• Shona word nguva in the Shona Dictionary
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nguva
/ŋuʋa/

• noun , class(9)
• synonyms: chikamu, musi, mwaka, zera
• dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru

English translation

time

1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof.
2. A particular period or part of duration, whether past, present, or future; a point or portion of duration; as, the time was, or has been; the time is, or will be.
3. The period at which any definite event occurred, or person lived; age; period; era; as, the Spanish Armada was destroyed in the time of Queen Elizabeth; – often in the plural; as, ancient times; modern times.
4. The duration of one's life; the hours and days which a person has at his disposal.
5. A proper time; a season; an opportunity.
6. The present life; existence in this world as contrasted with immortal life; definite, as contrasted with infinite, duration.

nguva
/ŋuʋa/

• verb
• stem : nguva
• dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru

English translation

times

Plural of nguva.