passage

ɓangaren rubutu/littafi; hanya, buɗewa

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/

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Noun

Singular passage

Plural passages

(countable)

1. A passage is the act of passing, from one place to another, or from one state to another

   Getting a driver's licence is a rite of passage from being a child to becoming an adult.

2. A passage is a journey by air or water.

   His passage to Australia in a sailing ship took 180 days.

3. A passage is a long narrow way or path.

   He heard footsteps in the passage outside his hotel room.

   The ship was able to find safe passage through the coral reef.

4. A passage can be an opening, or a tube along which things can pass.

   The small boy had a pea stuck in his nasal passage.

5. A passage is a short section from a book or other writing.
   1. The passage discusses the significant of the phrase "In the name of God, the Most Merciful to all, the especially Merciful to the believers" (Bismillah)
      Rubutun na magana ne akan muhimmancin jimlar "Da sunan Allah Mai Rahama Mai jin Ƙai" --Quran/1/1/Qushairi
      
      
   2. She read to the class her favorite passage from Jane Austen's book.
6. (music) A passage is a short section from a musical work.

   There was a long oboe solo is the passage we listened to from Bach's work.