ìba noun /ì.bā/
ịbà (alternative)
Definitions
  1. the act of ambushing someone
  2. ambush, hiding
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “ìba”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + ba (“to lie in ambush, to hide”)
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefixbato lie in ambush, to hide
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 4, where this word is spelled “iba”. Reference: en-iba-yo-noun-goFABXwx