om!

Interjection

Igbo

Ndebe script

!

Meanings

salutation of respect to an old woman (especially a pagan)
Interjection

Dialect & variants

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Examples

Om! Nne ukwu, ụtụtụ ọma.
— Om! Elder, good morning.

Om! Ị dị mma taa?
— Om! Are you well today?

Related words

Similar meaning

ọm!
sa ala
du ụlọ̀
bìli
bìnye
bọsà
chu echu
di-nà
fe
fè ǹrù
garụka
gba nlò

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ọm!salutation of respect to an old man (especially a pagan)