ɓàlaa
Sense 1
English: Translation
cast one’s eyes
English: Definition
break forth vocally (in song, crying)
Part of Speech
verb
Example Sentence
tingi a bo baka ta ɓa ɓale waɗo da…
English: Example Sentence
she sat on the branch of a tree and broke forth in song saying…
Example Sentence
ndika jagai ɓalu ida hnni ma sai nai raɓjo bilan ka taman bai
English: Example Sentence
when he went to town, he cast his eyes about and saw an exceptionally beautiful girl
Example Sentence
sai gwadagori ɓale zawa ma meto
English: Example Sentence
then the tortoise broke forth with wailing over the dead
Sense 2
English: Translation
throw, cast, cast off, heave up or out
Hausa: Translation
jefa
Part of Speech
verb
Example Sentence
nà ɓàlaakà zìila
English: Example Sentence
I threw the stick
Sense 3
English: Translation
put on an upper garment
Hausa: Translation
saka riga
Part of Speech
verb
Morphology
Verb class B. Verbal noun: ɓalee.
Source
schuh-2009p. 81 (PDF p. 3), s.v. “break forth vocally”; p. 82 (PDF p. 4), s.v. “cast (throw)”; p. 90 (PDF p. 12), s.v. “heave”; p. 99 (PDF p. 21), s.v. “put on gown”; p. 105 (PDF p. 27), s.v. “throw”; p. 12 (PDF p. 30), s.v. “ɓàlā”