mothers - What does 'mothers' mean from Igbo to English?

ńnē

nnē


Word	nnē
Definitions	Noun 温 1.mother 2.(informal for females) dear; pal; babe 3.mother (old use as a title before a mother's name)
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Emeka bi n'ụlọ nne ya.

Emeka lives in his mother's house.

Mgbaafọ bụ nne nna m.

Mgbafo is my father's mother.

Nne m bụ onye nkuzi.

My mother is a teacher.

Nne gara ọrụ.

Mother went to work.

Nne Ugoeze bụ ezigbo nwaanyị.

Mother Ugoeze was a good woman.

Nne, kedu ka i mere?

Dear, how are you doing?

ńnéömá

nneọma


Word	nneọma
Definitions	Name 温寊肢 1.Good mother
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Biko, kpọọrọ m Nneọma.

Please, call Nneoma for me.

Nyeere m Nneọma ego a.

Give Nneoma this money for me.

Nneọma mara mma.

Nneoma is beautiful.

Nneọma bịara.

Nneọma came.

Ọ bụ Nneọma nwe akpa a.

It is Nneoma that owns this bag.

Aha m bụ Nneọma.

My name is Nneọma.

Nneọma mara akwụkwọ.

Nneoma is intelligent.

Ọ mara Nneọma ụra.

She slapped Nneọma.

Nneọma nọ n'ụlọ.

Nneọma is at home.

èpùṃ

èpùm̀


Word	èpùm̀
Definitions	Noun 1.mother tongue
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Asụsụ Bekee na-abụzị epum ọtụtụ mmadụ na Naijiria.

English is becoming the mother tongue of many people in Nigeria.

Asụsụ Igbo bụ epum anyị.

The Igbo language is our mother tongue.

Asụsụ ọbụla nwere ike ịbụ epum nyere nwatakịrị.

Any language can be a mother tongue to child.

Epum nwere ike ịbụ asụsụ mbụ mmadụ.

Mother tongue may be one's first language.

Ọ bụ epum ka nwata na-ebukarị ụzọ amụta.

A child usually acquires his mother tongue first.

Ùgòńnē

Ùgònnē


Word	Ùgònnē
Definitions	Noun 1.mother's honor
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Ugonne na-abụkarị aha nwaanyị.

Ugonne is always a girl's name.

ögǫ nwáànyį

ọgọ̀ nwaànyị̀


Word	ọgọ̀ nwaànyị̀
Definitions	Noun 怪子女 1.mother-in-law 2.female relative-in-law
Variations	ọgọ̀ nwaị̀
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Biko nyere m ọgọ gị nwaanyị ego a.

Please help me give your sister in-law this money.

Chukwu nyere m ezigbo ọgọ nwaanyị.

God gave me a good mother-in-law.

Ọgọ m nwaanyị bi n'Aba.

My sister-in-law lives in Aba.

Ejere m ileta ọgọ m nwaanyị n'ụlọọgwụ.

I went to visit my mother-in-law in the hospital.

Ọgọ m nwaanyị buteere m ji.

My sister-in-law brought yam for me.

màmá

màma


Word	màma
Definitions	Noun 1.informal word for mother (see - nne)
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Mama m bụ onye Igbo

My mother is an Igbo woman.

nápų árá

napụ̀ ara


Word	napụ̀ ara
Definitions	Active verb 1.wean; stop a baby from taking the mother's milk 2.take away a source of income or source of feeding
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Napụ nwa ahụ ara ka i zuo ike.

Wean that child so that you can rest.

Nne ya napụrụ ya ara n'oge

Her mother weaned her early

Iwu ahụ ga-anapụ ndị mmadụ ara.

That law will take away people's source of income.

Ọ na-anapu umu ya ara ma ha ruo afọ abụọ.

She weans her children whenever they are two years old.

íkwúńnē

ikwunnē


Word	ikwunnē
Definitions	Noun 作温 1.maternal home; place of origin of one's mother
Variations	ikwu nnē
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Anọtere m aka n'ikwunne m.

I stayed long at my maternal place.

Agara m ezumiike n'ikwunne m.

I went for holiday at my maternal home.

Onyenkụzi a bụ onye ikwunne m

This teacher is from my maternal home

Ndị ikwunne m ji ego.

My maternal people are rich.

Ụjalị bụ ikwunne m

Ụjalị is my maternal home.

Akpụnyere m ndị ikwunne m ehi.

I gave my maternal relations a cow.

Anyị gbagara ọsọ n'ikwunne m n'oge agha.

During the war, we ran to my maternal home.

Ndị ikwunne m anọghị n'ụlọ.

My maternal relations are not at home.

Okonkwọ gbagara ọsọ ọchụ n'ikwunne ya.

Okonkwo went on exile in his maternal home.

Agara m ikwunne m.

I visited my maternal home.

Ndị ikwunne m ji ego.

My maternal people are rich.

Ebee ka ikwunne gị dị?

Where is your maternal home?

ųlü

ụ̀lụ


Word	ụ̀lụ
Definitions	Noun 奨 1.second child, of the same gender as the first, born to a mother; 2.second daughter; 3.last child in a family
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Nneka bụ ụlụ nwa.

Nneka is a second child.

Nke ụlụ nọ na mahadum.

The second daughter is in the university.

Nneka bụ ụlụ.

Nneka is the second daughter.

Kedụ maka ụlụ gị nwaanyị?

How about your second daughter.

Ụlụmma bụ aha ụlụ.

Ụlụmma is the name of a second daughter.

Ụlụ nwa anyị mara akwụkwọ.

Our second child is intelligent.

Nwunye m bụ ụlụ nne ya.

My wife is her mother's second daughter.

Ụlụ makarịrị ada.

The second daughter is more beautiful than the first daughter.

Ụlụ ya nwụrụ anwụ.

Her second daughter died.

Abụ m ụlụ n'ụlọ anyị.

I am the second daughter in my house.

Onye bụ ụlụ n'etiti ha abụọ?

Who is the second daughter between the two of them?

Ụlụ na-amanyekarị ada aka n'anya.

The second daughter always challenges the first daughter.

Ugoo chọrọ ịhụ ụlụ nwa.

Ugoo wants to see the last child.

Nke a bụ nke ụlụ.

This is for the last child.

Abụ m ụlụ n'ụlọ anyị.

I am the last child in our family.

ñü árá

ṅụ arā


Word	ṅụ arā
Definitions	Active verb 軽乳 1.suck breast (of a mother by an infant, lit. drink breast)
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Nwa ahụ na-aṇ̇ụ ara mgbe m bịara.

That child was sucking when I came.

Nwa ya ga-aṅụ ara tupu ọ laba.

Her child will suck before sleeping.

Nwa na-aṅụ ara.

The child is sucking.

Nwa m ṅụrụ ara n'ụtụtụ.

My child sucked breast in the morning.

Umụaka ịnụ ara dị oke mkpa.

It is important for children to suck breast.

Ọ chọghị ka nwa ya ṅụọ ara ọzọ.

She does not want her child to suck anymore.