"ní ba" meaning in Irish

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        {
          "english": "The boy was bigger than James.",
          "text": "Bhí an buachaill ní ba mhó ná Séamas.",
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        "past tense of níos (particle used with the comparative/superlative form of adjectives to form the simple comparative)"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈn̠ʲiːbə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ní ba"
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      "word": "ní b’"
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  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "ní ba",
  "trace": ""
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