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Igbo word

ụra

In Igbo, ụra means sleep (noun). Hear it spoken by a native Igbo speaker, and read it in real sentences.

What ụra means

ụra Noun
sleep (noun)State of sleep ('nwee ụra' = be sleepy, 'rahụ ụra' = sleep).

How to say it

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

Igbo is a tonal language, so the pitch of a word carries meaning. The spelling above keeps the marks the app teaches, and the recording is a native speaker, not a machine voice.

ụra in a sentence

  • rahụ ụrasleep
  • Ụra na-atụ m.I am sleepy.
  • Ọ nọ n'akwa ụra.She is in bed.
  • Rahụ ụra nke ọma.Sleep well.