*jabai
Runic: ᛃᚨᛒᚨᛁ Pronunciation: /ˈjɑ.βɑi̯/conjunction
Meanings
when, if
Etymology
From *jabai (‘on (the) condition’), dative case of *jabą (‘condition, stipulation, hesitation, doubt’), from *ja, demonstrative/relative pronoun; or from Proto-Indo-European *Hyós (‘already’). Cognate with Lithuanian jei (‘if, when’), Albanian po.
Descendants
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*jabē (Proto-West Germanic)
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of (Old Dutch)
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of (Middle Dutch)
- of (Dutch)
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of (Middle Dutch)
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of (Old Dutch)
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*jabē (Proto-West Germanic)
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ġef, ġif (Old English)
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yef, yif (Middle English)
- if, gin (English)
- gif, gyf, gin (Scots)
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yef, yif (Middle English)
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ġef, ġif (Old English)
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*jabē (Proto-West Germanic)
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gef, ief, jef, jeft, ef, of, jof, if (Old Frisian)
- af, of (Saterland Frisian)
- of (West Frisian)
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gef, ief, jef, jeft, ef, of, jof, if (Old Frisian)
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*jabē (Proto-West Germanic)
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ibu, oba, uba, ubi, upa, upi (Old High German)
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obe, ob, op (Middle High German)
- ob (German)
- אויב (oyb) (Yiddish)
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obe, ob, op (Middle High German)
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ibu, oba, uba, ubi, upa, upi (Old High German)
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*jabē (Proto-West Germanic)
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ef, af, of (Old Saxon)
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jof, af, of, ef, if, ift, ifte, icht, ichte, eft, aft, oft (Middle Low German)
- of (German Low German)
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jof, af, of, ef, if, ift, ifte, icht, ichte, eft, aft, oft (Middle Low German)
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ef, af, of (Old Saxon)
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*jabu (Proto-West Germanic)
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of (Old Dutch)
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of (Middle Dutch)
- of (Dutch)
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of (Middle Dutch)
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of (Old Dutch)
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*jabu (Proto-West Germanic)
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ġef, ġif (Old English)
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yef, yif (Middle English)
- if, gin (English)
- gif, gyf, gin (Scots)
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yef, yif (Middle English)
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ġef, ġif (Old English)
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*jabu (Proto-West Germanic)
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gef, ief, jef, jeft, ef, of, jof, if (Old Frisian)
- af, of (Saterland Frisian)
- of (West Frisian)
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gef, ief, jef, jeft, ef, of, jof, if (Old Frisian)
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*jabu (Proto-West Germanic)
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ibu, oba, uba, ubi, upa, upi (Old High German)
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obe, ob, op (Middle High German)
- ob (German)
- אויב (oyb) (Yiddish)
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obe, ob, op (Middle High German)
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ibu, oba, uba, ubi, upa, upi (Old High German)
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*jabu (Proto-West Germanic)
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ef, af, of (Old Saxon)
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jof, af, of, ef, if, ift, ifte, icht, ichte, eft, aft, oft (Middle Low German)
- of (German Low German)
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jof, af, of, ef, if, ift, ifte, icht, ichte, eft, aft, oft (Middle Low German)
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ef, af, of (Old Saxon)
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ef (Old Norse)
- ef (Icelandic)
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ef (Old Norse)
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æf, æm, um (Old Danish)
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om (Danish)
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om (Norwegian Bokmål)
- om (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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om (Norwegian Bokmål)
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om (Danish)
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æf, æm, um (Old Danish)
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ef (Old Norse)
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ef, em, um (Old Swedish)
- om (Swedish)
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ef, em, um (Old Swedish)
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ef (Old Norse)
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ef, em, um (Old Swedish)
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? (Norwegian)
- um (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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? (Norwegian)
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ef, em, um (Old Swedish)
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if (Old Norse)
- ef (Icelandic)
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if (Old Norse)
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æf, æm, um (Old Danish)
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om (Danish)
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om (Norwegian Bokmål)
- om (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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om (Norwegian Bokmål)
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om (Danish)
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æf, æm, um (Old Danish)
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if (Old Norse)
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ef, em, um (Old Swedish)
- om (Swedish)
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ef, em, um (Old Swedish)
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if (Old Norse)
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ef, em, um (Old Swedish)
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? (Norwegian)
- um (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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? (Norwegian)
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ef, em, um (Old Swedish)
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𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 (jabai) (Gothic)
- 𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰 (niba), 𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 (nibai) (Gothic)
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𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 (ibai) (Gothic)
- 𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰 (niba), 𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 (nibai) (Gothic)
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𐌹𐌱𐌰 (iba) (Gothic)
- 𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰 (niba), 𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 (nibai) (Gothic)