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しばいん【縛いん】

shibain

Pronunciation: [ɕibaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb, Transitive

  1. (Literary) To tie; to bind

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese しばる【縛る】 shibaru "to tie".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji縛いん
Kanaしばいん
Romanizationshibain
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɕibaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: shibayun ~ shibain

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

shibayun,

shibain

shibatan

shibaran

shibarantan

ATT

shibayuru,

shibairu

shibataru

Progressive

PRED

shibatoon

shibatootan

shibateewuran

shibateewurantan

ATT

shibatooru

shibatootaru

Causative

PRED

shibarasun

shibarachan

shibarasan

shibarasantan

ATT

shibarasuru

shibaracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

shibarariyun,
shibarariin

shibararitan,
shibarattan

shibarariran,
shibararan

shibararirantan,
shibararatan

ATT

shibarariyuru,
shibarariiru

shibararitaru,
shibarattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

shibarasariyun,
shibarasariin

shibarasaritan

shibarasariran

shibarasarirantan

ATT

shibarasariyuru,
shibarasariiru

shibarasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

shibateen

shibateetan

shibateeneen

shibateeneentan

ATT

shibateeru

shibateetaru

Preparatory

PRED

shibatoochun

shibatoochan

shibateeukan

shibateeukantan

ATT

shibatoochuru

shibatoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

shibar-

Dictionary

shibayun,

shibain

Attributive or Adnominal

shibayuru,

shibairu

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

shibayu-,

shibai-

Adverbial

shibai

Volitional-Presumptive

shibara

Conjunctive

shibati

Representative

shibatai

Imperative

shibari,
shibaree

Conditional

shibaree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

shibayuru haji,

shibairu haji

So as to...

shibayuru gutu,

shibairu gutu

Before...

shibayuru mee,

shibairu mee

While...

shibayuru qweeda, shibayuru-qweema,

shibairu qweeda, shibairu-qweema

Purpose

shibayuru tami ni,

shibairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

shibati-kwimisooree

Benefactive

shibati-kwiin

Completive

shibati-neen

Concessive conditional

shibati-n

After...

shibati-kara

After...

shibati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

shibai-busan

shibai-busantan

shibai-bushikoo neen,

shibai-bushikoo neeran

shibai-bushikoo neentan,

shibai-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

shibai-busaru

shibai-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

shibai-yassan

shibai-yassantan

shibai-yashikoo neen,

shibai-yashikoo neeran

shibai-yashikoo neentan,

shibai-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

shibai-yassaru

shibai-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

shibai-gurisan

shibai-gurisantan

shibai-gurikoo neen,

shibai-gurikoo neeran

shibai-gurikoo neentan,

shibai-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

shibai-gurisaru

shibai-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

shibai-misheen,

shiba-misheen

shibai-misheentan,

shiba-misheentan

shibai-misooran,

shiba-misooran

shibai-misoorantan,

shiba-misoorantan

ATT

shibai-misheeru,

shiba-misheeru

shibai-misheetaru,

shiba-misheetaru,

shibai-misoocharu,

shiba-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

shibai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

shibayu-tan,

shibai-tan

Nominalizing

shibayu-shi,

shibai-shi

Concessive

shibayu-shiga,

shibai-shiga

Cause-effect

shibayu-kutu,

shibai-kutu

Prohibitive

shibayu-na,

shibai-na

Provisional conditional

shibayu-ra

shibai-ra

Questions

shibayu-ga,

shibai-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

shibayabiyun,
shibayabiin,

shibaibiyun,
shibaibiin

shibayabitan,

shibaibitan

shibayabiran,

shibaibiran

shibayabirantan,

shibaibirantan

ATT

shibayabiyuru,
shibayabiiru,

shibaibiyuru,
shibaibiiru

shibayabitaru,

shibaibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

shibayumi,

shibaimi

shibatii

shibarani

shibarantii

Verb paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:

  • Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
  • Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
  • Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, July 15). しばいん【縛いん】 : shibain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, August 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9045/shibain/.