ob

Pronunciation: [ˈɔb]

“ob” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:

preposition

in the direction of, to, towards
on account of, according to, because of, due to, for (the purpose of)
against; facing

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *op, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí), Sanskrit अपि (ápi), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬞𐬌 (aⁱpi), Old Persian [script needed] (apiy), and Old Armenian եւ (ew). Also related to English by. The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional and the PIE direct object.

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