multiply

riɓa, riɓanya, ninka

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) multiply

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) multiplies

Past tense (ya wuce) multiplied

Past participle (ya wuce) multiplied

Present participle (ana cikin yi) multiplying

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you multiply x by y, you add x to itself y times. <> riɓa, riɓanya
2. (transitive & intransitive) If something multiplies, more and more of it exist.

   Problems have multiplied since the beginning of the week.

3. (intransitive) If living things multiply, the have babies, or they make more of themselves.

   The bugs seem to be multiplying.

Synonyms

• increase
• grow
• swell
• reproduce

Related words

• multiple
• multiplier
• multiplication

Google translation of multiply

Ninka.

1. (verb) ninƙa <> multiply; riɓa <> multiply;