ira
/ira/
- dialects/origins: Standard Shona
- English translation
- upon
- On; – used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
last updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:29:19 PM Central European Summer Time
ira
/ira/
- verb
- dialects/origins: Standard Shona
- English translation
- abstain
- To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; – with from.
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| ira | abstain (singular) |
| irai | abstain (plural) |
| Shona | English |
|---|---|
| Ndicha ira | I will abstain |
| ucha ira | you will abstain (singular) |
| mucha ira | you will abstain (plural) |
| acha ira | he/she will abstain |
| ticha ira | we will abstain |
| vacha ira | they will abstain |
| chicha ira | it will abstain |
last updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:29:19 PM Central European Summer Time
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