geba
geba Lexical Profile
• noun
A river in West Africa that rises in Guinea, passes through southern Senegal, and flows across Guinea-Bissau to empty into the Atlantic Ocean.
"The capital city of Bissau is situated strategically on the estuary of the Geba."
A syllabic writing system traditionally used by the Naxi people of Yunnan province in southwestern China, often used alongside the pictographic Dongba script.
"Linguists study Geba to better understand the phonetic evolution of the Naxi language compared to its purely pictographic counterparts."
An ancient Levitical city in the territory of the Tribe of Benjamin, located in the central hill country north of Jerusalem.
"In the biblical narrative, King Saul and his son Jonathan camped near Geba before engaging the Philistine forces at Michmash."
• Rhymes for geba
Word Origin & Etymology
As a biblical city, it derives from the Hebrew word 'Geva' meaning 'hill'. The name of the West African river is of indigenous regional origin, while the script's name comes from the Sino-Tibetan Naxi language.
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