ridicule

wulāƙantar (dà), ba'a

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrɪdɪkjuːl/

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• Hyphenation: rid‧i‧cule

Noun

Singular ridicule

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Ridicule is derision or mockery. (especially through song) zàmbō. ci fuska, wulāƙantar (dà).

   he was ridiculed in public <> an ci fuskàrsà gàban jàma’ā̀

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) ridicule

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) ridicules

Past tense (ya wuce) ridiculed

Past participle (ya wuce) ridiculed

Present participle (ana cikin yi) ridiculing

1. (transitive) To ridicule is to make fun of, humiliate or mock, someone or something. <> yi wà X ba’ā̀. yi wa wani izgili.

   How regretful for the servants. There did not come to them any messenger except that they used to ridicule him. <> ya nadama a kan bayina! wani manzo ba ya zuwa gare su face sun kasance suna masu yi masa izgili. --Qur'an 36:30

   To ridicule a powerful man is to take a big risk.

Related words

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