iwe

See also: iwę, Iwę, and îwe

Chichewa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi.we/

Pronoun

iwe

  1. you (second-person singular informal personal pronoun)

See also

Chuukese

Conjunction

iwe

  1. so
  2. therefore

Swahili

Verb

iwe

  1. inflection of -wa:
    1. m-mi class subject inflected plural subjunctive affirmative
    2. n class subject inflected singular subjunctive affirmative

Tooro

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /íːwe/

Pronoun

iwe

  1. you (second-person singular personal pronoun)
    Ni iwe.It's you.

See also

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 411

Tumbuka

Pronoun

iwe

  1. you (second-person singular personal pronoun)

See also

Venda

Pronoun

iwe

  1. you; second-person singular pronoun.

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From ì- (nominalizing prefix) + (to bind, to wrap), literally That which can be bound. Compare with Doublet of ewé

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.wé/

Noun

ìwé

  1. paper
    Synonyms: bébà, tákàdá, pépà
  2. document, letter
  3. book, publication
    wọ́n ń tẹ ìwéThey were printing books
  4. a scientific or academic research document
  5. (by extension) learning, education
Derived terms
  • atàwé (bookseller)
  • ilé-ìwé (school)
  • kọ̀wé (to write (a book, letter))
  • ọ̀mọ̀wé (scholar)
  • sọ̀wédowó posọ́fíìsì (money order)
  • sọ̀wédowó (check)
  • àkójọ orúkọ-ìwé (bibliography)
  • àpòòwé (envelope)
  • ìwé abọ́dúndé (yearbook)
  • ìwé atúmọ̀ gbogbogbòò (encyclopedia)
  • ìwé ẹ̀bẹ̀ (petition)
  • ìwé ẹ̀sùn-líle (indictment)
  • ìwé iṣẹ́-àmúṣe (workbook)
  • ìwé pẹlẹbẹ (pamphlet)
  • ìwé àkọsílẹ̀ (notepad, written document)
  • ìwé àṣekágbá (essay, school report)
  • ìwé ìpenilẹ́jọ (summons)
  • ìwé ìpààrọ̀-owó (bill of exchange)
  • ìwé ìròyìn (newspaper)
  • ìwé-afúnniláṣẹ (charter)
  • ìwé-ẹlẹ́yìn-páálí (hardback)
  • ìwé-ẹlẹ́yìnfẹ́lẹ́ (paperback)
  • ìwé-ẹ̀rí afàṣẹ-ìṣẹ̀dáfúnni (patent letter)
  • ìwé-ẹ̀rí dípúlómà (diploma)
  • ìwé-ẹ̀rí ẹ̀bùn (gift certificate)
  • ìwé-ẹ̀rí Ẹ́ń-siì (Nigerian NCE certificate)
  • ìwé-ẹ̀rí àsósó (associate's degree)
  • ìwé-ẹ̀rí (testimonial, certificate)
  • ìwé-ilé (rent lease)
  • ìwé-ọkọ̀ (travel ticket)
  • ìwé-pàpàírọ̀ (papyrus)
  • ìwé-rìsíìtì (receipt)
  • ìwé-sọ̀wédowó (cheque, checkbook)
  • ìwé-àdákọ́ (preparatory school)
  • ìwé-àdéhùn (contract, written agreement, deed)
  • ìwé-àfọwọ́kọ (manuscript)
  • ìwé-àjákọ (loose sheet of paper)
  • ìwé-àkọsílẹ̀ ìsanwó-iṣẹ́ (voucher)
  • ìwé-àkànlò (textbook)
  • ìwé-àkàsóde (reading out loud)
  • ìwé-àlẹ̀kéde (poster)
  • ìwé-àṣẹ (license, warrant)
  • ìwé-àtìgbàdégbà (journal)
  • ìwé-ìbò (ballot paper)
  • ìwé-ìbúra (affidavit)
  • ìwé-ìhagún (written will)
  • ìwé-ìlèwọ́ (brochure)
  • ìwé-ìlérí ẹgbẹ́-òṣèlú (manifesto)
  • ìwé-ìpẹ̀jọ́ (court summon)
  • ìwé-ìpè (circular)
  • ìwé-ìpíngún (written will)
  • ìwé-ìrìnnàlọ-sórílẹ̀-èdè-mìíràn (passport)
  • ìwé-ìtàn (history book, story book)
  • ìwé-ìtàn-àròsọ (novel)

Etymology 2

Iwe adìyẹ

Coganates with Ifẹ̀ Yoruba ighe, Èkìtì & Ìjẹ̀bú Yoruba uwe

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ī.wē/

Noun

iwe

  1. (zootomy) gizzard
  2. kidney
    Synonyms: erè-inú, kíndìnrín

Etymology 3

Cognates with Yoruba èyí, Ìkálẹ̀ Yoruba ìyí

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ì.wé/

Pronoun

ìwé

  1. (Ijebu) this
Derived terms
  • ibéwèé (this place)
  • ìwéwèé (this one)
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