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]

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• 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