17 found for 'before' in Igbo
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àhàjíökü
àhàjiọkụ̄
Noun
1.feast before eating new yams (compare Ìfèjiọkū), sacrifice, deity
Example
Anyị na-eme mmemme ahajiọkụ.
Anyị na-eme mmemme ahajiọkụ.
We are celebrating the New Yam festival.
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-bú
-bu
Extensional suffix
看
1.used to; before
Example
Anyị bibu n'Abakaleke.
Anyị bibu n'Abakaleke.
We used to live in Abakiliki.
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túpú
tupu
Conjunction
t顎
1.before (pre-, prior to, earlier than)
Example
Aga m emecha ihe m na-eme tupu Ndụka abịa.
Aga m emecha ihe m na-eme tupu Ndụka abịa.
I will finish what I am doing before Nduka comes.
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güghárí
gụgharī
Active verb
1.repeat
2.reread; read something that has been read before all over again
Example
Ị chọrọ ịgụgharị klaasị a?
Ị chọrọ ịgụgharị klaasị a?
Do you want to repeat this class?
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ńnàá
nnàa
Noun
1.dear (male)(informal); pal(male); dude
2.father (old use as a title before a father's name)
Example
Nnaa, bịa ka anyị gaa ṅụọ mmanya.
Nnaa, bịa ka anyị gaa ṅụọ mmanya.
Dude, come let's go have a drink.
rü ögwų
rụ ọgwụ̀
Active verb
1.neutralise effect of poison
2.To prove that food or drink presented by the host to his guests have not been poisoned, the host usually tastes every eatable thing presented before his guests. This is called ịrū (nni) ọgwù
Example
Akịilu na-arụ ọgwụ.
Akịilu na-arụ ọgwụ.
Bitter kola neutralizes the effect of charms.
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ńnē
nnē
Noun
温
1.mother
2.(informal for females) dear; pal; babe
3.mother (old use as a title before a mother's name)
Example
Emeka bi n'ụlọ nne ya.
Emeka bi n'ụlọ nne ya.
Emeka lives in his mother's house.
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ṃbü
m̀bụ
Noun
1.first
2.before (at first); initially
Example
Ahụbeghị udi anụmaanụ a mbụ.
Ahụbeghị udi anụmaanụ a mbụ.
I have not seen this type of animal before.
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dó íyí
do iyi
Active verb
1.to take an oath before a deity or supernatural being
2.to take an oath of office
Example
Dibịa ahụ jere ido iyi n'Ọka.
Dibịa ahụ jere ido iyi n'Ọka.
The native doctor went to administer oath at Awka.
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nwüchú
nwụchu
Passive verb
1.to die young; to die before getting old
Example
Ọ nwụchuru anwuchụ̣.
Ọ nwụchuru anwuchụ̣.
He died young.
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