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Revision as of 12:49, 4 February 2021
Naija
Etymology
Borrowed 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
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
Noun
fasting: a fast -- Definition in Naija?
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- Our church get fasting tomorrow. — no translation
- - (frequency:12)
- Fasting dey sweet and dey easy as di week dey go. — (bbc__48729, __no translation__)
- For Islam, we believe say fasting na for only God. — (bbc__50227, __no translation__)
- case (frequency:7)
- Convert am to fasting. — (BEN_20_Fasting_DG__74, Converting it into fasting.)
- E show you di level wey we dey as fasting dey come. — (bbc__710, __no translation__)
- det (frequency:4)
- Na hungry na im dey make dat fasting dey come by force. — (BEN_20_Fasting_DG__64, Actually, hunger forces people to fast.)
- Di fasting dey start from November 25 reach di day before Christmas. — (bbc__60156, __no translation__)
- conj (frequency:3)
- E no say eh make we con go dey do fasting, and prayer, — (BEN_20_Fasting_DG__30, He didn't say eh we should start fasting and praying.)
- Shebi na person call wey talk sey im want go do fasting and prayer. — (IBA_39_Easter-Preparations_DG__75, Wasn't it someone who called who said they want to do fasting and prayer ?)
- cc (frequency:2)
- Im add say na special prayers and fasting suppose happen for di people of di Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. — (bbc__58129, __no translation__)
- BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT Bayelsa State gofment don call on all dem citizens to do prayer and fasting from Monday, 1st of July to Wednesday, 3rd fof July. — (bbc__18197, __no translation__)
- nmod:poss (frequency:2)
- Na Mondays and Thursdays dem dey normally do their fasting. — (jw__29357, __no translation__)
- From di beginning no be say I disrespect di Emir or Sultan, na just say we start our fasting a day after wey mean say we go finish a day after oda pipo. Dis na wetin Imam Usman yan. — (bbc__2997, __no translation__)
- acl:relcl-det (frequency:2)
- Di fasting wey God know and go accept na di one wey majority of pipo dey do in line wit wetin dia leader announce. — (bbc__1486, __no translation__)
- President of Egypt Football Association Hany Abo Rida, tok say di fasting wey dem do before di World Cup affect dem well well for Russia. — (bbc__54591, __no translation__)
- case-compound (frequency:2)
- Tins you suppose know about Ramadan fasting — (bbc__94114, __no translation__)
- All major religious duties like Ramadan fasting, Hajj and Eid celebrations dey depend on moon sightings. — (bbc__14100, __no translation__)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- ramadan 0.72 78, easter 0.70 53, celebration 0.68 118, christmas 0.68 161, quran 0.63 15, thanksgiving 0.62 18, period 0.61 333, celebrations 0.60 43, following 0.60 74
Antonyms
- ramadan 0.72 78, easter 0.70 53, celebration 0.68 118, christmas 0.68 161, quran 0.63 15, thanksgiving 0.62 18, period 0.61 333, celebrations 0.60 43, following 0.60 74
Translations
- English: a fast
Verb
fasting: no definition, fast.PRS.PTCP -- Definition in Naija?
- - (frequency:12)
- Even if na to go fasting, I go go fasting. — (LAG_19_Nepa-Wahala_DG__11, Even if it is to go fasting, I will go fasting.)
- Many pipo dey use fasting time to read Quran — (bbc__65553, __no translation__)
- mark (frequency:8)
- Convert am to fasting. — (NST_cleaned__6944, __no translation__)
- Police don free German wey dem kidnap Ramadan: Wetin market pipo dey expect as fasting wan start — (bbc__82422, __no translation__)
- conj (frequency:2)
- Now fasting, and prayer to me, I dey, na, we, na ordinance for di disobedience, for doing di right thing, — (BEN_20_Fasting_DG__31, Now, fasting and prayer, to me, I am... is... we... it's an ordinance for the disobedience, for doing the right thing.)
- If you dey do di right thing, you no go do long time fasting, and prayer, but dese days now, wetin we dey see now, — (BEN_20_Fasting_DG__33, If you are doing the right thing, you will not do long fasting and praying but nowadays, what do we see now ?)
Derived forms
- E advise Nigerians say make dem use di fasting period take think and do beta tins through promoting peaceful living. — (bbc__43867, __no translation__)
- Di truth be say, money no dey pipo hand so I no dey expect more sale for dis fasting period, because most of my customers now dey always chop credit. — (bbc__1885, __no translation__)
- Many pipo dey use fasting time to read Quran — (bbc__65553, __no translation__)
- Many pipo dey use fasting time to read Quran Na time to get close to God — (bbc__65554, __no translation__)
Synonyms
- ramadan 0.72 78, easter 0.70 53, celebration 0.68 118, christmas 0.68 161, quran 0.63 15, thanksgiving 0.62 18, period 0.61 333, celebrations 0.60 43, following 0.60 74
Antonyms
- ramadan 0.72 78, easter 0.70 53, celebration 0.68 118, christmas 0.68 161, quran 0.63 15, thanksgiving 0.62 18, period 0.61 333, celebrations 0.60 43, following 0.60 74
Translations
- English: no definition, fast.PRS.PTCP