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Igbo word

ahịrị

In Igbo, ahịrị means line / row. Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What ahịrị means

ahịrị Noun
line / rowA line of writing or text ('n'ahịrị' = in a line; root of 'ahịrịokwu' = sentence).

How to say it

Say it as á-hị́-rị̄. Keep every written vowel clear, including dotted vowels, without adding an English stress pattern.

Igbo is tonal, so pitch can change a word’s meaning. The marks above show this reading. The recording is a native speaker.

ahịrị in a sentence

  • Dee okwu a n'ahịrị.Write this word on the line.
  • Ọ bụ ya mere, dịka akụkọ ndị nna nna anyị si kwuo, azụ Mbe ji nwee akara na ahịrị dị iche iche ruo taa.And that, our ancestors say, is why tortoises have marks and lines on their shells to this day.