ajā
NounNdebe script
Meanings
earth; trodden clay; building mud; sand
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ndị ọrụ na-agwakọta ajā na mmiri eji ewu ụlọ.
— The workers mix earth with water for building a house.
Ajā dị n'ụkwụ gị niile, gaa sacha ya.
— There is sand all over your feet, go and wash it off.
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Same spelling, different tones
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- ajathe loose granular substance that covers part of the earth surface; sand; soil; sand
- ajàcymbal
- àjàsacrifice; sacrifice, particularly the joyless sacrifice offered to pacify or drive out evil spirits; Nile Perch, the largest fish in the area (Lates niloticus)
- ụpàred clay soil (also aja ụpà; compare ụlō); wet mud; wet mud for building