madam

Naija

Etymology

Borrowed from English madam

Pronunciation

• màdâm

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Noun

madam: no definition, Madam -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:67)

   Madam, how XX?  — (JOS_11_Nigeria-Political-Issues_DG__1, Madam, how...)

   So mad~, madam…  — (WAZA_06_Cigarettes_T__94, So, mad- madam,)

2. nmod:poss (frequency:12)

   You don forget sey our madam dey go Friday?  — (JOS_40_Travelling-On-Nigerian-Roads_DG__173, Have you forgotten that our madam is going on Friday ?)

   You go go work, come back around five oclock, your madam never bath.  — (WAZK_11_Chiagozies-Life-Story_M__78, You will go to work and come back around five oclock, your wife has not yet had her bath.)

3. case-flat (frequency:8)

   Madam Dale call Toronto Pearson Airport and tell dem wetin happun to madam Adams.  — (bbc__64672, __no translation__)

   IGP Adamu say dis move na part of measures to prevent future occurrence of wetin happun to madam Olakunrin.  — (bbc__57117, __no translation__)

4. det (frequency:7)

   Di madam say money no dey im hand now.  — (ABJ_GWA_08_David-Lifestory_MG__131, The woman said she didn't have the money.)

   I tell am sey na one madam before she give me plate of rice!  — (NST_cleaned__41012, __no translation__)

5. case (frequency:4)

   Ehn now, na di food naim be problem o, madam.  — (LAG_05_Government-Dey-Try_M__56, Ehn, now it is the food that is the problem, Madam.)

   E say I dey work with madam as a sale representatives for her restaurant o.  — (IBA_33_News-Comments_MG__84, He said, I was working with the lady as a Sale's Representative, in her restaurant.)

6. nmod (frequency:4)

   For social media, na madam May ankara jacket pipo dey cut eye  — (bbc__52301, __no translation__)

   For social media, na madam May ankara jacket pipo dey cut eye for  — (bbc__52303, __no translation__)

7. nsubj (frequency:4)

   Madam Paul believe say na di same station pipo dey watch most times.  — (bbc__91484, __no translation__)

   For address on Wednesday, madam Lam also announce oda measures wey dem wan introduce to make pipo cool down.  — (bbc__50806, __no translation__)

8. det-nmod (frequency:2)

   Di madam for Bring Back Our Girls group enta twitter to talk her own:  — (bbc__99363, __no translation__)

   Beatrice wey be one oga madam of one school inside Lagos, tell BBC Pidgin say she go need call her students and teachers to come school on Monday, 18 February as di election no hold again.  — (bbc__19346, __no translation__)

Derived forms

• madam Adams

1. Madam Dale call Toronto Pearson Airport and tell dem wetin happun to madam Adams.  — (bbc__64672, __no translation__)

   Air Canada confam wetin madam Adams tok to different tori pipo and say dem dey torchlight am.  — (bbc__13395, __no translation__)

• madam Blair

1. One member wey attend di event, Caitlin wey no no gree give her surname tell tori pipo di Guardian say she bin dey surprised say madam Blair make di comment.  — (bbc__78377, __no translation__)

   Meanwhile di Cherie Blair Foundation say dem believe madam Blair been dey refer to women wey she don meet during her charity work and she no get any intent to offend or undermine anyone with her comments.  — (bbc__66283, __no translation__)

• madam Buhari

1. Inside statement wey di office of Wife of di President release, dem no say why madam Buhari torchlight dis mata now.  — (bbc__60234, __no translation__)

   Meanwhile, from di hand of di special assistant to madam Aisha, ontop newtory-mata, Adebisi Olumide Ajayi, she say, madam Buhari, show her appreciation to all di plenty million of naija pipo wey don dey support her husband aince with prayer-dem, make e for quick well.  — (ja102__3195, __no translation__)

• madam May

1. Oga madam May, wey begin her Africa visit from South Africa, don sama Nigeria yab inside her speech wey she give for Cape Town.  — (bbc__77038, __no translation__)

   Before im visit, Trump bin tok say im dey back Boris Johnson from di Conservative Party to take over from madam May as di next Prime Minister of UK.  — (bbc__19587, __no translation__)

• oga madam

1. Na di oga madam on top agriculture matter for Benue State Mrs.  — (deuber__1778, __no translation__)

   'We fit punish big oga madam wey no dey pay tax' - Nigeria tax authority  — (bbc__9363, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• mrs 0.77 291, adeosun 0.70 104, ms 0.68 308, prof 0.67 280, femi 0.65 197, aisha 0.65 152, asabe 0.65 32, garba 0.63 160, ezekwesili 0.63 129

Antonyms

• mrs 0.77 291, adeosun 0.70 104, ms 0.68 308, prof 0.67 280, femi 0.65 197, aisha 0.65 152, asabe 0.65 32, garba 0.63 160, ezekwesili 0.63 129

Translations

• English: no definition, Madam