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wį árá

wị̀ ara

Standard Igbo

variations:

-yì ala

Nominal Modifier

㣠句

1.be mad

Example

Ị na-awị ara?

Ị na-awị ara?

Are you mad?

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yį árá

yị̀ ara

Standard Igbo
Culture

Passive verb

1.be mad; become mad

Example

Ara na-ayị onye a.

Ara na-ayị onye a.

This is person is exhibiting madness.

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gbá árá

gba ara

Standard Igbo
Medicine

Active verb

1.make mad; cause to develop madness or mental illness

2.(figurative) cause shock or surprise; cause highly reactive excitement due to shock

Example

̣̣Ara na-agba ụmụnne ya

̣̣Ara na-agba ụmụnne ya

His/her siblings are mad

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ónyāárá

onyaarā

Standard Igbo
MedicineCulture

variations:

onyearā

Noun

1.a person suffering from acute psychosis; mad person; lunatic; a crazy

2.an aggressive person; a badly behaved person; an unreasonable person

Example

Onyaara ka bụ mmadụ.

Onyaara ka bụ mmadụ.

A lunatic is still a human being, you now.

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