államba

államba is a grammatical form in Hungarian that functions as the illative case of the noun állam, meaning state. It denotes movement toward or into a political unit, and is used in formal or legal contexts to describe entering or joining a state or state-like entity. The construction follows the general pattern of illative formation, where the base noun is combined with the suffix -ba (to into) and subjected to vowel harmony, yielding államba from állam.

In usage, államba appears primarily in historical, political, or legal texts rather than in everyday conversation. It can be found in descriptions of processes such as accession to a state, incorporation into a political system, or entry into state institutions. Because it is a specialized form tied to movement into a large political unit, its appearance tends to be more technical or formal, and it can be stylistically marked or archaic in some contexts.

Etymology-wise, államba is built from the noun állam (state) plus the illative suffix -ba, a productive pattern in Hungarian for indicating direction into places or entities. The illative form with a proper noun like állam is less common in colloquial speech and more typical of written, especially historical or statutory, language.

See also: Hungarian grammar, illative case, állam, political terminology.