îub

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjuβ̞]
• Rhymes: -uβ
• Hyphenation: îub

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-uβ／*juβ (“to lie”), from Proto-Tupian *-up／*wup (“to lie”).

Verb

îub(intransitive)

1. to lie (to be in a horizontal position)

   Antonym: 'am

2. to be implicit
3. to lodge (stay in any place or shelter)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *juβ (“yellow”), from Proto-Tupian *wup (“red”).

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní ju.

Adjective

îub (noun form îuba)

1. yellow
2. pale
3. (Late Tupi) blond; fair-haired
4. (Late Tupi) ginger; ginger-haired

Declension

    Declension of îub (consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Causative	moîub
Deadjectivals
-ba'e	i îuba'e／i îubyba'e
-sab(a)	îupaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person exclusive	1st person inclusive	2nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe îub	nde îub	i îub	oré îub	îandé îub	pe îub
Imperative
Permissive	ta xe îub	ta nde îub	t'i îub	t'oré îub	t'îandé îub	ta pe îub
Negative indicative	na xe îubi	na nde îubi	n'i îubi	n'oré îubi	n'îandé îubi	na pe îubi
Negative imperative		nde îub umẽ				pe îub umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe îub umẽ	ta nde îub umẽ	t'i îub umẽ	t'oré îub umẽ	t'îandé îub umẽ	ta pe îub umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe îubamo	nde îubamo	o îubamo	oré îubamo	îandé îubamo	pe îubamo
Negative	xe îube'ymamo	nde îube'ymamo	o îube'ymamo	oré îube'ymamo	îandé îube'ymamo	pe îube'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	îuba
Negative	îube'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund1
	xe îubi2		i îubi2	oré îubi2	îandé îubi2
Negative	same as gerund1
	xe îube'ymi2		i îube'ymi2	oré îube'ymi2	îandé îube'ymi2
1South Tupi 2North Tupi

Derived terms

• aîuba
• aîuruaîuba
• moîub
• obaîuba
• îuba

 

Related terms

• tupi'aîuba

 

See also

Colours in Old Tupi (layout · text)
Nouns	piranga	îuba	oby	obyeté	*umbyka	morotinga, tinga	una	tingaíba, pytanga／pyxanga
Adjectives	pirang	îub			*umbyk	moroting, ting	un	tingaíb, pytang／pyxang

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îub / ub(a)”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 196, column 1
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “îuba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 196, columns 1–2