calm

Adjective

Positive calm

Comparative calmer

Superlative calmest

1. If a person, place or situation is calm, it is peaceful and quiet. <> a zaune da zaman lafiya. A nutse, tsanaki.

   There's no wind and the lake is calm.

   I was angry a minute ago, but now I am calm.

Noun

Singular calm

Plural calms

1. (uncountable) The state of being tranquil, quiet and peaceful. <> shiru.

   I felt a calm come over me.

2. (countable) A period of time without wind.

   The calm before a storm.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) calm

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) calms

Past tense (ya wuce) calmed

Past participle (ya wuce) calmed

Present participle (ana cikin yi) calming

1. (transitive) To make someone or something calm. <> hutadda wani.

   He was yelling and running around but I calmed him.

2. (intransitive) When someone or something becomes calm. <> kasancewa a nutsu.

   The lake calmed after the storm.

Synonyms

• pacify
• soothe
• calm down
• cool off
• quiet (verb)