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6 found for 'alarming' in Igbo

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tí ḿkpú

ti mkpu

Standard Igbo

Active verb

紀気

1.shout; scream; raise the alarm

Example

Onye na-eti mkpu?

Onye na-eti mkpu?

Who is shouting?

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Word Stem

gbá àmà

gba àmà

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.signal; divulge; alert; alarm; raise alarm

2.bear witness

Example

Ezeugo ga-agba ama ma ndị ahụ bịawa.

Ezeugo ga-agba ama ma ndị ahụ bịawa.

Ezeugo will raise alarm when those people start coming.

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Word Stems

gbú

gbu

Standard Igbo
Language

Active verb

1.make a sound, especially by blowing (especially alarm or flute); hoot

Example

A kụjara m mgbe ọkwọụgbaala gburu opi.

A kụjara m mgbe ọkwọụgbaala gburu opi.

I was startled when the driver blared the horn.

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ḿgbïrïgbá

mgbịrịgba

Standard Igbo
EducationReligion

Noun

1.bell; a hollow metal object with a pendulum inside or a clapper outside which produces a sound when it hits the cup shaped part

2.alarm bell; any object used for alert

Example

Anyị zụrụ mgbịrịgba ọhụrụ.

Anyị zụrụ mgbịrịgba ọhụrụ.

We bought a new bell.

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bé

be

Standard Igbo
Medicine

Active verb

1.cry out; make a non worded sound (especially like a baby or an animal)

2.make a sound, like an alarm

Example

Ọ na-ebe ka ewu.

Ọ na-ebe ka ewu.

He is crying like a goat.

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gbú

gbu

Standard Igbo
Performing ArtsArtsVisual Arts

Active verb

1.sound a flute, horn, trumpet or whistle;

2.sound (an alarm or alert)

Example

Ọkwụụgbọala gburu opi mana ewu ahụ apụghị n'ụzọ.

Ọkwụụgbọala gburu opi mana ewu ahụ apụghị n'ụzọ.

The driver sounded the horn but the goat did not leave the road.

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Nsịbịdị - 3 found

Pronunciation:

gbú

Definitions:

1.fell

2.cut

3.chop

4.saw

5.blow an instrument

6.sound a wind instrument

7.occur or happen

8.suddenly take place

Pronunciation:

Definitions:

1.cry

2.shout

3.bleat

4.lament

5.recite

6.sing

7.beep

8.blare

9.siren

Pronunciation:

gbú

Definitions:

1.fell

2.cut

3.chop

4.saw

5.blow an instrument

6.sound a wind instrument

7.occur or happen

8.suddenly take place

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