PEOPLEIZE Igbo Translator

Zụọ

to buy; to purchase

z

Zụta

to buy (alternative form)

z

Zọpụta

to save; to rescue (from danger)

z

Ziga

to send

verbs

Zere

Avoid! (command); to have avoided

z

Zọ

to walk; to step

z

Ziza

Drizzle; light rain

z

Zị

Jealousy; envy

nouns

Zù

Elephant grass; a type of tall grass

z

Zoro

Secret; something hidden

z

Zigbo

A type of insect (often a cricket or locust)

z

Zè

A portion; a part of something shared

z

Zà

Swept area; the act of sweeping

z

Zùlù

A crowd; a multitude of people

z

Zùlùìjè

A large, uncontrollable crowd

z

Zebulun

A biblical name (Zebulun)

z

Zion

Zion (used in Christian contexts)

z

Zikora

Male name meaning "Show the people" or "Let the people see"

z

Zimuzo

Male name meaning "Show me the way/path"

z

Zipporah

A biblical name

names

Zara

Modern name (of Hebrew/Nigerian origin)

z

ya

him/her/it/his/hers/its

y

yá

to him/to her (directional)

y

yị

you (singular, object)

y

yị

to resemble; to be like

y

yì

to dress up; to wear; to adorn oneself

y

yìrí

to wear (clothes)

verbs

yùọ

to remove; to take off (e.g., clothes)

y

yà

to fall; to collapse

verbs

yànyà

to be shaky, unsteady, or wobbly

y

yụ

to grow; to become

y

yụọ

to pour away; to throw away (liquid)

y

yụsaa

to pour out; to spill

y

yọ

to slip; to be slippery; to escape

y

yọpụ

to slip out; to escape from

y

yọọ

to be sour; to be fermented

y

yụ̀

to mould/shape (e.g., with clay); to create

y

yìe

to be expensive; to be of high value

y

yìgọ

to accuse falsely; to bear false witness

y

yịchaa

to become clean/beautiful

y

yịnyụ

to be light (in weight); not heavy

y

yịkata

to be like; to resemble (comparison)

y

yịrịịrị

to be very small, tiny, or fine

y

yàmiri

drizzle; light rain

y

yịnyụ

lightness (weight)

y

yịchà

beauty; cleanliness

y

yìe

price; cost; value

y

yọọ

sourness; fermentation

y

yụlù

mud; clay (for moulding)

y

yọ̀

escape; a slip

y

yà

fall; collapse (noun)

y

Yiri egwu

Wear clothes (command)

y

Yogharịa!

Calm down! (command)

y

Yùọ ya!

Take it off! (command)

y

Yụba! / Yubaanụ!

Add more! (command)

y

Yafụọ!

Spread it out! (command)

y

Yọọ ya nʼọnụ

Take it out of your mouth (idiomatic for "spit it out" or "take back your words")

y

yịrịịrị

tiny; very small; fine (e.g., sand)

y

yịnyụ

light (in weight)

y

yìe

expensive; costly

y

yọọ

sour; fermented

y

yànyà

wobbly; shaky; unsteady

y

wụ

to be (equational/identity)

w

we

to take; to carry; to accept

w

wa

to cut; to split; to break (e.g., a rope)

w

wè

to cry; to weep

w

weta

to bring (we + ta = take + come)

w

wepụ

to remove; to take away (we + pụ = take + exit)

w

wepụta

to bring out; to produce

w

webata

to bring in; to import

w

werie

to conquer; to overpower; to take by force

w

wụọ

to be/become; to happen to

w

wụsị

to be enough; to suffice

w

wụlie

to be high; to be elevated; to be expensive

w

wụnye

to install; to fix; to put in (e.g., a bulb)

w

wunye

to insert; to put into

w

wuchaa

to finish completely; to use up

w

wugharia

to turn around; to reverse

w

wulie

to lift up; to raise

w

wuru

to build; to construct; to establish (a relationship)

w

wụba

to increase; to add to

w

wafee

to be wide; to be broad

w

wajie

to be spacious; to be roomy

w

wara

to be sharp

verbs

wọọ

to wash (e.g., hands, body); to bathe

w

wọwa

to be open

verbs

wụnye ụgwọ

to make a payment; to pay

w

wà

a cut; a split; a break

nouns

wè

crying; weeping

nouns

wụ

character; nature; essence (as in "ọdịdị mmadụ wụ")

w

wìyị

mockery; ridicule

w

wịri wịri

ants (small, tiny ants)

w

wara

sharp

w

wuruwuru

muddy; murky (like water)

w

wịri wịri

tiny; swarming (like ants)

w

wụlie

high; elevated; expensive

w

wafee

wide; broad

w

Waá!

Cut! (command)

w

Wetará!

Bring it! (command)

w

Wepụ́!

Remove it! (command)

w

Wọọ́!

Wash! (command, e.g., hands)

w

Wụlie elu!

Lift it up! (command)

w

Wuchaa ya!

Finish it completely! (command)

w

unu

you (plural)

u

ụzọ

way, road, path, door

u

ụlọ

house, room, building

u

ụmụ

children, offspring

u

ụmụaka

children (young)

u

ụkwụ

leg, foot

u

ụbọchị

day, daytime

u

ụdị

type, kind, sort, species

u

ụwa

world, earth

u

ụgbọ

vehicle, canoe, craft (ụgbọala=car, ụgbọelu=airplane)

u

ụbara

redness; the color red

u

ụtara

broom

u

ụsọ

beach, shore, bank

u

ugo

eagle

u

udele

vulture

u

ube

African pear (can symbolize romance)

u

uji

a tree used for dye (camwood); darkness

u

uhie

a tree (mahogany); the color red

u

ugu

pumpkin leaf (a vegetable)

u

usu

bat (animal)

u

udo

peace, tranquility

u

uru

profit, benefit, gain, use

u

uto

sweetness, something sweet

u

ụdò

price, cost

u

ufọdụ

some, a few

u

ụjọ

fear

u

ụka

religion, church, Christianity

u

ụbụrụ

brain

u

ụzụ

foolishness, stupidity

u

ubi

farm, garden

u

ube

pear

u

uke

basket (type)

u

uwe

cloth, clothing, garment

u

ura

sleep

u

uri

tattoo, body marking (uli)

u

utara

yam barn

u

uzu

noise, uproar, crowd

u

uzizi

a tree with a large trunk

u

ude

sound, fame, popularity

u

ufie

compound, open space in front of a house

u

ụ̀sọ

to avoid, to shun

u

ụ̀ta

to blame, to criticize

u

ụ̀bà

to be red

u

ụ̀gụ̀

to count, to read

u

ụ̀jọ̀

to fear, to be afraid

u

ụcha

white, whiteness, cleanliness

u

ụtọ

sweet, pleasant

u

ọcha

white, clean (Note: "ọcha" is more common than "ụcha")

u

ụkwụ

many, numerous (e.g., mmadụ ụkwụ = many people)

u

tụ

to throw; to shoot; to point

u

tọ

to be older than; to praise; to please

u

tì

to beat; to hit; to strike

u

tè

to rub; to apply (ointment); to plaster

u

tà

to chew; to bite; to blame

u

tụ̀

to think; to consider

u

tụ́

to pay (a debt)

u

tụọ

to curse

u

tụọ

to measure; to weigh

u

tụnye

to put inside; to insert

u

tụfuo

to throw away; to discard

u

tụọ ụtọ

to be sweet; to taste sweet

u

tà

a chew; a bite

u

tì

a fool; a stupid person

u

tè

pot (e.g., cooking pot)

u

tụ́

payment; settlement of debt

u

tụ̀

thought; idea; consideration

u

táà

today

u

tírí

thunder

u

tétè

a type of green vegetable (African spinach)

u

tùbòòlù

table

u

tánsị̀

dancer

u

táradò

verandah; porch

u

táà

today

u

tùpụ̀

before; previously

u

mgbe túpụ̀

before (the time when...)

u

tétè

early

u

tọ́ọ́

straight; direct; correct

u

tè

flat; level

u

Tụ̀ọ́ ya!

Think about it!

u

Tụ́ọ́ ụgwọ!

Pay the debt!

u

Tụnye ya!

Put it inside!

u

Tụfuo ya!

Throw it away!

u

Tìe egwu!

Play music/drums!

u

Tụọ aka!

Point (with finger)!

u

Tụọ ọnụ!

Taste it!

u

Tụọ mkpụrụ!

Shoot a gun!

u

Tọọ ya ụtọ!

Praise him/her!

u

Tinye n'obi

Put in heart (to remember fondly or with deep affection)

u

Tụọ ụjọ

To scare (literally "to throw fear")

u

Tụọ aka n'ọrụ

To work hard (literally "to throw hand into work")

u

tìrì

thundered (past tense of "to thunder")

u

tìnye

to put inside (variant of tụnye)

u

tìkwoo

to open wide (e.g., eyes, mouth)

u

tụọ ura

to sleep (literally "to throw sleep")

u

tụọ anya

to look; to glance (literally "to throw eyes")

u

tụọ isi

to nod (literally "to throw head")

u

sụ

to pound (e.g., yam, fufu)

s

sà

to wash; to filter

s

sàchà

to clean; to make clean

s

sákwà

to peel (e.g., orange, yam)

s

sị

to say; to tell; that

s

sì

to cook; to be cooked

s

sọ

to fear; to be afraid of

s

sọ́

to reject; to refuse; to vomit

s

sụ́

to speak; to talk

s

sụ̀

to leak; to drip

s

sụ̀nye

to stab; to pierce

s

sụ́ọ

to become weak; to be frail

s

sùọ

to be deep

s

sụgharịa

to translate; to turn around

s

sụpe

to hope; to trust

s

sà

a wash; the act of washing

s

sị

word; speech; what is said

s

sì

cooking; something cooked

s

sọ

fear

s

sụ́

speech; language; talk

s

sụ̀

a leak; a drip

s

sàchà

cleanliness

s

sàmputa

sandal; flip-flop

s

sị̀là

scissors

s

sị̀nị

sin

s

sọ́ọ̀sụ̀

sauce

s

sọ̀ọ̀sì

sausage

s

sụ́gà

sugar

s

sị́nịmà

cinema

s

sàbọ̀

soap

s

sàchà

clean

s

sùọ

deep

s

sụ́ọ

weak; frail

s

sịrị sịrị

slowly; gently

s

Sà áká!

Wash your hands!

s

Sàchà ya!

Clean it!

s

Sị̀ nụ!

Tell them!

s

Sụ́ọ ya!

Say it! / Speak it!

s

Sụ̀gharịa ya!

Translate it!

s

Sụsụọ ọnụ!

Kiss! (literally "press mouth")

s

Sà ụ́rá

To suffer (literally "wash suffering")

s

Sà ụ́tà

To be poisoned (literally "wash poison")

s

Sị̀ ụ́gwọ

To owe a debt

s

Sị̀ ndụ

To greet (literally "say life")

s

Sọ́ọ́ nsọ

Holy (literally "reject impurity")

s

sà ụ́rá

to sleep (literally "wash sleep")

s

sà ákwà

to wash clothes

s

sà nrị

to cook food (more common than "saa nri")

s

sà àrụ

to bathe (oneself)

s

sụsụọ ọnụ

to kiss (corrected from "Susuo onu")

s

rì

to eat; to consume

r

rè

to sell

r

ré

to rot; to spoil; to get damaged

r

rụ́

to do; to work; to make; to build

r

rụ̀

to be heavy; to be weighty

r

rọ́

to dream; to see in a dream

r

rọ̀

to plot; to plan; to weave (a plot)

r

rà

to lick

r

rù

to gather; to convene (e.g., clouds for rain)

r

rị́

to climb; to ascend; to mount

r

rị̀

to be long; to be tall

r

rị́à

to be sick; to be ill

r

rị́ọ

to ask for; to beg; to request

r

rị́tẹ

to pull; to draw; to drag

r

rị́nye

to stick into; to inject

r

rị́sị́à

to save; to rescue; to deliver

r

rụ́ọ̀

to vomit; to throw up

r

rụ́sị́ẹ

to destroy; to spoil completely

r

rụ̀gọ̀

to be very heavy

r

rẹ̀ẹ

to laugh; to smile

r

ràpụ̀

to leave; to leave me alone

r

règhàrị̀a

to change; to alter; to transform

r

rì

food; something eaten

r

rè

something sold; sale

r

ré

rot; decay

r

rụ́

work; deed; action

r

rọ́

dream

r

rị́

sickness; illness; disease

r

rị́tẹ

a pull; the act of pulling

r

rị́nyẹ

injection; shot

r

rẹ̀

laughter; smile

r

rà

a lick

r

rọ́bọ̀

robot

r

rádìò

radio

r

rụ̀

heavy; difficult

r

rị̀

long; tall

r

règhàrị̀a

changed; different; altered

r

Ràpụ̀! / Ràpụ̀nụ!

Leave (me/us)! Go away!

r

Rị́ọ̀ m!

Beg me! (A challenge)

r

Rị́tẹ ya!

Pull it!

r

Rẹ̀ẹ!

Laugh! Smile!

r

Rụ́ọ́ Ọ́rụ̀!

Work! Do the work!

r

Ràrà nkè a

Forget this; Let this be the end of it

r

Rị́à n’ànyà

To be envious/jealous (lit. sickness in the eye)

r

Rụ́ọ̀ ísì

To stink; to smell bad (lit. to vomit smell)

r

Rị́chaa áhụ́

To become lean/thin (lit. the body became long)

r

pụ

to germinate; to sprout

p

pụ̀

to leave; to go out; to exit

p

pì

to squeeze; to press; to extract (e.g., juice)

p

pí

to sharpen; to make sharp

p

pà

to lift; to raise up; to carry

p

pá

to be sharp; to be pointed

p

pọ̀

to be cheap; to be inexpensive

p

pụ́

to be proud; to be arrogant

p

pị̀

to pluck; to pick (e.g., fruit); to scratch

p

pị́

to drive; to steer (a vehicle)

p

pị̀à

to tear; to rip

p

pè

to bend; to be curved

p

pèḿ

to remember; to recall

p

pụ̀ọ

to go away; to leave (a place)

p

pụ̀tà

to come out; to appear; to emerge

p

pụ̀tá ìhè

to be intelligent (lit. to bring out light)

p

pị̀á

to tear; to rip apart

p

pị̀nye

to print; to stamp

p

pànye

to help; to assist (lit. to lift with)

p

pàrà

to share; to divide

p

pàràkà

to scatter; to disperse

p

pụ̀rụ̀

to be able; can

p

pị̀rị̀

to roll (e.g., on the ground)

p

pà

a lift; the act of lifting

p

pì

a squeeze; pressure

p

pí

sharpness; a sharp object

p

pụ́

pride; arrogance

p

pọ̀

cheapness; low price

p

pị̀

a scratch

p

pị́

the act of driving

p

pụ̀tà

result; outcome; product

p

pàrà

a share; portion

p

pépè

paper; letter

p

pàlàm̀èntì

parliament

p

pọ́líṣì

police

p

pàtàtà

potato

p

pá

sharp; pointed

p

pọ̀

cheap; inexpensive

p

pụ́

proud; arrogant

p

pụ̀rụ̀ íchè

intelligent; smart (lit. able to think)

p

Pụ̀ọ!

Go away! Leave!

p

Pụ̀tà!

Come out!

p

Pànye m!

Help me!

p

Pàrà ya!

Share it! Divide it!

p

Pèḿ!

Remember!

p

Pị̀nye ya!

Print it! Stamp it!

p

Pị́ ụ́gbọ̀!

Drive the vehicle!

p

Pụ̀tá ìhè

Be intelligent!

p

Ọ pụ̀rụ̀

It is possible; He/She can

p

Pụ́ dị̀ n’óbì

Pride in the heart

p

ọ

he/she/it

o

ọ̀

that (distant)

o

ọ́

who, which, that (relative pronoun)

o

ọnụ

you (plural) - dialectal variant of "unu"

o

óbì

heart; mind; chest; will

o

ógè

time; period; season

o

ọ́nwá

moon; month

o

ọ́sọ́

speed; running

o

ókè

boundary; limit; share; portion

o

òkè

male; guinea fowl

o

òtù

group; society; one

o

òwúwà

property; wealth

o

òdìdì

nature; character

o

òbòdò

country; nation

o

ògè

farmland; field

o

òhà

public; community

o

òkìkè

wisdom; knowledge

o

ònyìnyé

gift; offering

o

ọ́kụ́

fire; heat; stove

o

ọ́kwá

palm tree

o

ọ́jị̀

kola nut

o

ọ́kà

corn; maize

o

òkòlòkò

parrot

o

òkè

guinea fowl

o

òkìrìkpa

whale

o

ofé

soup

o

ọ́gị̀rị̀

oil

o

ósè

pepper

o

ọ́kpa

a type of bean (Bambara nut)

o

ọ́kà

corn/maize

o

ọ́kà okwụ

palm nut

o

ọ́chà

white; cleanliness

o

òdòdò

green

o

òbùbà

grey

o

ọ́bàrà ọ́bàrà

purple (lit. blood red)

o

ọ́dị̀

manner; way; likeness

o

ọ́dụ́

position; seat

o

ọ́nọ́dụ́

situation; condition

o

ọ́chị́chị̀

government; rule

o

òménàlà

Igbo custom and tradition

o

òfé

excuse

o

ògò

price; value

o

ògè

sin; offence

o

òwà

compound; yard

o

òwú

death

o

ònyé

person; who?

o

ósísí

tree; stick; wood

o

ọ́là

jewelry; treasure

o

ọ́làèdò

gold

o

ọ́làọ́chà

silver

o

ọ́kpụ́kpụ́

bone

o

ọ́nụ́

mouth; edge; price

o

ọ́nyà

hunting

o

ọ́sụ́sụ́

language; tongue

o

ọ́tụ́tụ́

mosquito

o

ọ́ghọ̀ghọ̀

lie; falsehood

o

ọ́chà

white; clean

o

ọ́ma

good; beautiful

o

ọ́jọ́ọ̀

bad; evil

o

ọ́kụ́

hot

o

òtù

one; same

o

òmúmú

dumb; mute

o

óbì ụ́tọ́

happiness (lit. sweet heart)

o

óbì íllú

sadness (lit. sorrowful heart)

o

ofé ńsálá

white soup

o

ofé ọ́nụ́gbù

bitter leaf soup

o

m

I, me, my

n

nke m

mine

n

nke anyị

ours

n

nke gị

yours (singular)

n

nke ya

his/hers/its

n

nke ha

theirs

n

nke a

this one

n

nke ahụ

that one

n

nụ

to hear; to feel; to smell; to marry (a wife)

n

nọ

to stay; to remain; to be present; to live (somewhere)

n

nọrọ

to sit down

n

nà

to take; to get; to fetch

n

nì

to bury

n

nọ̀

to return; to come back

n

nụ̀ọ

to forget

n

nọchite ányà

to represent

n

nọsị

to wait for

n

nyè

to give; to offer; to provide

n

nyụ̀

to excrete; to defecate

n

nyè áká

to help; to assist (lit. "to give hand")

n

nyóchàà

to examine; to inspect

n

nyà

to be slow; to be gentle

n

nyọ̀ọ

to be slippery; to be smooth

n

nwà

child; offspring

n

nwókè

man; male

n

nwànyị

woman; female

n

nwúnè

wife

n

nwúnyè

wife (alternate spelling)

n

nwọkè dì

husband

n

nnè

mother

n

nnà

father

n

nwáánị

lady; madam

n

nwáánị ògè

virgin

n

nwóké ògè

bachelor

n

nwóché

patience

n

nzúzù

foolishness; stupidity

n

nchà

soap

n

nchárá

brown (the color of clay/earth)

n

njàzì

spoon

n

nrí

food; meal

n

nńú

water; drink

n

nńú mmírí

water (emphatic)

n

nkwụ

palm tree

n

nkwụ́

oil palm (fruit)

n

nshị

animal; beast

n

nshịkọ̀

meat

n

nǹkà

art; skill; craft

n

nǹdụ̀

life; alive

n

nǹtị

ear; hearing

n

nǹsọ

holiness; sacredness

n

nǹzèrè

lie; falsehood

n

nǹtà

smallness; youth

n

nǹkè

ownership; possession

n

nǹdò

rest; peace

n

nǹnè

breast; milk

n

nǹnwè

animal (general term)

n

nǹnyị

animal (general term)

n

nǹnwè ǹjọ̀

wild animal

n

nǹnwè ǹlọ̀

domestic animal

n

nǹnwè ǹnwè

animal (emphatic)

n

nǹnwè ǹnwè ǹjọ̀

wild animal (emphatic)

n

nkéḿ

my own (term of endearment)

n

nné

mother (used affectionately)

n

nnè ḿ

my mother

n

nnà ḿ

my father

n

nwá ḿ

my child

n

nwóké ḿ

my husband

n

nwúnyè ḿ

my wife

N

mu

to give birth to

M

mi

nose; nasal fluid

M

me

to do; inside

M

ma

to know

M

Mmuo

Spirit (used in deep emotions)

M

Mgbachi obi

Heartbreak

M

Mmetụta

Feelings

M

Mgbako

Mortar

m

Mmanụ

Palm oil/Fertilizer

m

Mma

Knife

m

Mkpa

Cutlass

m

Mmiri

G

Gini

What?

G

Welcome home

Greetings

I di mma?

Are you well?

Greetings

Do you have another color?

Phrases

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Zụọ

Zụta

Zọpụta

Ziga

Zere

Zọ

Ziza

Zị

Zù

Zoro

Zigbo

Zè

Zà

Zùlù

Zùlùìjè

Zebulun

Zion

Zikora

Zimuzo

Zipporah

Zara

ya

yá

yị

yị

yì

yìrí

yùọ

yà

yànyà

yụ

yụọ

yụsaa

yọ

yọpụ

yọọ

yụ̀

yìe

yìgọ

yịchaa

yịnyụ

yịkata

yịrịịrị

yàmiri

yịnyụ

yịchà

yìe

yọọ

yụlù

yọ̀

yà

Yiri egwu

Yogharịa!

Yùọ ya!

Yụba! / Yubaanụ!

Yafụọ!

Yọọ ya nʼọnụ

yịrịịrị

yịnyụ

yìe

yọọ

yànyà

wụ

we

wa

wè

weta

wepụ

wepụta

webata

werie

wụọ

wụsị

wụlie

wụnye

wunye

wuchaa