Difference between revisions of "fasting"
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| − | Make person no chop for some time | + | Make person no chop for some time. |
:* {{ux|dv| Even if na to go '''fasting''', I go go '''fasting'''. |(LAG_19_Nepa-Wahala_DG__11, If it is about fasting, I will fast.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| Even if na to go '''fasting''', I go go '''fasting'''. |(LAG_19_Nepa-Wahala_DG__11, If it is about fasting, I will fast.)}} | ||
:* {{ux|dv| Many pipo dey use '''fasting''' time to read Quran |(bbc__65553, Many people use the fasting period to read the Quran.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| Many pipo dey use '''fasting''' time to read Quran |(bbc__65553, Many people use the fasting period to read the Quran.)}} | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''fasting'' | * English: ''fasting'' | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 4 February 2021
Naija
Etymology
From English: fasting
Pronunciation
- fástìŋ
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 1
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 2876
- Frequency in raw corpus: 60
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2820
Noun
Condition where person no go chop food.
- Our church get fasting tomorrow. — ( NSC_There's a fasting at my church tomorrow.)
- E no say eh make we con go dey do fasting, and prayer, — (BEN_20_Fasting_DG__30, He didn't say we should partake in fasting and praying.)
- Na Mondays and Thursdays dem dey normally do their fasting. — (jw__29357, They fast on Mondays and Thursdays.)
Derived forms
Translations
- English: fasting
Verb
Make person no chop for some time.
- Even if na to go fasting, I go go fasting. — (LAG_19_Nepa-Wahala_DG__11, If it is about fasting, I will fast.)
- Many pipo dey use fasting time to read Quran — (bbc__65553, Many people use the fasting period to read the Quran.)
Translations
- English: fasting