egbe

egbe

1. today.

Compare Fon égbé, Adja egbɛ, Saxwe Gbe égbé, Ewe egbe

• IPA^(key): /é.ɡ͡bè/, /é.ɡ͡bé/

égbè or égbé

1. today

• égbéè

From Igbo egbè.

• IPA^(key): /é.ɡ͡bè/

égbè

1. gun, firearm

• ólí-égbè (“Dane gun”)

• John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbè (“to support; to sing a chorus of a song”)

• IPA^(key): /è.ɡ͡bè/

ègbè

1. chorus or refrain of a song or chant

   Synonyms: lílé, ègbè orin

2. partiality, strong support

From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbè (“to be next to someone or something”)

• IPA^(key): /ē.ɡ͡bè/

egbè

1. a town outside from one's hometown; a neighboring town to one's hometown
2. a farm settlement away from one's town

   Synonyms: egurè, abà, ìjùmọ

3. (by extension) foreign land

   Synonyms: ìdálẹ̀, ilẹ̀-òkèèrè

4. foreigner

   Synonyms: àlejò, ògbèrè

From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbé (“to cease to exist”)

• IPA^(key): /è.ɡ͡bé/

ègbé

1. a state of destruction, annihilation or perishment

   Synonym: ìrún

   ègbé ń bọ̀ fún aṣebi

   Destruction is coming for the wicked

• ṣègbé (“to perish”)

From e- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ gbé (“to carry off”)

• IPA^(key): /ē.ɡ͡bé/

egbé

1. a traditional charm believed to allow one to become invisible

   Synonym: àfẹ́ẹ̀rí