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m̀ba

Wordm̀ba
Definitions

Noun

1.scolding

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Mba ọ baara nwata ahụ wutere m.

Mba ọ baara nwata ahụ wutere m.

The scolding he gave to that child pained me.

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mbigbọ

Wordmbigbọ
Definitions

Noun

1.scolding; shout down; uproar

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Mbigbọ Amaka bigbọrọ di ya adighị mma.

Mbigbọ Amaka bigbọrọ di ya adighị mma.

Amaka's shouting down at the husband is not nice.

Nna anyị ma ka e si eme mbigbọ.

Nna anyị ma ka e si eme mbigbọ.

Our father knows how to shout down.

Ọ na-amụ ka e si eme mbigbọ.

Ọ na-amụ ka e si eme mbigbọ.

He is learning how to scold.

Ọ bụghị mmadụ niile na-anabata ụdị mbigbọ a.

Ọ bụghị mmadụ niile na-anabata ụdị mbigbọ a.

It is not everyone that entertains this kind of scolding.

Mbịgbọ nne m na-adị egwu.

Mbịgbọ nne m na-adị egwu.

My mother's scolding is terrible.

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bara m̀ba

Wordbara m̀ba
Definitions

Active verb

和人硝

1.scold someone; rebuke someone;

2.admonish; reprimand

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Achọghị m ịbara gị mba.

Achọghị m ịbara gị mba.

I don't want to scold you.

A ga-abara gị mba.

A ga-abara gị mba.

You will be scolded.

Nna ya na-abara ya mba.

Nna ya na-abara ya mba.

His father is scolding him.

Ọ na-abara ha mba?

Ọ na-abara ha mba?

Does she scold them?

Onye chọrọ ịbara gị mba?

Onye chọrọ ịbara gị mba?

Who wants to scold you?

Onye a na-abara mba bụ onye a hụrụ n'anya.

Onye a na-abara mba bụ onye a hụrụ n'anya.

One who is scolded is one who is loved.

Onye na-abara gị mba?

Onye na-abara gị mba?

Who is scolding you?

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