sí wé bà mí ẹ̀rùgbẹ́ rẹ ―This thing that happened made me afraidfor you

Proposed to derive fromProto-Yoruboid*gbɛ̃̀, cognate withIgalagbẹ̀

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bɛ̀/

gbẹ̀

1. (chiefly CY, transitive, intransitive) toplant; tosow

   Synonym:gbìn

• gbẹ before a direct object

• àgbẹ̀(“farmer”)

• lẹ́(“to transplant a plant”)

Proposed to come fromProto-Yoruboid*gbɛ, cognate withIgalagbẹ

• ڠعَِ

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bɛ̄/

gbẹ

1. (intransitive) to becomedry; to becomedehydrated
2. (transitive, intransitive) todry up

• ọ̀gbẹlẹ̀(“dry season”)
• ìgbẹ
• fàgbẹ

Related to Etymology 2

• ڠعَِ

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bɛ̄/

gbẹ

1. (intransitive) to becomeemaciated orevaporated

• ìgbẹ
• òǹgbẹ(“thirst”)

Proposed to be derived fromProto-Yoruboid*gbɛ̃́, cognate withIgalagbẹ́

• ڠعَِ

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bɛ́/

gbẹ́

1. tocarve orsculpt;(in particular) tocarve orsculpt something out ofwood orstone

• when the medium usedto carve or mold is wood or stone, usegbẹ́.
• when clay or earth is being usedto mold, usemọ

• ìgbẹ́
• gbẹ́gilére(“woodcarver”)
• gbẹ́dó-gbẹ́dó
• gbẹ́nàgbẹ́nà(“carpenter”)

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bɛ́/

gbẹ́

1. (transitive, intransitive) todig; todig up

   wọ́ngbẹ́ kànga ―Theydug a well

• when the medium usedto carve or mold is wood or stone, usegbẹ́.
• when clay or earth is being usedto mold, usemọ

• ìgbẹ́
• gbẹ́gilére(“woodcarver”)
• gbẹ́dó-gbẹ́dó
• gbẹ́nàgbẹ́nà(“carpenter”)

• wà(“to dig; to mine”)

• IPA^(key): /ɡ͡bɛ́/

gbẹ́

1. (intransitive) tocackle;(specifically referring to the cackle a hen makes when laying her eggs)

   abodìẹ́ ńgbẹ́ kẹ́kẹ́ lórí ẹyin ―The hen wascackling loudly on her eggs

• ìgbẹ́(“cackle”)

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