amā
Active verbNdebe script
Meanings
distinguishing mark
Active verb(negative form), used in many negative noun phrases, e.g.
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Amā dị ya n'ihu.
— There is a mark on his face.
Ị hụrụ amā dị n'olu ya?
— Did you see the mark on his neck?
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- amaa large space of land in front of a house but outside the premises; a large public space;; (also èzi amā) space in front of the compound, outside the compound wall and beginning from the main gate; street; road, main
- amàmeasure
- àmàsignal; distinguishing mark; notice; witness; secret divulged (e.g. if a person is planning to kill me on a certain day and a friend happens to know of this and tells me beforehand this information is àmà); information; testimony; evidence