rule
Naija
Etymology
From: English rule
Pronunciation
- rul
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 3
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1627
- Frequency in raw corpus: 988
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 370
Noun
Na law
- Dem introduce dis rule for 2016. — (bbc__34885, The law came into effect in 2016.)
- Di main rule be say clubs fit spend 30m euros more than dem dey earn, over three-year period. — (bbc__35835, .)
- Normal, normal for competition, e get rule sey we fit use cap do anytin. — (LAG_16_Calista-Adeola_DG__36, As part of the rules in the competition, we can use our caps for any purpose desired.)
- Di Bill wan remove rule wey ban any person wey pass 75 years from running for president. — (bbc__30854, The Bill would make it possible for those who are above 75 years to run for office of the president.)
- Because of dis rule, students dey do both subjects wey dem like and di ones wey dem no too dey enjoy. — (bbc__19386, As a result of the regulation, students are required to enroll both their preferred and not so preferred subjects.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: law/regulation
Verb
Na power wey person get so that people go dey under am.
- Na because of people wey dey rule. — (jw__5754, It is because of the rulers.)
- Na my person na im dey rule. — (NST_cleaned__28163, My relation is the one ruling.)
- We dey look for pesin wey be true Nigerian, wey respect human life, pesin wey don read and understand di constitution of Nigeria so e go lead and rule according to di law. — (bbc__6688, We need a true Nigerian patriot who is familiar with the constitution and will respect the rule of law.)
Translations
- English: rule, governance