sà
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
open (hand, book, cloth, but not door)
Active verbspread; scatter; open; wash; be wide; all over
Extensional suffixanswer; reply; excuse; retort; make one's defence
Active verbv,
Active verbconfess to crime, abomination, voluntarily, and sometimes during delirium, semi-insanity, severe labour pains, etc.
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Mepee ọnụ ụzọ ahụ sàa.
— Open that door wide.
O sàara aka ya n'ebe niile.
— He spread his hands all over.
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