lofty

babba, mai girma

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Adjective

Positive lofty

Comparative loftier

Superlative loftiest

1. high, tall, having great height or stature, erect <> mai tsawo, dogo/doguwa.

   You will see barefooted, naked destitute shepherds competing in constructing lofty buildings. <> Zaku ga marasa takalma tsiraru masu kiyon dabbobi suna yin gini masu tsayi. --40 Hadiths

2. idealistic, implying over-optimism, large <> babba.

   a lofty goal <> Babban buri.

   And Allah is the Lofty, the Sublime. <> Kuma Shi ne maɗaukaki, mai girma. = shi ne mafi daukaka, mafi girma. --Qur'an 2:255

3. extremely proud; arrogant; haughty

Synonyms

• (having great height or stature) noble, honorable