domot

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English door and mouth

Pronunciation

  • dɔ̀mɔ̂t

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Noun

  1. Outside or front of person door or compound
    • Di broom dey our domot.  — (The broom is at the entrance of the house.)
    • According to di Hawking family, na for domot di great scientist die for im sleep for early Wednesday morning.  — (bbc__11761, The statement by the Hawking's family was that their father the renowned scientist died while napping outside at the balcony in the early hours of Wednesday.)
    • Nobodi from Rivers state goment show to tok to di workers wey march come dia domot.  — (bbc__75334, No representative of the Rivers state government showed up to address the protesting workers who came to their vicinity. )
  2. Inside person house.
    • Akin shock wen im friend carry plenty beta come in domot di next day, come even carry am go do shopping.  — (bbc__38734, Akin was quite surprised when his friend brought him lots of present the following day and then took him out for shopping.)
    • Im say one of im tenant don dey complain say di smell of meat wey rotten don dey come out of im neighbour domot.  — (bbc__59229, The landlord said that he got a complaint from a tenant that the stench from rotten meat was coming from the neighbours apartment.)
  3. Where person dey stay.
    • And the country just clear Ebola comot for dia domot.  — (bbc__63882, And the country just finished combating the Ebola virus.)
    • Paul Pogba name don dey trend for social media as Manchester United sama Manchester City 3-2 for City domot.  — (bbc__80689, Paul Pogba started trending on social media after Manchester United beat Manchester City 3-2 on home soil.)
  4. Place where concern person.
    • E say, di governor dey aware say, ein dey under suspension, dat na why e never bring di mata to di domot of di party.  — (ja102__3460, S/He said that the governor was aware of his suspension and that was why the matter has not been brought before the party.)

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Translations

  • English: door, frontage, vicinity, sphere of jurisdiction, something imminent