нібы

Belarusian

Alternative forms
  • нібы́та (nibýta)

Etymology

Compound of ні (ni) +‎ бы (by). Cognate with Ukrainian ні́би (níby), Polish niby. Compare Old Ruthenian небы (neby, “like, as if”), Russian как бы (kak by), Czech and Polish jakoby.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nʲiˈbɨ]
  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲibɨ]
  • Rhymes: -ɨ, -ibɨ

Conjunction

нібы́ or ні́бы • (nibý or níby)

  1. like, as if

Particle

ні́би or ні́бы • (níbi or níby)

  1. as if, allegedly, seemingly, it seems (like)

References
  • “нібы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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