gazelle

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• IPA: /ɡəˈzɛl/

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Noun

Singular gazelle

Plural gazelles or gazelle

Tilo barewa

Jam'i bareyi

1. An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa) or Procapra (native to Asia), capable of running at high speeds for long periods. <> agare [1], barewa.
   1. Because he was handsome, to her he resembled “a gazelle.”
      Domin kyakkyawa ne, a gareta ya yi kama da “barewa.”
   2. 2:7; 3:5—Why are the court ladies put under oath “by the female gazelles or by the hinds of the field”?
      2:7; 3:5—Me ya sa aka ce ’yan matan Urushalima su rantse da “bareyi da batsiyoyi na jeji”?
   3. Gazelles and hinds are noted for their gracefulness and beauty.
      Bareyi da batsiyoyi suna da nagari da kyau.
   4. The song closes with the girl desiring her dear one to “be swift like a gazelle” and come running to her.—Song of Sol.
      A ƙarshen waƙar, an ce budurwar tana son saurayinta ya “yi wasa kamar ’yar barewa” kuma ya zo da gudu ya same ta.—W. Waƙ. [2]