Difference between revisions of "robber"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* roba
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* [[roba]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* ˈrɑbər
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* rɔ́bà
 
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 1
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 3646
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 34
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3988
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
Na [[open eye]] thief.
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* Person wey dey collect wetin no be im own.
 
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:*{{ux|dv|You never see where '''robber''' come rob person finish go church go pray the next day, abi? |(Haven't you experienced a situation where after robbing, the criminal goes all pious the very next day?)}}
#: {{ux|dv|na when armed '''robber''' don come. |(deuber__2524, __no translation__)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|and  e no really take uh big money to fight armed '''robber'''. |(deuber__2560, __no translation__)}}
 
# amod-det (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|even self if di armed '''robber''' dey dere self. |(deuber__2530, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|to understand how to fight dis armed '''robber''' |(deuber__2540, __no translation__)}}
 
# amod-case (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Police man don turn to armed '''robber''' now. |(IBA_27_Nigerian-Police_DG__39, The police man has turned into an armed robber.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di tin wey me I wan ask you be sey police wey suppose eh dey secure people, wey dey come dey be turn to armed '''robber''', e good? |(IBA_27_Nigerian-Police_DG__32, The thing I want to ask you is that the police that is supposed to secure people, are now turning into armed robbers, is it good ?)}}
 
# amod-case-flat (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Cameroon dey treat journalist like armed '''robber''' -President CUJ Journalist wey gendarmerie invite say freedom of speech still far for Cameroon |(bbc__24383, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|How Bleu Ivy Hotel staff beat BBC journalist, seize equipment Cameroon dey treat journalist like armed '''robber''' -President CUJ Journalist don deny Police oga video |(bbc__56200, __no translation__)}}
 
# acl:relcl-compound (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|You don see highway '''robber''' wey wan enter your house?Sorry sir, I forget. |(deuber__5628, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Eric come also tell reporters say dia papa na bank '''robber''' wey been dey for di FBI most wanted list and don first escape from prison. |(bbc__47146, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
 
====Related forms====
 
====Related forms====
* [[arm robber]]
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* [[arm robber]], [[highway robber]]
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====

Latest revision as of 11:17, 5 June 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English robber

Pronunciation

  • rɔ́bà

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Noun

  • Person wey dey collect wetin no be im own.
  • You never see where robber come rob person finish go church go pray the next day, abi?  — (Haven't you experienced a situation where after robbing, the criminal goes all pious the very next day?)

Related forms

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: robber