12 found for 'deity' in Igbo
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Ígwékáàlà
Igwekāàlà
Noun
亜環土
1.An Igbo deity.
Example
Igwekaala bụ arụsị ndi Ụmụnọọha.
Igwekaala bụ arụsị ndi Ụmụnọọha.
Igwekaala is a deity of Umunoha people.
ìdéḿmírí
ìdemmīrī
Noun
尉水
1.a water deity with a cult, usually with one shrine on the land and another in the water
2.name of a stream
Example
Idemmiri bụ nnukwu arụsị.
Idemmiri bụ nnukwu arụsị.
Idemmiri is a mighty deity.
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gö árüsï
gọ arụ̄sị̄
Active verb
㦠顧
1.venerate divinities or deities
2.interact or speak with deities; pray to a deity as its priest
Example
Nna ya gọrọ arụsị.
Nna ya gọrọ arụsị.
His father venerated deities.
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Ágwų
Agwụ̀
Proper noun
近
1.deity of health, divination, and passion in Igbo mythology;
2.name of a person after the deity
Example
Ndị na-eme agwụ ka agwụ na-akpa.
Ndị na-eme agwụ ka agwụ na-akpa.
It is those who serve agwụ that agwụ controls.
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ágbàrà
agbàrà
Noun
空
1.the author of fertility in Igbo mythology, one of the manifestations of Chukwu
2.deity; spirit
3.(figurative) super talented; doer of the unimaginable; doer/worker of wonders; superhuman
Example
Nwoke ahụ bụ agbara.
Nwoke ahụ bụ agbara.
That man is superhuman.
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önü árüsï
ọnụ arụsị̄
Noun
昭顧
1.shrine
2.building consecrated to a deity
Example
Nna m m jere n'ọnụ arụsị.
Nna m m jere n'ọnụ arụsị.
My father went to the oracle's shrine.
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àlà
àlà
Noun
土
1.land; ground; floor; the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water
2.down or lower part of a height; base
3.an Igbo deity of the earth, morality, and fertility
Example
Ala ga-eme ka akụmakụ anyị too ma mịa ezi mkpụrụ.
Ala ga-eme ka akụmakụ anyị too ma mịa ezi mkpụrụ.
Ala will make our plants grow and bear good fruit.
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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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pï árúsï
pị arūsị̄
Active verb
姓顧
1.carve, shape image an to represent a god or deity
Example
Ha ga-apị arụṣi ọzọ.
Ha ga-apị arụṣi ọzọ.
They will carve idols again.
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árüsï
arụ̄sị̄
Noun
顧
1.a god or goddess, especially in polytheism; deity;
2.a supreme supernatural being; God;
3.a sculpture or physical image representing a deity; idol
Example
Igwekaala bụ arụsị a ma nke ọma n'ala Igbo.
Igwekaala bụ arụsị a ma nke ọma n'ala Igbo.
Igwekala is a well known deity in Igbo land.
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Nsịbịdị - 5 found
土
Pronunciation:
àlà
Definitions:
1.land
2.ground
3.earth
4.property
5.estate
6.country
7.planet
8.Earth [planet]