jibia

Spanish

Etymology

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Ancient Greek σηπίᾱ (sēpíā)bor.

Latin sēpia

Spanish jibia

Inherited from Latin sēpia. Doublet of sepia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxibja/ [ˈxi.β̞ja]
• Rhymes: -ibja
• Syllabification: ji‧bia

Noun

jibia f (plural jibias)

1. cuttlefish

   Synonyms: sepia, cachón, choco

Derived terms

• comejibias

Further reading

• “jibia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jibia (infinitive kujibia)

1. Applicative form of -jibu

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jibia
Positive present -najibia Subjunctive -jibie Negative -jibii Imperative singular jibia
Infinitives
Positive kujibia Negative kutojibia
Imperatives
Singular jibia Plural jibieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujibia Positive past positive subject concord + -lijibia Negative past negative subject concord + -kujibia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najibia) Singular Plural 1st person ninajibia/najibia tunajibia 2nd person unajibia mnajibia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajibia wanajibia other classes positive subject concord + -najibia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jibii) Singular Plural 1st person sijibii hatujibii 2nd person hujibii hamjibii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajibii hawajibii other classes negative subject concord + -jibii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajibia Negative future negative subject concord + -tajibia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jibie) Singular Plural 1st person nijibie tujibie 2nd person ujibie mjibie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajibie wajibie other classes positive subject concord + -jibie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijibie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejibia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejibia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijibia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijibia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajibia) Singular Plural 1st person najibia twajibia 2nd person wajibia mwajibia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajibia wajibia m-mi(III/IV) wajibia yajibia ji-ma(V/VI) lajibia yajibia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajibia vyajibia n(IX/X) yajibia zajibia u(XI) wajibia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajibia pa(XVI) pajibia mu(XVIII) mwajibia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejibia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajibia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajibia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijibia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojibia Consecutive kajibia / positive subject concord + -kajibia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajibie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijibia -tujibia 2nd person -kujibia -wajibia/-kujibieni/-wajibieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjibia -wajibia m-mi(III/IV) -ujibia -ijibia ji-ma(V/VI) -lijibia -yajibia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijibia -vijibia n(IX/X) -ijibia -zijibia u(XI) -ujibia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujibia pa(XVI) -pajibia mu(XVIII) -mujibia Reflexive -jijibia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jibia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jibiaye -jibiao m-mi(III/IV) -jibiao -jibiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -jibialo -jibiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jibiacho -jibiavyo n(IX/X) -jibiayo -jibiazo u(XI) -jibiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jibiako pa(XVI) -jibiapo mu(XVIII) -jibiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jibia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejibia -ojibia m-mi(III/IV) -ojibia -yojibia ji-ma(V/VI) -lojibia -yojibia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojibia -vyojibia n(IX/X) -yojibia -zojibia u(XI) -ojibia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojibia pa(XVI) -pojibia mu(XVIII) -mojibia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.