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:*{{ux|dv|So pikin wey you no train well, na im go '''gbab''' you, come ask for ransom join again. |(WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__54, A spoilt child will turn around and kidnap the parents in exchange for ransom.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|So pikin wey you no train well, na im go '''gbab''' you, come ask for ransom join again. |(WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__54, A spoilt child will turn around and kidnap the parents in exchange for ransom.)}} | ||
:*{{ux|dv|According to Haruna, investigation don start to find out how kidnappers take '''gbab''' and kill am. |(bbc__11430, Haruna said investigations has commenced into the kidnap and killing of the victim.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|According to Haruna, investigation don start to find out how kidnappers take '''gbab''' and kill am. |(bbc__11430, Haruna said investigations has commenced into the kidnap and killing of the victim.)}} | ||
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:*{{ux|dv|According to police, Umar wey dem '''gbab''' on Saturday night confess say im plan na to just go touch woman body for di hostel. |(bbc__12134, The police said Umar whom they arrested admitted that his intention was only to rape a woman in the hostel.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|According to police, Umar wey dem '''gbab''' on Saturday night confess say im plan na to just go touch woman body for di hostel. |(bbc__12134, The police said Umar whom they arrested admitted that his intention was only to rape a woman in the hostel.)}} | ||
:*{{ux|dv|Police don dey try tey-tey to '''gbab''' Melaye but im don escape before dem fit pick am up more than once. |(bbc__82421, The police has been trying to arrest Melaye but he escaped before being re-arrested.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|Police don dey try tey-tey to '''gbab''' Melaye but im don escape before dem fit pick am up more than once. |(bbc__82421, The police has been trying to arrest Melaye but he escaped before being re-arrested.)}} | ||
Revision as of 12:27, 29 January 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: unknown
Pronunciation
- gbâb
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 2
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1959
- Frequency in raw corpus: 193
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 1359
Verb
Sey person take force catch anoder person.
- So pikin wey you no train well, na im go gbab you, come ask for ransom join again. — (WAZK_05_Reincarnation_DG__54, A spoilt child will turn around and kidnap the parents in exchange for ransom.)
- According to Haruna, investigation don start to find out how kidnappers take gbab and kill am. — (bbc__11430, Haruna said investigations has commenced into the kidnap and killing of the victim.)
- According to police, Umar wey dem gbab on Saturday night confess say im plan na to just go touch woman body for di hostel. — (bbc__12134, The police said Umar whom they arrested admitted that his intention was only to rape a woman in the hostel.)
- Police don dey try tey-tey to gbab Melaye but im don escape before dem fit pick am up more than once. — (bbc__82421, The police has been trying to arrest Melaye but he escaped before being re-arrested.)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: catch