"хіба" meaning in Belarusian

See хіба in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: [xʲiˈba] Audio: Be-хіба.ogg , LL-Q9091_(bel)-Ssvb-хіба́.wav Forms: хіба́ [canonical], xibá [romanization], chiba [alternative]
Rhymes: -a Head templates: {{head|be|conjunction|head=хіба́}} хіба́ • (xibá)
  1. unless
    Sense id: en-хіба-be-conj-yKafaXVE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ˈxʲiba] Audio: LL-Q9091_(bel)-Ssvb-хі́ба.wav
Rhymes: -iba Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xyba. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|be|sla-pro|*xyba|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *xyba, {{inh+|be|sla-pro|*xyba}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xyba Head templates: {{be-noun|хі́ба<>}} хі́ба • (xíba) f inan (genitive хі́бы, nominative plural хі́бы, genitive plural хіб) Inflection templates: {{be-ndecl|хі́ба<>}} Forms: хі́ба [canonical], xíba [romanization], хі́бы [genitive], хі́бы [nominative, plural], хіб [genitive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], хі́ба [nominative, singular], хі́бы [nominative, plural], хі́бы [genitive, singular], хіб [genitive, plural], хі́бе [dative, singular], хі́бам [dative, plural], хі́бу [accusative, singular], хі́бы [accusative, plural], хі́бай [instrumental, singular], хі́баю [instrumental, singular], хі́бамі [instrumental, plural], хі́бе [locative, singular], хі́бах [locative, plural], - [count-form, singular], хі́бы [count-form, plural], chiba [alternative]
  1. mistake, error; fault Synonyms: зага́на
    Sense id: en-хіба-be-noun-My7CSYUy Categories (other): Belarusian entries with incorrect language header, Belarusian nouns with accent pattern a, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Belarusian entries with incorrect language header: 6 54 11 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 27 11 25 0 11 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 27 11 25 0 11 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Particle

IPA: [xʲiˈba] Audio: Be-хіба.ogg , LL-Q9091_(bel)-Ssvb-хіба́.wav Forms: хіба́ [canonical], xibá [romanization], chiba [alternative]
Rhymes: -a Head templates: {{head|be|particle|head=хіба́}} хіба́ • (xibá)
  1. perhaps, maybe
    Sense id: en-хіба-be-particle-it3E3KWB Categories (other): Belarusian particles, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Belarusian particles: 21 18 37 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 27 11 25 0 11 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 27 11 25 0 11 16
  2. as if (something that the speaker deems highly unlikely), used to express strong doubt in something when asking a (possibly rhetorical) question
    Sense id: en-хіба-be-particle-YCgl5~Ss Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 27 11 25 0 11 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 27 11 25 0 11 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "english": "You do pay taxes, don't you?",
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          "english": "Can't you do anything right?",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "хіб",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "be-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "accent-a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "хі́ба",
      "roman": "xíba",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "xib",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "хі́бе",
      "roman": "xíbje",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "хі́бам",
      "roman": "xíbam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "хі́бу",
      "roman": "xíbu",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "хі́бы",
      "roman": "xíby",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "хі́бай",
      "roman": "xíbaj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "хі́баю",
      "roman": "xíbaju",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "хі́бамі",
      "roman": "xíbami",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "хі́бе",
      "roman": "xíbje",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "хі́бах",
      "roman": "xíbax",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "count-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "хі́бы",
      "roman": "xíby",
      "source": "declension",
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        "count-form",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "chiba",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "mistake, error; fault"
      ],
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        [
          "mistake",
          "mistake"
        ],
        [
          "error",
          "error"
        ],
        [
          "fault",
          "fault"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "зага́на"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈxʲiba]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iba"
    },
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          "english": "Perhaps only a miracle could save him.",
          "roman": "Xibá tólʹki cud móh jahó výratavacʹ.",
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          "english": "Frosts occur maybe only in the mountains, ...",
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          "roman": "Marazý byvájucʹ xibá tólʹki ŭ hórax, ...",
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        "perhaps, maybe"
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          "english": "You do pay taxes, don't you?",
          "roman": "Xibá ty nje pláciš padátki?",
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          "english": "As if you know.",
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          "english": "Can't you do anything right?",
          "roman": "Xibá ty móžaš njéšta jak sljed zrabícʹ?",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as if (something that the speaker deems highly unlikely), used to express strong doubt in something when asking a (possibly rhetorical) question"
      ],
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          "as if",
          "as if"
        ]
      ]
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      "ipa": "[xʲiˈba]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    },
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          "english": "Unless an untimely death sets us apart.",
          "ref": "1991, Алесь Гарун, Сэрцам пачуты звон: паэзія, проза, драматургія, публіцыстыка:",
          "roman": "Xibá smjércʹ bjez čásu nas z tabój razvjáža.",
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        }
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        "unless"
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      "ipa": "[xʲiˈba]"
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}

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