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

ụra in a sentence

  • rahụ ụrasleep
  • Ụra na-atụ m.I am sleepy.
  • Rahụ ụra nke ọma.Sleep well.
  • N'abalị, m na-arahụ ụra.At night, I go to sleep.