dates

ranaku, kwanaki; zance-zance

Noun

Singular date

Plural dates

1. The plural form of date; more than one (kind of) date. <> ranaku, zance-zance.

   He goes out on a lot of dates.

   I like to eat dates because they're healthy for you.

2. dates the sweet fruit. <> dabinai ko kawai dabino mafi daya.

   ANNABI SAW yace "wanda yayi sammakon cin dabinai 7 da ake kira UJ'WA, guba ko sihiri bazai cutar dashi awannan ranan ba" [BHR] [1]
   The Prophet argued that seven dates in the morning protected one from poison and witchcraft. [2]

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) date

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) dates

Past tense (ya wuce) dated

Past participle (ya wuce) dated

Present participle (ana cikin yi) dating

1. The third-person singular form of date. <> rubuta rana, yin zance.

   He never dates his letters.

   She only dates older men.