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bé àrįrį

be àrị̀rị̀

Wordbe àrị̀rị̀
Definitions

Active verb

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

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Ahụrụ m ya ka ọ na-ebe arịrị.

Ahụrụ m ya ka ọ na-ebe arịrị.

I saw him lamenting.

Nwanne ya nwaanyị bere arịrị mgbe a na-eli ya.

Nwanne ya nwaanyị bere arịrị mgbe a na-eli ya.

His sister lamented when he was being buried.

Oge ọbụla ka ọ na-ebe arịrị maka ihe mere ndị ezinụụlọ ya.

Oge ọbụla ka ọ na-ebe arịrị maka ihe mere ndị ezinụụlọ ya.

She laments every time because of what happened to her family.

rú üjü

ru ụjụ̄

Wordru ụjụ̄
Definitions

Active verb

争短

1.mourning; grief

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Ha na-eru ụjụ.

Ha na-eru ụjụ.

They are mourning

Ruo ụjụ nwa gị furu efu.

Ruo ụjụ nwa gị furu efu.

Mourn your lost son.

Iru ụjụ abụghị ihe na-atọ onye ọbụla ụtọ.

Iru ụjụ abụghị ihe na-atọ onye ọbụla ụtọ.

Grief is not something everyone enjoys.

Okeke ruru ụjụ nwa ya nwụrụ anwụ.

Okeke ruru ụjụ nwa ya nwụrụ anwụ.

Okeke mourned the death of his son.

Ụmụọkpụ ga-eru ụjụ echi.

Ụmụọkpụ ga-eru ụjụ echi.

The Umuokpu women will mourn tomorrow.

mwúté

mwute

Wordmwute
Definitions

Noun

1.grief; hurtful, distressed

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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.

Ọ nọ na nwute maka ihe merenụ.

Ọ nọ na nwute maka ihe merenụ.

He is distressed for what happened.

Nwaanyị ahụ nọ na mwute.

Nwaanyị ahụ nọ na mwute.

That woman is grieving.

O nwere mwute mgbe nna ya nwụrụ.

O nwere mwute mgbe nna ya nwụrụ.

He/she was distressed when his/her father died.

Ihe o mere, mere ka ndị mụrụ ya nọdụ na mwute.

Ihe o mere, mere ka ndị mụrụ ya nọdụ na mwute.

What he did, made his parents sit in sadness.

àrįrį

àrị̀rị̀

Wordàrị̀rị̀
Definitions

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

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Ibe kwara arịrị maka ọnwụ nwanne ya nwoke

Ibe kwara arịrị maka ọnwụ nwanne ya nwoke

Ibe grieved for the death of his brother

Arịrị agbawaala m obi.

Arịrị agbawaala m obi.

Grief has broken my heart.

Arịrị egbuola m.

Arịrị egbuola m.

Grief has killed me.

O mere m ihe arịrị.

O mere m ihe arịrị.

He caused me grief.

Ọ nọ n'arịrị.

Ọ nọ n'arịrị.

She is in grief.

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