10 found for 'nothing' in Igbo
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ǫkpörö
ọ̀kpọrọ
Adverb
1.for nothing; in vain
Example
Ihe niile i mere bụ n'ọkpọrọ.
Ihe niile i mere bụ n'ọkpọrọ.
Everything you did was in vain.
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òséēká
òseēkā
Noun
1.a good for nothing; an irresponsible person
Example
Chima bụ oseeka.
Chima bụ oseeka.
Chima is a good for nothing person.
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ǹkïtï
ǹkịtị
Nominal Modifier
恒
1.nothing; vain; idle; ordinary
Example
Mgbe anyị ruru n'ụlọ ya, o nyeghịdị anyị mmiri nkịtị ka anyị ṅụọ.
Mgbe anyị ruru n'ụlọ ya, o nyeghịdị anyị mmiri nkịtị ka anyị ṅụọ.
When we got to his house, he did not even give us ordinary water to drink.
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éfù
efù
Nominal Modifier
1.ordinary; mere
2.vain; useless; meaningless; for nothing; waste
Example
Ife aka efu ga-akpalite mgbaama.
Ife aka efu ga-akpalite mgbaama.
A mere wave of the hand will trigger the alarm.
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lébàrà ányá
lebàrà anya
Active verb
浪貝鮮目
1.review; look into; assess something in order to make a change if necessary; double-check something; to deliberate on something
2.supervise; keep eyes on something being done to make sure nothing goes wrong
Example
Anyị lebara anya n'ihe ahụ.
Anyị lebara anya n'ihe ahụ.
We looked into that.
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gbá áká
gba aka
Active verb
碁稼
1.make the finger make a clicking sound by flipping it on the palm; snap the finger;
2.make the finger make a cracking sound by putting pressure on the knuckles; crack knuckles
Passive verb
鶏稼
1.have nothing in one's hands; be empty-handed
2.(figurative) have nothing; be left with nothing
Example
Agbara m aka m.
Agbara m aka m.
I cracked my knuckles.
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ózú
ozu
Noun
俺
1.corpse; carcass; dead body
2.(fig.) a worthless person; a good-for-nothing
Example
Anyị agaghị eje na mmadụ, nata n'ozu!
Anyị agaghị eje na mmadụ, nata n'ozu!
We shall not go in person and come back in corpse!
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éfù
efù
Noun
顕
1.zero; naught; nothing
Example
Mkpụrụ ọnụọgụgụ na-emejupụta otu narị bụ otu, efu, na efu ọzọ.
Mkpụrụ ọnụọgụgụ na-emejupụta otu narị bụ otu, efu, na efu ọzọ.
The numbers that make up one hundred are one, zero, and another zero.
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ḿgbákéríàlà
mgbakeriàlà
Noun
1.busy achieving nothing; running here and there, running up and down; making fuss
Example
Oke mgbakeriala adịghị mma.
Oke mgbakeriala adịghị mma.
Too much making of fuss is not good.
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bà ányá
bà anya
Passive verb
1.stare; gaze; look steadily at something or nothing, especially in thought, shock, or surprise
Example
Baa ya anya.
Baa ya anya.
Gaze at her.
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