lü
lụ
| Word | lụ |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.join in marriage; marry |
| Variations | nù |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Lụọ onye ọ ga-adabara gị na ya.
Lụọ onye ọ ga-adabara gị na ya.
Marry who you will be compatible with.
Achọrọ m ịlụ onye ghọtara ebe m ji ndụ m na-eje.
Achọrọ m ịlụ onye ghọtara ebe m ji ndụ m na-eje.
I want to marry someone who understands where I am going with my life.
Ha na-alụ di na nwunye ugbua.
Ha na-alụ di na nwunye ugbua.
They are getting married now.
Aga m alụ ya ma ọ jụọ m.
Aga m alụ ya ma ọ jụọ m.
I will marry him if he asks me.
Ada lụ̀rụ̀ Enyinna mgbè ọ dị afọ iri abùo n' ìse.
Ada lụ̀rụ̀ Enyinna mgbè ọ dị afọ iri abùo n' ìse.
Ada married Enyinna when she was twenty five years old.
gbá ńkwü
gba nkwụ
| Word | gba nkwụ |
| Definitions | Active verb 1.traditional marriage rite of the Igbo people; wine carrying |
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Ha gbara nkwu afọ atọ gara aga.
Ha gbara nkwu afọ atọ gara aga.
They got married, traditionally, three years ago.
Anyị ga-eje ịgba nkwụ Ada.
Anyị ga-eje ịgba nkwụ Ada.
We shall attend Ada's wine carrying or traditional marriage.
Anyị na-agba nkwụ nwaanyị mgbe ha bịara.
Anyị na-agba nkwụ nwaanyị mgbe ha bịara.
We were doing traditional marriage when they came.
Gbaa mbọ gbaa nkwụ nwunye gị.
Gbaa mbọ gbaa nkwụ nwunye gị.
Try and do your wife's traditional marriage.
àlükwághïḿ
àlụkwāghị̄m
| Word | àlụkwāghị̄m |
| Definitions | Noun 1.termination of a marriage bond or contract; divorce |
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| Word Stems | No word stems |
Examples
Ndị ezinụụlọ ha akwadoghị alụkwaghị m ahụ.
Ndị ezinụụlọ ha akwadoghị alụkwaghị m ahụ.
His family members are not in support of that divorce.
Alụkwaghị m ha gbara metụtara ụmụ ha nke ukwuu.
Alụkwaghị m ha gbara metụtara ụmụ ha nke ukwuu.
There divorce affected their children so much.
Ịgba alụkwaghịm abụghi ihe e kwesịrị ịkwado.
Ịgba alụkwaghịm abụghi ihe e kwesịrị ịkwado.
Filing a divorce is not something that should be encouraged.
Ijeọma chọrọ ịgba di ya alụkwaghị m.
Ijeọma chọrọ ịgba di ya alụkwaghị m.
Ijeoma wants to divorce her husband.
íkó
iko
| Word | iko |
| Definitions | Noun 1.concubine; someone dating another person who is in a marriage; 2.unwed romantic partner; girlfriend; boyfriend |
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| Word Stem | No word stems |
Examples
Enwetere m iko ọhụrụ.
Enwetere m iko ọhụrụ.
I have a new concubine.
Nne ya bụ iko Mz. Okoro.
Nne ya bụ iko Mz. Okoro.
His mother is Mr. Okoro's concubine.
Onye bụ iko gị?
Onye bụ iko gị?
Who is your concubine?
Ọ chụpụrụ iko ya n'ụlọ
Ọ chụpụrụ iko ya n'ụlọ
He chased his concubine out of the house.
Akwụkwọ Nsọ akwadoghị mmadụ inwe iko.
Akwụkwọ Nsọ akwadoghị mmadụ inwe iko.
The Bible does not support concubinage.
Ndị iko ya abịala.
Ndị iko ya abịala.
His concubines have come.
O nweghị iko kemgbe ọ lụchara nwaanyị.
O nweghị iko kemgbe ọ lụchara nwaanyị.
He does have any concubine since he got married.
Nwunye ya wụrụ iko ya mmiri ọkụ.
Nwunye ya wụrụ iko ya mmiri ọkụ.
His wife poured hot water on his concubine.
Otu na ndị iko ya mụ̣rụ nwa.
Otu na ndị iko ya mụ̣rụ nwa.
One of his concubines put to bed.
àlüḿdínànwúnyè
àlụmdinànwunyè
| Word | àlụmdinànwunyè |
| Definitions | Noun 1.the formal union of two partners in order to run a family; marriage |
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Examples
Eteghị aka ha mere alụmdinanwunye, ha agbaa alụkwaghịm.
Eteghị aka ha mere alụmdinanwunye, ha agbaa alụkwaghịm.
Not long after they married, they divorced.
Alụmdinanwunye bụ oke ihe na ndụ ndị Igbo.
Alụmdinanwunye bụ oke ihe na ndụ ndị Igbo.
Marriage is a huge thing among the Igbo.
Ihe fọdụụrụ Nkechi na Emeka ịme ugbua bụ emume alụmdinanwunye.
Ihe fọdụụrụ Nkechi na Emeka ịme ugbua bụ emume alụmdinanwunye.
The remaining thing for Nkechi and Emeka to do now is the marriage ceremony.
Kedụ mgbe ha mere alụmdinanwunye?
Kedụ mgbe ha mere alụmdinanwunye?
When did they marry?
Gọvanọ gara emume alụmdịnanwunye ahụ e mere na Abuja ụnyaahụ.
Gọvanọ gara emume alụmdịnanwunye ahụ e mere na Abuja ụnyaahụ.
The governor attended the wedding ceremony held in Abuja yesterday.
E mere emume alụmdinanwunye ebe a taa.
E mere emume alụmdinanwunye ebe a taa.
A marriage ceremony was held here today.
Ihe fọdụụrụ Nkechi na Emeka ịme ugbua bụ emume alụmdinanwunye.
Ihe fọdụụrụ Nkechi na Emeka ịme ugbua bụ emume alụmdinanwunye.
The remaining thing for Nkechi and Emeka to do now is the marriage ceremony.
Eteghị aka ha mere alụmdinanwunye, ha agbaa alụkwaghịm.
Eteghị aka ha mere alụmdinanwunye, ha agbaa alụkwaghịm.
Not long after they married, they divorced.
Akwadoghị m alụmdinanwunye ha.
Akwadoghị m alụmdinanwunye ha.
I did not support their marriage.
Alụmdinanwunye bụ oke ihe na ndụ ndị Igbo.
Alụmdinanwunye bụ oke ihe na ndụ ndị Igbo.
Marriage is a huge thing among the Igbo.
Gọvanọ gara emume alụmdịnanwunye ahụ e mere na Abuja ụnyaahụ.
Gọvanọ gara emume alụmdịnanwunye ahụ e mere na Abuja ụnyaahụ.
The governor attended the wedding ceremony held in Abuja yesterday.
E mere emume alụmdinanwunye ebe a taa.
E mere emume alụmdinanwunye ebe a taa.
A marriage ceremony was held here today.
Alụmdinanwunye ha gara nkeọma.
Alụmdinanwunye ha gara nkeọma.
Their marriage was successful.
Nnenanna ha, haziri alụmdinanwunye ha.
Nnenanna ha, haziri alụmdinanwunye ha.
Their parents organized their marriage.
Kedụ mgbe ha mere alụmdinanwunye?
Kedụ mgbe ha mere alụmdinanwunye?
When did they marry?