Difference between revisions of "fada"

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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
# Man wey born pikin.  
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# Wetin dem dey call Man wey born pikin.  
#: {{ux|dv|Your '''fada''' na beta person o.|(Egbokhare 2020, Your ''father'' is a good person.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Your '''fada''' na beta person o.|(Egbokhare 2020, Your dad is a good person.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|So I reach dere, I reach my '''fada''' community, I see my relation, I see my relation dere. |(ONI_02_I-Like-My-Girlfriend-So-Much_M__52, So, I got there... I got to my ''father's'' community and I saw my relation....I saw my relation there.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|So I reach dere, I reach my '''fada''' community, I see my relation, I see my relation dere. |(ONI_02_I-Like-My-Girlfriend-So-Much_M__52, So, I got there... I got to my father's community and I saw my relation....I saw my relation there.)}}
 
# [[Oga]] patapata for gang.
 
# [[Oga]] patapata for gang.
#: {{ux|dv|Deir '''fada''' for [[aye]] don talk say make dem kill di boy.|(Egbokhare 2020, Their ''gang leader'' has talked that they should kill the boy.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Deir '''fada''' for [[aye]] don talk say make dem kill di boy.|(Egbokhare 2020, Their ''gang leader'' has talked that they should kill the boy.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|If you be fan of science fiction movie or movie dem wey get special effects den you need to twale for Méliès, dem call am di '''fada''' of special effects. |(bbc__57819, If you are a fan of scientific fiction movie or movies that have special effects , then you will thrill for Melies, they call him the ''father'' of special effects.)}}
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# Person wey sabi someting pass everybody
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#:* {{ux|dv|For this spare part business, no try oga Ebuka, im na our '''fada''' .|(NSC_Legbeti_2021, As far as it is this Spare part business, Mr Ebuka is the best.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|If you be fan of science fiction movie or movie dem wey get special effects den you need to twale for Méliès, dem call am di '''fada''' of special effects. |(bbc__57819, If you are a fan of scientific fiction movie or movies that have special effects , then you will thrill for Melies, they call him the ''father'' of special effects.)}}
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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* fɑ̄dɑ́.
 
* fɑ̄dɑ́.
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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
* [[Oga]] for church (Catholic) wey no marry.
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* Man wey go seminary finish, dem com ordain am for Catholic church.
:* {{ux|dv|I go see '''fada''' for confession.|(Egbokhare 2020, I will see the ''reverend father'' for confession.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|I go see '''fada''' for confession.|(Egbokhare 2020, I went to meet the priest for confession.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Our '''fada''' for St. Patrick young pass una own for St Dominic|(NSC_Legbeti_2021, Our priest at St Patrick is younger than the one the one at St. Dominic.)}}
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====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
* [[pile]], [[pàlè]], [[papa]], [[daddy]]
 
* [[pile]], [[pàlè]], [[papa]], [[daddy]]

Revision as of 16:53, 28 August 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English father.

Pronunciation

  • fádà.

Play Play

Noun

  1. Wetin dem dey call Man wey born pikin.
    • Your fada na beta person o.  — (Egbokhare 2020, Your dad is a good person.)
    • So I reach dere, I reach my fada community, I see my relation, I see my relation dere.  — (ONI_02_I-Like-My-Girlfriend-So-Much_M__52, So, I got there... I got to my father's community and I saw my relation....I saw my relation there.)
  2. Oga patapata for gang.
    • Deir fada for aye don talk say make dem kill di boy.  — (Egbokhare 2020, Their gang leader has talked that they should kill the boy.)
  3. Person wey sabi someting pass everybody
    • For this spare part business, no try oga Ebuka, im na our fada .  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, As far as it is this Spare part business, Mr Ebuka is the best.)
    • If you be fan of science fiction movie or movie dem wey get special effects den you need to twale for Méliès, dem call am di fada of special effects.  — (bbc__57819, If you are a fan of scientific fiction movie or movies that have special effects , then you will thrill for Melies, they call him the father of special effects.)

Pronunciation

  • fɑ̄dɑ́.


Noun

  • Man wey go seminary finish, dem com ordain am for Catholic church.
  • I go see fada for confession.  — (Egbokhare 2020, I went to meet the priest for confession.)
    • Our fada for St. Patrick young pass una own for St Dominic  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, Our priest at St Patrick is younger than the one the one at St. Dominic.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: father, reverend father, gang leader, founder.