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ara

Noun
Igbo

11 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. breast; the organs on the abdomen of mammals from which nipples protrude

    Noun

  2. madness; the state of having a serious mental illness; insanity

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Abịrịba, Achala, Ajalị, Anam, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Nsụka, Owere, Ọkụzụ, Ọnịcha

  • isi ngharị̀ Abịrịba
  • ala Achala · 2 recordings
  • isi mmebì Achala
  • ishi mmebi Ajalị
  • ishimgbaka Ajalị
  • ala Anam · 2 recordings
  • ara Isuama · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ala Mkpọọ · 2 recordings
  • ẹra Nkanụ · 2 recordings
  • eraà Nsụka
  • ara Owere · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • isimgbaka Ọkụzụ
  • ala Ọnịcha · 2 recordings
  • isi nghalị̀ Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

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.

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