measured

aka auna, aunanne, da gangan/da hankali, daki daki

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈmɛʒɚd/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈmɛʒəd/

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• Hyphenation: meas‧ured

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) measure

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) measures

Past tense (ya wuce) measured

Past participle (ya wuce) measured

Present participle (ana cikin yi) measuring

1. The past tense and past participle of measure. <> aka auna, gwada.

   I measured the length 3 times and I think I still did it wrong. <> Na auna tsawon sau 3 kuma har yanzu ina tunanin ba daidai na yi ba.

Adjective

Positive measured

Comparative more measured

Superlative most measured

1. If something is measured, it has been determined by measurement. <> aka auna, aunanne.

   He ran over a measured mile. <> Ya yi gudu a kan mil ɗin da aka auna.

2. Something that is measured is deliberate but restrained. <> da gangan/da hankali, da sauƙi.

   He argued in measured tones. <> Ya musanta cikin saukin murya.

3. (of poetry etc) Rhythmically written in meter; metrical. <> daki-daki.

   Recite the Qur'an (with) measured rhythmic recitation.
   Ka kyautata karanta AlƘur'ani, daki daki. --Qur'an 73:4