bà
Active verb7 varieties
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Meanings
go in; enter
Active verbspring or swoop suddenly on someone so as to hug or attack the person
Active verbsoak; keep in water or liquid so as to absorb a lot of it
Active verbaccommodate the size of something; enter; take; fit
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Isuama, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nsa, Owere, Ọhụhụ, Ọnịcha
- ḃà Isuama
- bà Isuama
- gbunye Mkpọọ
- bà Ngwa
- -degalụ letà Nsa
- ḃà Owere
- bà Owere
- bà Ọhụhụ
- bà Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Uwe a na-abà m nke ọma.
— This dress fits me well.
Bà n'ime ụlọ ahụ ugbu a.
— Enter that house now.
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