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bé àrįrį

be àrị̀rị̀

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.express grief, regret or disappointment about something; lament

Example

Ahụrụ m ya ka ọ na-ebe arịrị.

Ahụrụ m ya ka ọ na-ebe arịrị.

I saw him lamenting.

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rú üjü

ru ụjụ̄

Standard Igbo
Religion

Active verb

争短

1.mourning; grief

Example

Ha na-eru ụjụ.

Ha na-eru ụjụ.

They are mourning

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mwúté

mwute

Standard Igbo
Language

Noun

1.grief; hurtful, distressed

Example

Naanị mwute o nwere n'ọnọdọ m juru m afọ.

Naanị mwute o nwere n'ọnọdọ m juru m afọ.

Only the grief he felt in my condition is satisfactory.

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àrįrį

àrị̀rị̀

Standard Igbo
Culture

Noun

1.grief; deep sorrow; heartache; great unhappiness caused by the death of a loved one;

2.humiliation; something that reduced someone's dignity or makes someone deeply sad

Example

Ibe kwara arịrị maka ọnwụ nwanne ya nwoke

Ibe kwara arịrị maka ọnwụ nwanne ya nwoke

Ibe grieved for the death of his brother

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