mba'e

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᵐba.ˈʔe/

Noun

mba'e

thing
object
spirit, being
Mba'etatá
lit. Fire being (a myth from the ancient Brazilian indigenous peoples.)

Mbyá Guaraní

Etymology

Cognate with Guaraní mba'e.

Noun

mba'e

thing
object

Old Tupi

Alternative forms

ma'e

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *maʔe. The euphemistc use for the penis is a semantic loan from Portuguese membro.

Cognate with Guaraní and Mbyá Guaraní mba'e.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ᵐbaˈʔɛ]
Rhymes: -ɛ
Hyphenation: mba‧'e

Adjective

mba'e (noun form mba'e)

rich; wealthy^[1]

Declension

Declension of mba'e (oral vowel ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi adjectives)

Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.

Deadjectivals
Causative	momba'e
-ba'e	i mba'eba'e
-sab(a)	mba'esaba
	Singular		Singular & Plural	Plural
	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person exclusive	1^st person inclusive	2^nd person
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative	xe mba'e	nde mba'e	i mba'e	oré mba'e	îandé mba'e	pe mba'e
Imperative		nde mba'e				pe mba'e
Permissive	ta xe mba'e	ta nde mba'e	t'i mba'e	t'oré mba'e	t'îandé mba'e	ta pe mba'e
Negative indicative	na xe mba'eî	na nde mba'eî	n'i mba'eî	n'oré mba'eî	n'îandé mba'eî	na pe mba'eî
Negative imperative		nde mba'e umẽ				pe mba'e umẽ
Negative permissive	ta xe mba'e umẽ	ta nde mba'e umẽ	t'i mba'e umẽ	t'oré mba'e umẽ	t'îandé mba'e umẽ	ta pe mba'e umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative	xe mba'eramo	nde mba'eramo	o mba'eramo	oré mba'eramo	îandé mba'eramo	pe mba'eramo
Negative	xe mba'ee'ymamo	nde mba'ee'ymamo	o mba'ee'ymamo	oré mba'ee'ymamo	îandé mba'ee'ymamo	pe mba'ee'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative	mba'e
Negative	mba'ee'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative	same as gerund¹
Affirmative	xe mba'eû²		i mba'eû²	oré mba'eû²	îandé mba'eû²
Negative	same as gerund¹
Negative	xe mba'ee'ymi²		i mba'ee'ymi²	oré mba'ee'ymi²	îandé mba'ee'ymi²
¹South Tupi ²North Tupi

Determiner

mba'e (plural mba'emba'e)

(interrogative) what; which
- c. 1583, Joseph of Anchieta, “Na feſta de .ſ. L^ço” (chapter XLIV), in [livrinho de variaſ poeziaſ], Niterói, page 66v, lines 301–302; republished as Maria de Lourdes de Paula Martins, compiler, Poesias, São Paulo, 1956, page 124:
  Baetepe peçeca
  co xeretama pupe?
  [Mba'etepe peseká / kó xe retama pupé?]
  But what do you seek in this land of mine?

Derived terms

Noun

mba'e (possessable)

thing (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept)
- c. 1583, Joseph of Anchieta, “Na feſta de .ſ. L^ço” (chapter XLIV), in [livrinho de variaſ poeziaſ], Niterói, page 60v, lines 42–46; republished as Maria de Lourdes de Paula Martins, compiler, Poesias, São Paulo, 1956, page 112:
  Bae ete caugoaçu
  caõy moyebiyebira,
  aipo cauçucatupira,
  aipo anhe yamombeu,
  aipo imomorangimbira.
  [Mba'eeté ka'ugûasu. / Kaûĩ moîebyîebyra / aîpó saûsukatupyra, / aîpó anhẽ îamombe'u, / aîpó i momorangymbyra.]
  A very good thing is binge drinking, to be vomiting cauim. That's what should be well steemed, we trully proclaim that, that's what should be praised.
thing (an individual object or distinct entity)
- 1618, Antônio de Araújo, chapter XI, in Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica [Catechism in the Brazilian Language], Livro Sexto do Confessionário [… ] (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, page 109v:
  Ereyemomotápe abà mbaè recè: mbaé cátu jaramo cecó moaciabo?
  [Ereîemomotápe abá mba'e resé: mba'ekatuîaramo sekó moasŷabo?]
  Did you covet someone's things, envying the possessor of many things?
(derogatory, in compounds) thing (a living being or creature)
- c. 1583, Joseph of Anchieta, “Na feſta de .ſ. L^ço” (chapter XLIV), in [livrinho de variaſ poeziaſ], Niterói, page 71, lines 499–503; republished as Maria de Lourdes de Paula Martins, compiler, Poesias, São Paulo, 1956, page 133:
  Anjo. Deitee nderuumuçu
  aba anga momoxiabo
  baeuuma tayaçu
  oroapi cori yandu
  ſarau. Acai, teume xerapiabo.
  [Anjo: Nd'e'i te'e nde ru'umusu / abá 'anga momoxŷabo. / Mba'eu'uma, taîasu. / Oroapy kori îandu.
  Saraû[aîa]: Akaî, teumẽ xe rapŷabo]
  Angel: For that very reason your dirtiness misshapes the men's souls. You muddy thing, you pig! I'm gonna burn you today as always.
  Saraûaîa: Enough, quit your burning!
wealth; riches
- 1578, Jean de Léry, chapter XX, in Histoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Bresil, autrement dite Amerique [History of a voyage to the land of Brazil, also called America] (overall work in Middle French and Old Tupi), La Rochelle: Antoine Chuppin, page 362:
  Epè-noeré-coih?peroupichah-mae?
  [A'epe n'oerekóî pe rubixaba ma'e?]
  Doesn't your king have riches?
provision; supply (food obtained for future use)^[2]
Synonyms: mi'u, i'upyra
utensil^[3]
beast (non-human animal)
- 1622, anonymous author, “Enseuar”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 1 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 117; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:
  Aiquîtigquîtigc […] Baecaguera pupe.
  [Aîkytykytyk mba'ekagûera pupé]
  I kept anointing it with beast fat.
limb; body part
- 1622, anonymous author, “Membro, ou parte do corpo”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 2 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 35; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:
  Jmbaepepe ynhigbõu?
  [I mba'epepe i nhybõû?]
  In which limb did they hit you with an arrow?
(euphemistic) member; penis
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:akûãîa
- 16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, “[Sextum Mandatum]”, in [Doutrina Cristã]; republished as Armando Cardoso, compiler, Doutrina Cristã: Doutrina autógrafa e confessionário, volume 2, São Paulo: Loyola, 1992, →ISBN, page 93, line 53:
  "Oútemo ké kuñã xe posé" erépe, nde mbaé pýmamo?
  ["Oú temõ ké kunhã xe posé" erépe, nde mba'epymamo?]
  Have you said "I wish a woman came here to my side!", being your member hard?
piece of furniture^[4]
linens (household textiles)^[5]
layette (set of clothing)^[6]
(folklore) bogey (hostile supernatural creature)^[7]

Derived terms

Pronoun

mba'e

(affirmative) something; anything [(sometimes) with amõ]
- 1618, Antônio de Araújo, chapter IX, in Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica [Catechism in the Brazilian Language], Livro Segundo do Cathecismo, e summa da Doctrina Christam [… ] (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck, page 48:
  Oipórarâpe mbaéamo aépe oicobone?
  [Oîporarápe mba'e amõ a'epe oîkóbone?]
  Will they suffer anything being here?
(negative) nothing; anything [(sometimes) with amõ]
- 16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, chapter LXVIII, in [livrinho de variaſ poeziaſ], page 167v, lines 15–18; republished as Maria de Lourdes de Paula Martins, compiler, Poesias, São Paulo, 1956, page 313:
  Xepoi ucate yepe
  quecebe bae nauj
  agoata coarapucui
  dererapoana rece.
  [Xe poîuká té îepé / kûesé bé mba'e n'a'uî / agûatá ko'arapukuî / nde rerapûana resé.]
  Let you, at last, feed me. I haven't eaten anything since yesterday. I walked the whole day because of your fame.

Descendants

Nheengatu: maã

References

^ anonymous author (1622) “Rico ser assi”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 105: “Xembae [Xe mba'e]”
^ anonymous author (1622) “Mantimento, glr.”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 31: “Baê [Mba'e]”
^ anonymous author (1622) “Alfayas”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 31: “Baê [Mba'e]”
^ anonymous author (1622) “Mouel de casa”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 43: “Mbae [Mba'e]”
^ anonymous author (1622) “Fato por todo o mouel”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 135: “Bae [Mba'e]”
^ anonymous author (1622) “Enxoual”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 120: “Bae [Mba'e]”
^ anonymous author (1622) “Cousa mâ, como espirito, ou diabo.”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 85: “Baê [Mba'e]”

Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “mba'e”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 266–267

[1] ymous author (1622) “Rico ser assi”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 105: “Xembae [Xe mba'e]”

[2] ymous author (1622) “Mantimento, glr.”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 31: “Baê [Mba'e]”

[3] ymous author (1622) “Alfayas”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 31: “Baê [Mba'e]”

[4] ymous author (1622) “Mouel de casa”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 2, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 43: “Mbae [Mba'e]”

[5] ymous author (1622) “Fato por todo o mouel”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 135: “Bae [Mba'e]”

[6] ymous author (1622) “Enxoual”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 120: “Bae [Mba'e]”

[7] ymous author (1622) “Cousa mâ, como espirito, ou diabo.”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 85: “Baê [Mba'e]”

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