blind

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Adjective

Positive blind

Comparative blinder

Superlative blindest

Blind man walking with a long cane <> makaho da sanda

1. makaho, makauniya f, makafi (plural) <> (not comparable) If someone or something is blind, then it cannot see.
2. go blind <> makance.

   Dõmin lalle ne idãnun ba su makanta, amma zukãta waɗanda ke a cikin ƙirãza sũ ke makanta.
   Indeed, it is not the eyes that are blind, but it is the hearts in the chests that grow blind. --Quran/22/46

3. rashin ganin gaskiya. <> (comparable) If someone or something is blind, then they cannot see the truth about something.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) blind

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) blinds

Past tense (ya wuce) blinded

Past participle (ya wuce) blinded

Present participle (ana cikin yi) blinding

1. (transitive) To make temporarily or permanently blind. <> kashe ido (sabodo yawan haske).

   Dõmin lalle ne idãnun ba su makanta, amma zukãta waɗanda ke a cikin ƙirãza sũ ke makanta.
   For indeed, it is not eyes that are blinded, but blinded are the hearts which are within the breasts. --Quran/22/46

Related words

• blinding
• turn a blind eye

Noun

Singular blind

Plural blinds

Pattern of light on wall by sun through blinds plus window

1. A covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass. <> abinda ke kare haske ya shigo ta windo.
2. Any device intended to conceal or hide; as, a duck blind. <> marufar taga ko wani abu.
3. In poker a forced bet.

   The player was in the big blind.

4. An 1800s baseball term meaning no score.

Adverb

Positive blind

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Without seeing; unseeingly.
2. In three card brag, without looking at the cards dealt.