Nkọwa okwu · 132 entries

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-zaAV

1. (no vowel suffix) answer; reply
2. swell (of animal body)

Za m — Answer me

Achòlù m kà ị za akwụkwọ ǹkaà ọsọōsọ — I want you to reply to this letter quickly

Ọ bụlụ nà ị jērọ gba ụkwụ nā-esògbu gī ọgwù ọ gà-àza — If you do not go for an injection, your bad leg will become swollen

Ụkwụ m gbàjìlì n’ùtụtù àzago — The leg that I fractured in the morning has swollen up

-zàAV

1. sweep
2. filter; skim (off)

-za afàAV

bear a name; answer to one's name

-za àzaAV

swell; be swollen

Ụkwụ gī nà-àza āza — Your leg is becoming swollen

Ò gịnī kpàtàlù ụkwụ gī jì za āza? — Why is your leg swollen?

-zà àzàAV

sweep

A gà-azà ụnò afù àzà — The room shall be swept

-za azìzaAV

answer query

-za letàAV

reply to letter

-za mmụōAV

be dedicated to a spirit by taking its name

-za òkùAV

answer a call

O jèlù ịzā òkù — He has gone to answer a call

-zàchapùAV

sweep out

-zachiAV

become so swollen as to cover up spaces or orifices in an organ, e.g. eyes, ears, etc.

Anya gī ìbùọ àzachigo — Your two eyes have become so swollen as to cover up the eyeballs completely

-zadoAV

give (moral) support; prop up

-zàkpòESUF

1. sweep upon
2. sweep something over something (e.g. vomit) so as to cover it completely

-zakpòAV

swell and cover up something completely

-zànyeAV

sweep into

-zeAV

collapse; slip down; fall down (of wall, house, etc.); sink (of raised path); cave in

-zèAV

1. dodge; shrink from; beware of; avoid; prevent
2. melting

Ndị aghā nà-amù etu e sì ezè mgbō — The soldiers learn how to dodge bullets

Ọ gà-àgbazè — It will melt

-zè èzè = -zèAV

Anà m ezē yā èzè — I try to avoid him

-zè izìzè -zèlụ = -zèAV

loathe; abhor

-zè ǹdòAV

take shelter from sun

-zè ndùAV

be afraid of; avoid (from fear); shun; beware of; fear for one's life

Ọ nà-ezè ndù — He fears for his life

-ze ọdūAV

make a palm branch booth on a farm

-ze umeAV

sigh; snort

-ze uzelēAV

sneeze

-zè(lụ) anwūAV

shelter from sun

-zè(lụ) mmilīAV

shelter from rain

-zèdoAV

take shelter, protect oneself

-zekpùdoAV

sink over; collapse over

-ziAV

1. teach; instruct; show
2. be straight, right, upright
3. lower (e.g. load)
4. borrow

Ife ọ mèlù zìlì èzi — His action is right

Ọ nà-èje izī egō — He is going to borrow some money

-zìAV

send; send on errand; assign work to; deliver message

Zìe m — Send me

-zi àzụ akāAV

be insincere (literally show the back of the hand)

-zi ezi n’ìwuAV

be legal, lawful

Ife ọ mèlù zìlì èzi n’ìwu — His action is legal

-zi ibuAV

put down load from head

-zì imiAV

1. blow the nose
2. blow the nose; expel mucus from the nose

-zi n’anyaAV

1. convince
2. convince; please (employer) with work

-zì oziAV

1. send, deliver a message
2. send, deliver message; send on errand; assign work to

Achòlù m izì gì ozi — I want to send you on an errand, or I want to deliver a message to you

Jèbenù ebe niīne izīsà Ozi Ọma — Go everywhere to spread the Gospel

Ì chòlù izì m ozi? — Do you want to send me on an errand? or, Do you want to give me some work to do?

Ezìlì m nyà ozi — I have sent her on an errand

-zi ụzòAV

show the way

Zi m ụzò — Show me the way

-zi-zòAV

mimic; mock (= -ji-jè)

-zìchàAV

blow the nose; snort

-zidàAV

descend; get down from vehicle; put down a load; lower bucket into well

-zìdàtaAV

send down

Zidàta ngọzị Gī — Send down Thy blessings

-zidoAV

help put down load; put down load from the head

-zìfìèAV

deliver wrong message; mislead (by message)

Ò gịnī kpàtàlù ị jì zifìè ozi m zìlì gị? — Why did you deliver a message different from what I sent you with?

-zìgaAV

send

-zìgotaAV

send up (towards the speaker)

-zìnaAV

send home

Agà m ezìna gī echi — I shall send you home tomorrow

-zìnabaAV

send home; dismiss

Zìnaba ānyị n’ùdo — Send us home in peace or Dismiss us in peace

-zinyeAV

lend

Bikō zìnye m ego ītọ — Please lend me thirty kobo.

-zìpùAV

send forth; send out; send; despatch

Ezīpùgo m nwa òdìbò m kà o je kpọọlụ m Agnes — I have sent out my servant to call me Agnes

Ì zipùgo akwụkwọ ī? — Have you despatched your letter?

-zìpù letàNNC

post, mail, dispatch, send out letter

Agà m èzipù letà m echī — I shall dispatch my letter tomorrow

-zipù letàAV

post, send out letter

-zisàAV

disseminate

Ànyị nà èje izīsà Ozi Ọma — We are going to spread the Gospel

-zìsàAV

disseminate; broadcast; spread

Achòlù m kà ụnū nà ònwe ụnù jee zisàa ozi bànyelụ ịfe ànyị fùlù n’ùtụtū à — I want you yourselves to go and spread the news about what we saw this morning

-zitaAV

borrow

Jèe zìta ǹkàtà naàbò — Go and borrow (and bring) two baskets

-zìteAV

send (towards the speaker)

Zìte mmadù naàbò — Send two persons.

O zìtèlù m ozi — He sent me a message.

-zitùAV

put down load from the head

-zoAV

1. hide
2. tie
3. point; point at

Anà m èje izō mmà m — I am going to hide my knife

-zòAV

1. rain
2. tread; step
3. bet; offer, lay, wager

-zọAV

1. heal; save; defend; claim; side with; contest
2. transplant; plant (cutting only)
3. forget (restricted to verbs meaning 'think')

-zò ajāAV

tread mud for building

-zo akaAV

point at; point with the hand

-zọ ezèAV

1. contest for chieftancy title
2. (fig.) the best or chief of its kind
3. contest for chieftaincy title

-zo èzoAV

hide; be hidden, in hiding

O zòlù èzo — He has hidden, or, He is in hiding

-zò n’ibēAV

stand surety for; bail

-zọ ndùAV

1. save life
2. state of being living, raw, fresh, green, uncooked

Ọ nà-èli ji ndù — He is eating raw yam

Ọ nà-àta akwụkwọ ndù — He is eating fresh leaves (as opposed to dry ones)

-zò ǹzòAV

lay, offer, wager; make a bet

-zọ ọkwaAV

contest for a post

-zọ ọnòdùAV

contest for a seat, position, post

-zọ osèAV

transplant pepper

-zọ osisiAV

transplant tree; plant tree cuttings

-zò ụkwụAV

step

-zobeAV

hide from; be hidden (from)

Anà m èje izōbe mmà m — I am going to hide my knife

-zobe èzobeAV

be hidden (from); hide from

Kpakpaǹdò afù zòbèlù èzobe — The star is hidden

-zochiAV

knot

Zòchie elili — Knot the rope

-zọdọAV

1. withhold; keep back; be selfish
2. protect

-zòfìè ụkwụAV

miss a step; step into a wrong place or spot

-zofùAV

become lost or disappear by hiding; lose by hiding; be lost by hiding; become forever hidden; hide away

-zofù èzofùAV

hide away

-zògbuAV

tread to death

-zoghalịAV

hide about

Àda nà-èzoghalị n’ime ògìgè — Ada is hiding about in the yard

-zòjiAV

break, snap by stepping on

-zòkwàsịAV

tread upon

-zòlìESUF

reduce to powder or splinters by stepping on

Ị nà-àzọlī m#ụkwụ — You are stepping on my foot

-zonarịAV

hide from; be hidden from

Ọ gà-èzonarị gī — He (it) will hide, be hidden from you

-zònyeAV

step in; presume; insinuate

-zopùAV

hid away

Ọjì èzopùgo onwe yā Ọjị — has hidden himself away

-zọpùtaAV

deliver; save; heal

Onye nzọpùta — Saviour

-zọtaAV

obtain by struggling, contesting, or laying strong claims to

-zòtòAV

tread in any sort of filth; tread till it becomes soft and messy

-zòwataAV

come (especially occasionally and unexpectedly)

-zuAV

steal

-zùAV

1. meet; encounter
2. be complete, correct; suffice; fulfil
3. determine; purpose; plan; deliberate
4. feed; nurse; nourish; train; train up; tend

-zụAV

1. buy; purchase
2. play game involving board, cards, etc.

-zụ afịaAV

trade; hold market; buy and sell in market

-zụ akụAV

1. play the game akụ or òkwè (Yoruba ayò)
2. play board or card games in general

-zu egōAV

steal money

-zụ egōNNC

build up, increase one’s capital

-zù èzùAV

be complete, sufficient, correct

O zùlù èzù — It is correct

-zù ikeAV

rest

-zù ike ọlūAV

rest from work

-zù ìzùAV

hold a meeting, council

-zù mọō (mụō)AV

look after deities

-zù òkèAValso okè

be correct; suffice; be complete, perfect, sufficient

-zụ òkwèAV

1. play òkwè
2. play board or card games in general

-zù ọnūAV

1. be complete, enough, to go round
2. be complete; be enough to go round

-zu orīAV

steal

-zù-naAV

consume

Ìmìlìkiti ife nwokē afū zùtàlù n’Àba n’ọnwa gālụ àga àzùnago n’ime ọkū — Many of the goods bought by the man at Aba last month have perished in the fire

-zu-zùAV

be foolish, stupid

-zù-zùAV

massage; caress; stroke

-zùbaAV

continue to feed, nurse, train, train up, tend; be in the habit of feeding, nursing, etc.

Ànyî chòlù kà ị zùba Ndù — We want you to be training (or to begin to train) Ndụ

-zùbeAV

determine; purpose; plan

-zụbìAV

spoil; train badly

-zụchapùAV

buy all

-zụgbuAV

cheat in marketing or in bargaining for commodity

-zùkọAV

meet; assemble; collide

-zùkọtaAV

meet, assemble, together

-zùlụ ikeAV

take (long) rest; retire

(fig.) Onye nwụlụ ò zùlụ ikē — If anyone dies he goes to his rest or, He who dies goes to his rest

Jèe zùlụ ikē! — Go and rest! (sometimes figuratively, when addressing a troublesome person)

-zùnitaAV

rear; bring up; educate; train up

Ndù azùnitago Ùgònnwā — Ndụ has trained Ugonnwa up

-zụnyeAV

buy and give or present to another

Zùnye m àkpà — Buy me a bag

-zụpùta

1. train; see through
2. (fig.) to one's advantage

— Someone has seen him through the University

-zùpùtaAV

1. invent
2. train through

Ànyị āzụpùtago Ndù na nnukwu ụnò akwụkwọ a nà-àkpọ University — We have trained Ndụ through the University

-zùsàAV

alter a plan; abandon a purpose

-zùsịAV

finish training, tending

-zutaAV

obtain by stealing

-zụtaAV

buy (and bring)

-zùteAValso -zùta

meet, welcome visitor by deliberately going out to meet him on the way or at a place, e.g. motor park

-zùtòAV

train up badly; spoil

-zùtoAV

train, rear up

-zuzò èzuzòAV

mimic

-zụzù akaAV

stroke with hand

-zuzù èzuzùAV

act foolishly, stupidly

zịADV

after(wards); now (after something else); (with neg.) any more

Bìàbazịa! — You can come now!

Emesịzịa ànyị gà-àfụ — We shall see afterwards

Ife ǹkaà ò dìzì mmā? — But is this thing good (as it is now)?

Kà ọ dịzịa nọòfụ — That is enough now

Kèdụ zị?

Ò gịnī zị? — And why? Why? or, What is it now?

Ọ mèsìzìàlù bịa bē m — He came to my house afterwards

Ụnù gụsizịa egwū ùnù èjee lie nni ụnù — After you have finished singing you should go and have your meal

Nwatā à adī èjezi akwụkwọ — This boy is not going to school any more

Ì gwarōzị m — You never told me after all

Ọ dìàzì mmā — She is also beautiful

E jì mmà ebè ịfē, e jìàzì yà ègwu ànì — A knife is used for cutting cutting things, it is also used for digging

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