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-nwàalso nwaāmịlị
  1. attempt; try; essay; tempt; prove
  2. spit out
  3. urine
-nwà òkò
  1. try one’s best
  2. try one's best

Anwàgo m òkò m — I have done my best

-nwà-cha
be slippery (as of mud)
-nwàne
try; tempt; attempt
-nwànye
try (to a praiseworthy extent)
-nwe
have; own
-nwè
see -nwò
-nwe afọ ọmaNNC
be generous, kind, benevolent

Ozi Ọma — the Gospel; good news, message

-nwe àgbàNNC
(fig.) have a say in; have influence
-nwe aka ntachi
be stingy, miserly
-nwe àkọNNC
be intelligent
-nwe ākọ
be intelligent
-nwe àkọ nà uchèNNC
be sensible, intelligent

Nwaàmàlùbịa nwèlù nnukwu ākọ nà uchè — Nwaamalụbịa is very intelligent (or sensible)

-nwe anya ukwu
covet
-nwe àtù
have an equal, another of its kind
-nwe efèNNC
  1. have a chance, an opportunity
  2. have a chance; find it convenient; have an opportunity Ènwerọ m efè I have no chance, opportunity
-nwe èzi nà ụnòNNC
become a householder
-nwe èzi na ụnòNNC
become a householder
-nwe ifelēNNC
be shy, restrained, reserved
-nwe ifele
be shy, reserved, considerate
-nwe ikeNNC
be capable, strong, able
-nwe isiNNC
be reasonable; be successful, fruitful
-nwe isi akwụkwọNNC
be brainy, brilliant (at studies)
-nwe isi awelēNNC
be lucky; have good luck
-nwe isi awele
be lucky; have good luck
-nwe obī ēbelèNNC
be kind-hearted
-nwe òfọ
be innocent, in the right, just
-nwe ọnụ
  1. be talkative
  2. have an (influential) voice in; be in a position to be listened to
-nwe ònwe
be free
-nwe ùbụlù
be intelligent, brainy, sensible, brilliant

Ụmū Okaàfò àna-ènweka ūbụlù — Okaafọ's children are usually brainy

-nwe uchè
  1. be sensible, wise
  2. be wise, intelligent

Roseline nwèlù uchè — Roseline is very intelligent

-nwe umeNNC
be strong
-nwefọ
have remaining
-nweka
have much Anà m ènweka letà I have a lot of mail
-nwekọlịta
have in common Ò nwerọ ife ayị nwèkòlìtàlù ọnụ We have nothing in common
-nweta
obtain; get
-nwoDEMalso -nwò, -wò, -nwè, nwoke , nnwoke, nwọò, n nwọò
  1. pluck; remove (grains of maize, ripe palm-nuts, from cob or bunch); fall out (e.g. from the socket like a joint or ripe fruit)
  2. change; be changed; metamorphose; transfigure
  3. man; male
  4. this; at this time; now; like this
-nwò ènwòDEMalso -wò èwò -gbanwò
  1. change; be changed; metamorphose; be transfigured
  2. change; exchange Bikō gbanwòolụ m ji n kaà màkà nà o lèlù ùle Please change this yam for me, for it is rotten Ndị àfè ojiiì jìdèlù òfu nwoke nā-agbanwò egō n’afịa The police arrested a man exchanging money in the market Anà m èje ụnọ àkù ịgbānwò ego ochiìè m fùlù n’akpàtì m n nyàafù I am going to the bank to change the old money I found in my box yesterday
-nwojiDEM
break off
-nwojipùDEM
be out of joint
-nwosịDEM
  1. pluck, remove (grains of maize or ripe palm-fruits from cob or bunch respectively)
  2. pluck off
-nwosịsìDEM
drop leaves or unripe fruit (of tree)
-nwuNNCalso nwunyè, nwunyì
  1. shine; burn; be clean, pure, bright; flare; blaze
  2. female; wife
-nwụNNC
  1. AV
  2. catch; grip
-nwùESUFalso -nwù, -ñù-
  1. re-iron; iron again
  2. AV

Ọ chìlì àfe ìgọzi ijì nwùsa ykā ọnwù — She took Ngọzi’s clothes because they were intimate (implies N. can easily spare them and will not be annoyed)

-nwụ anwụNNC
be dead
-nwụ àrụAV
make ill; be ill; cause illness
-nwu enwuNNC
  1. shine; blaze; flare
  2. shine, glitter, very brightly; be very white
-nwu gbààNNC
shine, glitter, very brightly; be very white
-nwu màlàmàlàNNC
  1. be dazzling
  2. dazzle; be dazzling
-nwù ọnwùESUF
take without permission from a close friend
-nwụ ọnwụNNC
die
-nwụ ọnwụ ChiìNNC
die a natural death Nwoke afù nwùlù ọnwụ Chiì ya The man died a natural death
-nwụ ọnwụ ikēNNC
die tragic death, or in an accident
-nwù-
AV
-nwuchapùNNC
be thoroughly clean; wash, rinse out; absolve
-nwùchì anyaNNC
shut eyes
-nwùchi anya
close, shut eyes
-nwụchita anyaNNC
dazzle the eyes
-nwuchita anyaNNC
dazzle the eyes
-nwụdeESUF
catch; grip; seize; throw in wrestling; catch (e.g. thief) red-handed
-nwụdoAV
catch; snare
-nwughaNNC
change colour
-nwulàpùNNC
flash
-nwulu ọkụNNC
catch fire
-nwụnye ọlụNNC
be very ill, half-dead
-nwupùNNC
glitter
-nwụrụESUF
be dead

Nkịtā m ànwụrụgo — My dog is dead

-nwusàNNC
shine around; illuminate
-nwùtaESUF
borrow (clothes, accessories, etc.) to wear to make a good impression
nwa
see nnwa
nwàADV
very, -self (used with nominals) Kèdụ màkà gị nwà? And how are you yourself?
nwa afōNNCalso nnwa afō nwa āgbọò, āgbọghò, āgbọghọbìà
freeborn child
nwa agūNNC
very young leopard
nwa AgwùNNC
figure to the left of Agwù
nwa àkàkpòNNC
dwarf; stunted person
nwa atụlūNNC
lamb
nwa bī beNNC
child living in one's house
nwa bìàlììNNC
soft, smooth quality
nwa bùùNNC
quietness; ease
nwa di ntāNNC
hunter's attendant
nwa di ọtāNNCalso nwa di ntā
hunter's attendant
nwa dibìàNNC
native doctor's attendant; native doctor
nwa ègwuNNC
doll
nwa èjìmaNNC
a twin
nwa ewūNNC
  1. young goat; kid
  2. used to make a noun phrase (often corresponding to an English adjective) out of a descriptive word
nwa ezè alā ajaNNC
instep of foot (literally the king’s baby never licks the sand)
nwa ezè alā ajāNNC
instep of foot (literally the king's baby never licks the sand)
nwa kā ibè yaNNC
form of praise for one who excels his colleagues; first among equals
nwà kene!
just try! Try first!
nwa mbaNNC
  1. cat (compare nwa ōnogbò)
  2. cat
nwa mgbèyìNNCalso nwa ogbènyè
orphan; destitute child
nwa mkpìlìkpìNNC
  1. very small; short
  2. very small, short, quality or amount (compare mkpìlìkpì)
nwa mkpìlìkpì ogèNNC
a moment, minute, very short time
nwa mkpùkpù mmēNNC
newborn infant
nwa mkpùkpù umēNNC
newborn infant
nwa mmadùNNC
freeborn person; well-behaved person
nwa mpeNNCalso mpe
very short, little, smallish state (of human beings in particular, and animals)
Nwa mpe kà ọ bùNNC
He is smallish
nwa nkenkeNNC
  1. very short
  2. very short (compare nkenke)
nwa nnàNNC
brother, sister (not of the same mother); relative; blood relation
nwa nnabèNNC
echo (compare òkpọnàkpọ òkù)
nwa nnwāNNC
grandchild
nwa ǸrìNNC
an Nri man who has taken the Ichi title and travels widely through Igbo-land exercising ritual and political authority
nwa ntịkōlọNNC
very little, small amount, etc.

Tìnye nwa ntịkọlọ mmīli n’ime ìtè — Put very little water into the pot

nwa nwaàyìNNC
female child; daughter
nwa nwokēNNC
male child; son
nwa nwokeDEM
male child; son
nwa odōNNC
pestle
nwa ọfụūNNC
newborn child
nwa ōgbanjeNNC
child believed to belong to a group in the world of spirits to which he/she returns after dying in infancy, only to go back to his mother's womb again. See ògbanje
nwa ogbènyèNNCalso nwa mgbèyì
orphan; destitute child
nwa ōkoloNNC
  1. lad; boy; young man
  2. male name
nwa ōkolọbìàNNC
  1. youth; boy
  2. youth; adolescent boy
nwa ọlūNNC
apprentice
nwa òlukpùluNNC
blindman’s buff
nwa ōnogbòNNC
cat
nwa òseākaNNC
prodigal son
nwa peNNCalso nwa mpe
a very small, little
nwa ùyòmNNCalso nwuùyòm
chick
NwaādaNNC
  1. same as àda (for petting)
  2. female name
nwaàdikēNNC
warrior; hero
NwaàfòNNC
  1. for men born on Ǹkwọ, Èke, Oyè, and Àfò respectively, and Nwam̀gbankw̄ ọ, Nwam̀gbeēke, Nwam̀gbaàfò for women born on Ǹkwọ, Èke, and Àfò respectively. It is also used preceding the name of a deity, person, or set of circumstances, etc., after which a person is named: e.g. Nwudō (son of Udō, a deity); Nwọòrà (son of all); Nwoòlìsà (son of Òlìsà, God); Nwachukwu (son of God); Nwiijè (for a son born away from home)
  2. young of animal
nwaāmiliNNCalso nwaàyì, nwaànyì
woman
nwaànyìNNC
woman with abnormally large and heavy breasts

Ǹgwụlō kà ị bù — You are a powerless person (incapable of doing anything)

Nwokē afù bìàlù kà m nà-èsi nnī — The man came when I was cooking

Ò gịnī kà ị nà-èle? — What is it that you are selling?

nwaànyì akpù obìNNC
freshwater flying fish (Pantodon buchholzi) (= òjì n kù)
nwaànyì imēNNC
pregnant woman
nwaànyì imeNNC
pregnant woman
nwadiànìNNC
social name of a child in his mother's family, home, locality, village or birthplace e.g. Each of the children of a woman who hails from Obi's family is known as a nwadiànì among Obi's family and kin. If a child's home town is Nneewi but his mother's birthplace is Nnoobi, that child is a nwadiànì at Nnoobi; if the mother's birthplace is the United States the child when in Nigeria is said to be nwadiànì in the United States
NwankwọNNC
  1. for men born on Ǹkwọ, Èke, Oyè, and Àfò respectively, and Nwam̀gbankw̄ ọ, Nwam̀gbeēke, Nwam̀gbaàfò for women born on Ǹkwọ, Èke, and Àfò respectively. It is also used preceding the name of a deity, person, or set of circumstances, etc., after which a person is named: e.g. Nwudō (son of Udō, a deity); Nwọòrà (son of all); Nwoòlìsà (son of Òlìsà, God); Nwachukwu (son of God); Nwiijè (for a son born away from home)
  2. young of animal
nwannēNNC
brother, sister (strictly of same mother but also brother, sister of same father but not of same mother, i.e. half-brother and sister); sibling, relative; blood relation; also used as term of address to a close friend
nwanne nwaàyìNNC
sister; female relative
nwanne nwokeDEM
brother; male relation
nwannē afōNNC
brother or sister of same father and mother; full brother or sister (literally brother or sister of same womb)
nwanne afōNNC
brother or sister of same father and mother; full brother or sister (literally brother or sister of same womb)
nwannē ārụNNC
close relative
nwanne echīNNC
day after tomorrow
nwannē nwaàyìNNC
sister; female relative
nwannē nwokēNNC
brother; male relative
nwantan taNNCalso nwayò, nwayòò
  1. unknown person; dummy; make-believe; creature of imagination; bogey-man
  2. gentleness; quietness; slow, gentle movement Nwayòò Gentle (advice, greeting, warning, sympathy) Wèlụ nwayòò Be gentle, careful Adì m nwayòò I am gentle, quiet (by nature) Wèlụ nwayòò na-èje Be walking, going, gently Nòdụ nwayòò Sit or stay quietly or, Be quiet Nwayòò bù ijè The best way of doing anything is to go about it gently, carefully and confidently. (Lit. Gentleness is journey)
nwantan ta anyāNNC
pupil of eye
nwantaǹta anyāNNC
pupil of eye
nwantịntịNNC
small amount, state, etc.

Chèlụ nwantịntị — Wait a little

nwatàNNCalso nwantà
child
nwatà akwụkwọNNC
student; school-child
nwatà ntàADJ
small child
nwatà nwaàyìNNC
girl; daughter (from nwa ntà nwaàyì)
nwatà nwokeDEM
boy; son
nwatàkịlịNNC
young child (from nwa ntàkịlị)
nwayòò nwayòòNNC
very gently, slowly, softly; gradually Na-àkpụ yā nwayòò nwayòò Be pulling it gently or slowly
NweēkeNNC
  1. for men born on Ǹkwọ, Èke, Oyè, and Àfò respectively, and Nwam̀gbankw̄ ọ, Nwam̀gbeēke, Nwam̀gbaàfò for women born on Ǹkwọ, Èke, and Àfò respectively. It is also used preceding the name of a deity, person, or set of circumstances, etc., after which a person is named: e.g. Nwudō (son of Udō, a deity); Nwọòrà (son of all); Nwoòlìsà (son of Òlìsà, God); Nwachukwu (son of God); Nwiijè (for a son born away from home)
  2. young of animal
nwokēNNC
man (see separate entry
nwọò

etu m dì kà m dì nwọò — in my present (great) position

nwoōkoloNNC
  1. lad; boy; young man
  2. male name
NwooyèNNC
  1. for men born on Ǹkwọ, Èke, Oyè, and Àfò respectively, and Nwam̀gbankw̄ ọ, Nwam̀gbeēke, Nwam̀gbaàfò for women born on Ǹkwọ, Èke, and Àfò respectively. It is also used preceding the name of a deity, person, or set of circumstances, etc., after which a person is named: e.g. Nwudō (son of Udō, a deity); Nwọòrà (son of all); Nwoòlìsà (son of Òlìsà, God); Nwachukwu (son of God); Nwiijè (for a son born away from home)
  2. young of animal
nwuny+e diìNNC
co-wife
nwunyē diNNC
co-wife; ‘mate’
nwunyè nnàNNC
stepmother

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