soba

See also: Soba, sobá, sobă, sobą, sõba, sōba, šoba, and соба

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 蕎麦 (soba).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sōʹbə, IPA^(key): /ˈsəʊbə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) enPR: sōʹbə, IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊbə/
• (New Zealand) enPR: sōʹbə, IPA^(key): /ˈsɐʉbɘ/
• Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -əʊbə, (General American) -oʊbə
• Homophone: sober (non-rhotic)

Noun

soba (countable and uncountable, plural sobas)

1. A Japanese buckwheat noodle.

Translations

Japanese buckwheat noodle

• Arabic: سُوبَا f (sūbā), سُوبَا f (sobā)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 蕎麥麵 / 荞麦面 (kiu⁴ mak⁶ min⁶)

  Mandarin: 蕎麥麵條 / 荞麦面条 (qiáomài miàntiáo), 蕎麥麵 / 荞麦面 (zh) (qiáomàimiàn)

• Finnish: soba (fi)
• French: soba (fr) m
• German: Soba n
• Japanese: 蕎麦 (ja) (そば, soba)
• Korean: 소바 (soba)
• Persian: سوبا m (sobâ)
• Portuguese: soba (pt) m
• Russian: со́ба (ru) f (sóba)
• Spanish: soba (es) m
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 2

Noun

soba (plural sobas)

1. A traditional community leader in Angola.

Anagrams

• ASBO, Abos, Asbo, BAOs, Baos, SOAB, Sabo, abos, asbo, baos, baso-, boas, bosa, obas, sabo

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صوبا (soba), from Hungarian szoba, ultimately from Old High German stuba (“warmed room, oven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [soˈbɑ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: so‧ba

Noun

soba (definite accusative sobanı, plural sobalar)

1. stove

Declension

Declension of soba
	singular	plural
nominative	soba	sobalar
definite accusative	sobanı	sobaları
dative	sobaya	sobalara
locative	sobada	sobalarda
ablative	sobadan	sobalardan
definite genitive	sobanın	sobaların

Possessive forms of soba
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	sobam	sobalarım
sənin (“your”)	soban	sobaların
onun (“his/her/its”)	sobası	sobaları
bizim (“our”)	sobamız	sobalarımız
sizin (“your”)	sobanız	sobalarınız
onların (“their”)	sobası or sobaları	sobaları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	sobamı	sobalarımı
sənin (“your”)	sobanı	sobalarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	sobasını	sobalarını
bizim (“our”)	sobamızı	sobalarımızı
sizin (“your”)	sobanızı	sobalarınızı
onların (“their”)	sobasını or sobalarını	sobalarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	sobama	sobalarıma
sənin (“your”)	sobana	sobalarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	sobasına	sobalarına
bizim (“our”)	sobamıza	sobalarımıza
sizin (“your”)	sobanıza	sobalarınıza
onların (“their”)	sobasına or sobalarına	sobalarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	sobamda	sobalarımda
sənin (“your”)	sobanda	sobalarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	sobasında	sobalarında
bizim (“our”)	sobamızda	sobalarımızda
sizin (“your”)	sobanızda	sobalarınızda
onların (“their”)	sobasında or sobalarında	sobalarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	sobamdan	sobalarımdan
sənin (“your”)	sobandan	sobalarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	sobasından	sobalarından
bizim (“our”)	sobamızdan	sobalarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	sobanızdan	sobalarınızdan
onların (“their”)	sobasından or sobalarından	sobalarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	sobamın	sobalarımın
sənin (“your”)	sobanın	sobalarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	sobasının	sobalarının
bizim (“our”)	sobamızın	sobalarımızın
sizin (“your”)	sobanızın	sobalarınızın
onların (“their”)	sobasının or sobalarının	sobalarının

Further reading

• “soba” in Obastan.com.

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

• issoba (long form)

Etymology

Short form of issoba.

Noun

soba (alienable)

1. horse

Inflection

Class III Noun Possession (Alienable)

Nouns in nasal consonants m- or n-, or «airflow» consonants f-, h-, l-, lh-, s-, sh-, w-, y-	Singular	Plural	Inclusive Tri-Plural
1st-person ("my, our")	a̠soba a̠-soba	po̠soba po̠-soba	hapo̠soba hapo̠-soba
2nd-person ("thy, your")	chi̠soba chi̠-soba	hachi̠soba hachi̠-soba
3rd-person ("his, her, its, their")	i̠soba i̠-soba

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsoba]

Noun

soba m anim

1. genitive/accusative singular of sob

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 蕎麦 (soba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsobɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞bɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -obɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): so‧ba

Noun

soba

1. soba

Declension

Inflection of soba (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		soba	sobat
genitive		soban	sobien
partitive		sobaa	sobia
illative		sobaan	sobiin
		singular	plural
nominative		soba	sobat
accusative	nom.	soba	sobat
	gen.	soban
genitive		soban	sobien sobain rare
partitive		sobaa	sobia
inessive		sobassa	sobissa
elative		sobasta	sobista
illative		sobaan	sobiin
adessive		soballa	sobilla
ablative		sobalta	sobilta
allative		soballe	sobille
essive		sobana	sobina
translative		sobaksi	sobiksi
abessive		sobatta	sobitta
instructive		—	sobin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of soba (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sobani sobani accusative nom. sobani sobani gen. sobani genitive sobani sobieni sobaini rare partitive sobaani sobiani inessive sobassani sobissani elative sobastani sobistani illative sobaani sobiini adessive soballani sobillani ablative sobaltani sobiltani allative soballeni sobilleni essive sobanani sobinani translative sobakseni sobikseni abessive sobattani sobittani instructive — — comitative — sobineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sobasi sobasi accusative nom. sobasi sobasi gen. sobasi genitive sobasi sobiesi sobaisi rare partitive sobaasi sobiasi inessive sobassasi sobissasi elative sobastasi sobistasi illative sobaasi sobiisi adessive soballasi sobillasi ablative sobaltasi sobiltasi allative soballesi sobillesi essive sobanasi sobinasi translative sobaksesi sobiksesi abessive sobattasi sobittasi instructive — — comitative — sobinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sobamme sobamme accusative nom. sobamme sobamme gen. sobamme genitive sobamme sobiemme sobaimme rare partitive sobaamme sobiamme inessive sobassamme sobissamme elative sobastamme sobistamme illative sobaamme sobiimme adessive soballamme sobillamme ablative sobaltamme sobiltamme allative soballemme sobillemme essive sobanamme sobinamme translative sobaksemme sobiksemme abessive sobattamme sobittamme instructive — — comitative — sobinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sobanne sobanne accusative nom. sobanne sobanne gen. sobanne genitive sobanne sobienne sobainne rare partitive sobaanne sobianne inessive sobassanne sobissanne elative sobastanne sobistanne illative sobaanne sobiinne adessive soballanne sobillanne ablative sobaltanne sobiltanne allative soballenne sobillenne essive sobananne sobinanne translative sobaksenne sobiksenne abessive sobattanne sobittanne instructive — — comitative — sobinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sobansa sobansa accusative nom. sobansa sobansa gen. sobansa genitive sobansa sobiensa sobainsa rare partitive sobaansa sobiaan sobiansa inessive sobassaan sobassansa sobissaan sobissansa elative sobastaan sobastansa sobistaan sobistansa illative sobaansa sobiinsa adessive soballaan soballansa sobillaan sobillansa ablative sobaltaan sobaltansa sobiltaan sobiltansa allative soballeen soballensa sobilleen sobillensa essive sobanaan sobanansa sobinaan sobinansa translative sobakseen sobaksensa sobikseen sobiksensa abessive sobattaan sobattansa sobittaan sobittansa instructive — — comitative — sobineen sobinensa

Anagrams

• bosa

Gagauz

Etymology

Ultimately from Hungarian szoba. Compare Azerbaijani soba and Turkish soba.

Noun

soba

1. stove

Galician

Etymology 1

Back-formation from sobar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsoβɐ]

Noun

soba f (plural sobas)

1. beating

   Synonyms: boura, malleira, tunda

   • 1810, José Fernández y Neira, Proezas de Galicia:

     pegaron me unha soba, que nin a que lle deron a Cristo

     they gave me a beating that not even what they gave Christ [was comparable]

Related terms

• sobar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “soba”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “soba”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “soba”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

soba

1. inflection of sobar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 蕎麦 (そば, soba, “buckwheat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /so.ba/
• Hyphenation: so‧ba

Noun

soba (plural soba-soba)

1. noodle.

Further reading

• “soba” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

From Japanese.

Noun

soba f (invariable)

1. soba

Anagrams

• baso, basò

Japanese

Romanization

soba

1. Rōmaji transcription of そば

Karelian

Alternative forms

šoba

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sopa.

Noun

soba

1. dress

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sopa. Cognates include Finnish sopa and Estonian sõba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsobɑ/
• Hyphenation: so‧ba
• Rhymes: -obɑ

Noun

soba (genitive sovan, partitive sobua)

1. clothing; dress

Declension

Declension of soba (Type 2/boba, b-v gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	soba	sovat
genitive	sovan	soviin
partitive	sobua	sobii
illative	sobah	sobiih
inessive	sovas	soviis
elative	sovaspäi	soviispäi
allative	sovale	soviile
adessive	soval	soviil
ablative	sovalpäi	soviilpäi
translative	sovakse	soviikse
essive	sovannu	soviinnu
abessive	sovattah	soviittah
comitative	sovanke	soviinke
instructive		soviin
prolative	sovači

Derived terms

(nouns):

• sobu

 

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) “soba”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 260

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sopa.

Noun

soba

1. dress

Oromo

Noun

soba

1. lie, falsehood

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.bɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.bɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.ba/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔ.bɐ/ [ˈsɔ.βɐ]

• Rhymes: -ɔbɐ
• Hyphenation: so‧ba

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Kimbundu soba.

Noun

soba m (plural sobas)

1. soba (a traditional community leader in Angola.)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 蕎麦 (soba, “a variety of Japanese noodle made from buckwheat”). Doublet of sobá.

Noun

soba m (plural sobas)

1. (cooking) soba (Japanese buckwheat noodle)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hungarian szoba, from Old High German stuba (whence also German Stube).

Noun

sȍba f (Cyrillic spelling со̏ба)

1. room (a division of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling)

Declension

Declension of soba

	singular	plural
nominative	sȍba	sȍbe
genitive	sȍbē	sȏbā
dative	sȍbi	sȍbama
accusative	sȍbu	sȍbe
vocative	sȍbo	sȍbe
locative	sȍbi	sȍbama
instrumental	sȍbōm	sȍbama

Derived terms

• sȍbnī

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

soba (Cyrillic spelling соба)

1. genitive/accusative singular of sob

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian szoba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ̀ːba/

Noun

sóba f

1. room (a division of a building enclosed by walls, floor, and ceiling)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	sôba
gen. sing.	sôbe
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	sôba	sôbi	sôbe
genitive (rodȋlnik)	sôbe	sôb	sôb
dative (dajȃlnik)	sôbi	sôbama	sôbam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	sôbo	sôbi	sôbe
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	sôbi	sôbah	sôbah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	sôbo	sôbama	sôbami

Spanish

Verb

soba

1. inflection of sobar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish صوبا (soba), borrowed from Hungarian szoba. Doublet of izbe.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

soba (definite accusative sobayı, plural sobalar)

1. stove

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	soba
Definite accusative	sobayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	soba	sobalar
Definite accusative	sobayı	sobaları
Dative	sobaya	sobalara
Locative	sobada	sobalarda
Ablative	sobadan	sobalardan
Genitive	sobanın	sobaların

Derived terms

• sobacı

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sopa.

Noun

soba

1. garment, piece of clothing

Inflection

Inflection of soba (inflection type 6/kuva)
nominative sing.	soba
genitive sing.	soban
partitive sing.	sobad
partitive plur.	sobid
	singular	plural
nominative	soba	sobad
accusative	soban	sobad
genitive	soban	sobiden
partitive	sobad	sobid
essive-instructive	soban	sobin
translative	sobaks	sobikš
inessive	sobas	sobiš
elative	sobaspäi	sobišpäi
illative	sobaha	sobihe
adessive	sobal	sobil
ablative	sobalpäi	sobilpäi
allative	sobale	sobile
abessive	sobata	sobita
comitative	sobanke	sobidenke
prolative	sobadme	sobidme
approximative I	sobanno	sobidenno
approximative II	sobannoks	sobidennoks
egressive	sobannopäi	sobidennopäi
terminative I	sobahasai	sobihesai
terminative II	sobalesai	sobilesai
terminative III	sobassai	—
additive I	sobahapäi	sobihepäi
additive II	sobalepäi	sobilepäi

Derived terms

• sobanomeraine
• sobapar
• sobapidim
• sobapuzerdim
• sobaškap
• vihmsoba
• ösoba

 

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “бельё, вещь”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Yami

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 蕎麦 (soba).

Noun

soba

1. noodle