direction

umurni, jagoranci, hanyar dosa, alƙibla

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dəˈrɛkʃən/

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Noun

Singular direction

Plural directions

1. (countable) A direction is a way to move or point. <> hanyar dosa.

   "Where is the post office?" "I think it's that direction."

   Which direction is north?

   We were walking up Queen St. when she suddenly turned and starting walking in the opposite direction.

2. (always plural) Directions are steps that tell you what to do or how to do something. <> hanyoyi ko umurnin bi don aikata yin wani abu.

   Your doctors directions are to take two of these with water before eating.

3. (uncountable) Direction is control or management or leadership. guidance. <> jagoranci, shiriya.

   The company is now under the direction of new owners.
   Kamfanin na ƙarƙashin jagorancin sababbin mamallaka.
   
   

   "Our lord, grant us mercy from your presence and furnish us with some direction in our affair."
   "ya ubangijinmu! ka ba mu wata rahama daga gare ka, kuma ka sauƙaƙe mana (samun) shiriya daga al'amarinmu."
   "ubangijinmu, ka bamu rahamah daga gare ka, kuma ka sa mana albarkacinka a kan al'amarinmu da shiriyarka." --Qur'an 18:10

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Synonyms

• instructions

Related words

• directional
• direct
• recipe