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katherinae (f)
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Does any one here know the proper IGBO word of PRECIOUS
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Donzman (m)
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I think, if you want to say something is "Precious', you'll say the thing "di onu" or "gararu onu". Nowadays they use it for expensive but I think it's all the same.
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monshege
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Does any one here know the proper IGBO word of PRECIOUS
I think, if you want to say something is "Precious', you'll say the thing "di onu" or "gararu onu". Nowadays they use it for expensive but I think it's all the same. objection |
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Donzman (m)
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Ihe di precious bu ihe di oke onu, read your Igbo bible if you don't believe me!. . .Precious blood of Jesus, Obara Jesus di oke onu, remember your sunday school?
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babyosisi (f)
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but you don't use oke onu in every day Igbo. omaricha is the same adjective as precious. But in sentences you can use other variants like,omaka amaka. e.g This girl is precious. This girl amaka  This is so precious This thing amaka what a precious gift this is omaricha gift anunwa sef i love precious things a likekirim ihe di nmababyosisi is a precious lady babyosisi di ezigbo oke onu the girl di egwu |
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Donzman (m)
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Babyosisi di oke onu, a na ebughari ya ka akwa (egg)!
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monshege
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Ihe di precious bu ihe di oke onu, read your Igbo bible if you don't believe me!. . .Precious blood of Jesus, Obara Jesus di oke onu, remember your sunday school? hahahaha i toff my hat for you i still object though. you are giving some probable characteristics of precious and not the meaning of precious. a precious thing is priceless, and even if it is priceful, it could be cheap. what makes it precious? is it the price tag or the worth? precious is the value of it. go throug that ekpere na abu igbo ma o bu bible igbo and let me know what it says about value or precious or worthy babyO, the same goes to you omalicha is beautiful and not precious, babyosisi is a precious lady babyosisi di [b]ezigbo oke onu [/b] the girl di egwu sorry babyO, o putara na babyO is expensive  |
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Soundmind (m)
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I think the word should be di oke onu.
It is not omaricha, omaricha is beautiful.
Gararu onu = expensive, costly. relates to pricing.
amaka = goodness.
precious =di oke onu. concerns quality
ezigbo oke onu=very precious ( as someone opined)
@ Donzman
What part of igbo are u from? Is like u are from my area.
I am from Enugu Ezike in Nsukka Zone in Enugu State.
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romeo (m)
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a precious house means = omaricha uno and people don't say uno di oke onu my precious daughter means = ada m di oke onu? no!! it means omaricha ada m precious stone means an expensive stone please i don't want any objection from monshege  |
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monshege
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hahahahaahah no comment
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toshmann (m)
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precious as the name of a girl is ~ akwaugo
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katherinae (f)
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chai, u guys thank u very very very much, i appreciate it, though now I'm slightly more confused than clarified.
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Donzman (m)
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@Soundmind
I'm from Anambra state, Oraifite to be precise.
@Monshege
It seems you're only objecting, look around you, there is no judge hereI believe if the people who translated the bible used "oke onu" for "precious", then that should be it. There are some Igbo words in the Igbo bible you do not hear nowadays.
Omaricha = BeautifulIt does not mean precious.
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monshege
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@Monshege
It seems you're only objecting, look around you, there is no judge hereI believe if the people who translated the bible used "oke onu" for "precious", then that should be it. There are some Igbo words in the Igbo bible you do not hear nowadays.
Omaricha = BeautifulIt does not mean precious.
i am objecting till i find something that sounds more like it , maybe someone shall be objecting the objection oh, what passage of the igbo bible are you reading? let me know, so we can tulee bible igbo. i always did like the manner in which it was written and read chai, u guys thank u very very very much, i appreciate it, though now I'm slightly more confused than clarified.
my point exactly |
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youngies (m)
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E chere m na the 1st thing anyi ga eme bu to understand very well ihe precious putara na Engligh, then with that we will try to translate along the same line.
precious
adjective
Of great value: costly, inestimable, invaluable, priceless, valuable, worthy. Idioms: beyond price, of great price.
Regarded with much love and tenderness: beloved, darling, dear, loved.
noun
A person who is much loved: beloved, darling, dear, honey, love, minion, sweet, sweetheart, truelove. Informal sweetie. Idioms: light of one's life.
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youngies (m)
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From the above it could be seen that there is no way omaricha = beautiful is part of the meaning of precious
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youngies (m)
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Therefore, it is safe to translate precious as any of the following: ihe di oke onu
ihe enweghi atu
ihe nwere oke ihunanya
ihe adighi azuta n'ahia
ihe kwesiri ntukwasi obi@monshege Objection is welcomed |
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monshege
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E chere m na the 1st thing anyi ga eme bu to understand very well ihe precious putara na English, then with that we will try to translate along the same line.
precious
adjective
Of great value: costly, inestimable, invaluable, priceless, valuable, worthy. Idioms: beyond price, of great price.
Regarded with much love and tenderness: beloved, darling, dear, loved.
noun
A person who is much loved: beloved, darling, dear, honey, love, minion, sweet, sweetheart, truelove. Informal sweetie. Idioms: light of one's life.
my points exactly. you can also go further by going to the root origin for precious @monshege Objection is welcomed nna a, chukwu gozie gi  romeo no comments @Katherinae sorry for the confusion, when something non objectionable comes up, monshege shall quit objecting |
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