water

ruwa

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Noun

Singular water

Plural waters

Tilo ruwa

Jam'i babu (none)

A glass of water <> Kofin ruwan sha

1. ruwa

   I need water. <> Ina buƙatar ruwa.

   Indeed, when the water overflowed <> lalle ne, mu, a lokacin da ruwa ya ƙetare haddi, --Qur'an 69:11

2. shan ruwa <> breaking of the fast.
   • Synonym: iftar

   An sha ruwa lafiya? <> Had a good breaking of the fast?

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) water

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) waters

Past tense (ya wuce) watered

Past participle (ya wuce) watered

Present participle (ana cikin yi) watering

1. (transitive) If you water something, you add water to soil around plants. <> ka jiƙa abu kamar shuka, zuba ruwa.

   He waters the plants. <> Ya zubawa shukoki ruwa.

Google translation of water

Ruwa.

1. (noun) ruwa <> water, blade, fluid, liquid;
2. (verb) jiƙa <> soak, water;