agbàlà
NounNdebe script
Meanings
(also agbàlà nwaànyì) woman of great influence or of strong, stout build
Nounan object about 8’ long, made of two long bamboos, with a number of coconut shells fixed between them representing the number of girls the owner was on intimate terms with in his youth
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Nne ya bụ agbàlà n'ala a.
— Her mother is a woman of influence in this land.
Ị maara na ọ bụ agbàlà n'obodo a?
— Did you know that she is a woman of standing in this town?
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- Agbàlàthe author of fertility, one of the manifestations of Chukwu Òkìke, Creator; child (usually male) whose pregnancy and delivery was made possible by Agbala; male name
- àgbàlàcow-itch (Mucuna pruriens Linn.)
- do Agbàlàperform routine sacrifice to Agbala; swear blood-brotherhood; make covenant (between two or more parties) vowing not to do anything to endanger either party’s life safety, etc.; perform routine sacrifice to the god Agbàlà
- je Agbàlàconsult the Agbala in Awka, the most famous one