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selbri

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /sɛlbɹiː/

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noun

Meaning 1

A word acting like a predicate, which is immediately preceded by one sumti (“argument”), x_1, and usually followed by one or more sumti (“arguments”): x_2, x_3... up to no further than x_5. It is analogous to a verb in natural languages (non-constructed languages).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Lojban

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • A selbri together with its associated sumti (if any) forms a bridi (“sentence/predication”). A selbri without any sumti is called an observative bridi (“sentence/predication”).

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Lojban.