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bụ ọnụ̄

Wordbụ ọnụ̄
Definitions

Active verb

b襲口

1.curse; to invoke or angrily call down evil on someone

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Nne ya bụrụ ya ọnụ n'ihi ihe ọjọọ niile o mere ya.

Nne ya bụrụ ya ọnụ n'ihi ihe ọjọọ niile o mere ya.

Her mother cursed her due to all the bad things she did to her.

Abụla onye ọbụla ọnụ.

Abụla onye ọbụla ọnụ.

Do not curse anybody.

A ga-abụ ya ọnụ maka ihe o mere.

A ga-abụ ya ọnụ maka ihe o mere.

She will be cursed because of what she did.

Onye amụma ahụ bụrụ ya ọnụ.

Onye amụma ahụ bụrụ ya ọnụ.

She was cursed by that prophet.

Ọ na-eme ka onye a bụrụ ọnụ

Ọ na-eme ka onye a bụrụ ọnụ

He is behaving like a cursed person

Onye bụrụ gị ọnụ?

Onye bụrụ gị ọnụ?

Who cursed you?

Ekwekwala ka m bụọ gị ọnụ.

Ekwekwala ka m bụọ gị ọnụ.

Do not let me curse you.

O nweghị ikike ịbụ onye ọbụla ọnụ.

O nweghị ikike ịbụ onye ọbụla ọnụ.

She has no authority to curse anybody.

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ba m̀ba

Wordba m̀ba
Definitions

Active verb

和硝

1.rant; speak or shout angrily as a protest or complaint over something

2.(slang) make a loud roaring noise, especially an animal or a machine eg. car or motorcycle

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Baa mba ka ha mata na obi adịghị gị mma.

Baa mba ka ha mata na obi adịghị gị mma.

Rant, so they know that you are not happy.

Ada na-aba mba oge ọbụla Chika yiri akwa ya.

Ada na-aba mba oge ọbụla Chika yiri akwa ya.

Ada rants any time Chika wears her cloth.

Nne m na-aba mba n'ụlọ.

Nne m na-aba mba n'ụlọ.

My mother rants at home.

Ọ chọrọ ịba mba oge ọ hụrụ m.

Ọ chọrọ ịba mba oge ọ hụrụ m.

He wanted to rant the moment he saw me.

Ọgbatumtum ya ahụ na-aba ezigbo mba.

Ọgbatumtum ya ahụ na-aba ezigbo mba.

That his motorcycle roars really good.

Nna m ga-aba mba ma ọ hụ ihe a.

Nna m ga-aba mba ma ọ hụ ihe a.

My father will rant if he sees this.

Ọ na-aba mba?

Ọ na-aba mba?

Is she ranting?

Achọghị m ịba mba.

Achọghị m ịba mba.

I don't want to rant.

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