minister

Pronunciation (Yadda ake faɗi)

Noun

Singular minister

Plural ministers

Tilo minista

Jam'i ministoci

1. (countable) A minister is a politician who is in charge of a part of the government. <> minista - shugaba a fannin siyasa na wani sashi. Babban wakilin jama'a mai shugabantar ma'aikatar gwamnati.

   The Minister of Defense has said that the army will remain in the city for at least two more weeks.

   Kwamatin kula da harkar ilimi a majalisar dattawa a karkarshin shugabancin Madam Joy Emordi ya gayyaci ministan ilimi Igwe Aja-Nwachuku akan yajin aiki da malaman makarantu ke yi a Nijeriya <> The Senate Committee on Education, under the leadership of Madam Joy Emordi, summoned the Minister of Education Igwe Aja-Nwachuku regarding the teachers strike in Nigeria --UMD_NFLC_Hausa_Lessons/16_Teachers_Strike_in_Nigeria

2. (countable) A minister is a person who acts officially in a Christian church. <> fada, almasihu.

   The minister who performed our wedding ceremony was a great speaker. Almasihun da ya yi mana aure mai iya jawabi ne sosai.

Synonyms

• priest
• pastor
• vicar

Related words

• ministerial
• prime minister

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) minister

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) ministers

Past tense (ya wuce) ministered

Past participle (ya wuce) ministered

Present participle (ana cikin yi) ministering

1. (intransitive) If you minister, you give help, especially through your words or by nursing. <> bada taimako, gudanar da abu. yi hidima.
   • Synonym: administer

   To minister, a church must be sensitive to what is hurting its community.

   Mother Theresa spent her life ministering to the sick and poor in India.