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ならば

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Etymology 1

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Classical hypothetical form of copula なり (nari, “to be”), formed by attaching ば (ba) to the irrealis stem なら (nara).

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ならば • (naraba) 

  1. Alternative form of なら (nara, “if”, conditional particle)

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Etymology 2

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Classical hypothetical form of 成(な)る (naru, “to become; to come into being”), formed by attaching ば (ba) to the irrealis stem なら (nara).[1][2]

As a conjunction, first cited to the late 1500s.[1]

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Particle

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ならば • (naraba) 

  1. [from late 1500s] Alternative form of なら (nara, “if”, conditional particle)

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “ならば”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ “ならば”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
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