- Shona word pira in the Shona Dictionary
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- noun , class(5)
- synonyms: mutsigo, ndande
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- devote
- To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom; to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was devoted to the flames.
Demonstrative determiners example | Shona | English | | pira iri | this devote |
| pira iro | that devote |
Possessive pronouns example | Shona | English | | pira rangu | my devote |
| pira rako | your devote (singular) |
| pira renyu | your devote (plural) |
| pira rake | his/her devote |
| pira redu | our devote |
| pira racho | its devote |
| pira ravo | their devote |
last updated: Monday, October 7, 2019 at 9:18:49 AM Central European Summer Time
- verb
- synonyms: simba
- dialects/origins: Zezuru
- English translation
- dedicate
- Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated.
Imperative example | Shona | English | | pira | dedicate (singular) |
| pirai | dedicate (plural) |
Simple future tense example | Shona | English | | Ndicha pira | I will dedicate |
| ucha pira | you will dedicate (singular) |
| mucha pira | you will dedicate (plural) |
| acha pira | he/she will dedicate |
| ticha pira | we will dedicate |
| vacha pira | they will dedicate |
| chicha pira | it will dedicate |
last updated: Monday, October 7, 2019 at 9:18:49 AM Central European Summer Time