roora
/róóra/
- verb
- synonyms: nyongoda
- variant: rovora, rowora
- dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru
- English translation
- marry
- To unite in wedlock or matrimony ; join for life, as a man and a woman, or a man or woman to one of the opposite sex; constitute man and wife, or a husband or wife, according to the laws or customs of a nation.
- To take for husband or wife.
Murume ano roora mukadzi. - Figuratively, to unite intimately or by some close bond of connection.
- To enter into the conjugal state; take a husband or a wife.
Ndicha roora kana nd'apedza chikoro.
Shona | English |
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roora | marry (singular) |
roorai | marry (plural) |
Shona | English |
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Ndicha roora | I will marry |
ucha roora | you will marry (singular) |
mucha roora | you will marry (plural) |
acha roora | he/she will marry |
ticha roora | we will marry |
vacha roora | they will marry |
chicha roora | it will marry |
last updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 12:56:30 PM Central European Summer Time
roora
/róóra/
- noun , class(5)
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
last updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 12:56:30 PM Central European Summer Time
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