mbà
Noun9 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
nation; continent
Nounnation; tribe; (another person’s) town
Nounno; an expression of negative outcome, disagreement or refusal
Interjectionextreme tiredness; exhaustion; faintness
Noun
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Isuama, Izii, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsa, Owere
- mmm̀ Achala
- kpaà Achala
- mbà Achala
- ḃaà Isuama
- ẹ̀ẹẹ̀ Isuama
- mbà Isuama — same spelling as the Izugbe
- mbà Izii
- ọ̀ọọ̄ Mbaise
- ajụ̄m̄ Mkpọọ
- ọ̀ọọ̄ Ngwa
- waàwa Nkanụ
- waà Nkanụ
- mbà Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
- òolò Owere
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Òje mbà enwē ilo
— A traveller rarely has enemies
ndị mbā ānyị
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