maníi to say, call; read, recite; obey

Part of Speech v.tr
Inflection Class T (Prs): manáanu, (Pfv): maníitu, (Cv): maní, (Imp): maná
    • to say, call; read, recite; obey
      • Example 84:
        míi quraanpaakíi čúur aayeetí maníiti.
        míi
        1sg.erg
        quraán
        Qur'an
        =paák
        pure
        -ii
        -gen
        čáur
        four
        aayaát
        verse
        -í
        -pl
        maníit
        say.pfv
        -i
        -f
        I recited four verses from the Holy Qur'an.
        Source:
        A:ANJ004
      • Example 224:
        qábura wée farišteém dunyaí wée xudaáii húkum na manainií wáǰa ǰhulí tas bíiḍu ziaát gooríi azaáb díti.
        qábur
        grave
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        in
        farištá
        angel
        -íim
        -pl.obl
        duniaá
        world
        -í
        -obl
        wée
        in
        xudaái
        God
        -ii
        -gen
        húkum
        order
        na
        neg
        mané
        say
        -ainií
        -VN
        wáǰa
        cause
        ǰhulí
        on
        tas
        3sg.acc
        bíiḍ
        much
        -u
        -MSG
        ziaát
        most
        goór
        grave
        -ii
        -gen
        azaáb
        punishment
        dit
        give.pfv
        -i
        -f
        In the grave the angels punished him severely for not obeying God's command on earth.
        Source:
        A:ABO026
      • Example 1105:
        tas the be kaantíiru manáana.
        tas
        3sg.acc
        the
        to
        be
        1pl.nom
        kaantíiru
        fool
        mané
        say
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        We call him mad.
        Source:
        A:BHB093
      • Example 1240:
        míi tas the maníitu ki leewá na khoṇḍ.
        míi
        1sg.erg
        tas
        3sg.acc
        the
        to
        maníit
        say.pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        ki
        comp
        leewá
        lie
        na
        neg
        khoṇḍ
        talk
        I said to him, "Don't lie!"
        Source:
        A:DHN2160
      • Example 1296:
        bheeríči páanda the manáana.
        bheeríči
        hill.path
        pand
        path
        -a
        -obl
        the
        to
        mané
        say
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        We use the word bheeríči for a path.
        Source:
        A:HUA025
      • Example 1297:
        eesé waxtíi peeɣambár tas the maníi de ki sírif áak xudaáii ibaadát tha.
        eesé
        REM
        waxt
        time
        -ii
        -gen
        peeɣambár
        prophet
        tas
        3sg.acc
        the
        to
        mané
        say
        -e
        -3sg
        de
        pst
        ki
        comp
        sírif
        only
        ak
        one
        xudaái
        God
        -ii
        -gen
        ibaadát
        worship
        the
        do
        The prophet of that time used to say to him, "Pray only to the one God!"
        Source:
        A:ABO012-1e

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  • See also:
    • maní it has been said; we have been told; apparently
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