Dagbanli Dictionary

Verb

zaha

fishy smell

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What does “zaha” mean in Dagbanli?

fishy smell

Also spelled Dagbani — both spellings refer to the same Mabia (Gur) language spoken in northern Ghana.

Meanings

1

fishy smell

n- nyo ka zahim

Forms

zahagi

Q192613

zahagira

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Sentences using “zaha”

Real-world usage from Mozilla Common Voice and the University of Ghana HCI Lab corpus.

Paɣaba n diɛmdi diɛma paɣaba maa nyɛla ban zaa bobi bobsi bobpiɛla piɛla n nyɛ bobsi maa ka so zaŋ sariga n zaŋ pobi o nyingolini ka shebi ye chinchina nɛma ka shebi mi ye leesinima ka paɣaso gba beni ka ye neenpiɛlla o nema maa kuli nyɛla zaɣa piɛlli zaha.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zaha" — Paɣaba n diɛmdi diɛma paɣaba maa nyɛla ban zaa bobi bobsi bobpiɛla piɛla n nyɛ bobsi maa ka so zaŋ sariga n zaŋ pobi o n

Paakini ka niriba anu bɛ ŋɔ niriba anu maa dabba niriba anahi nyɛla dabba ka niŋ zuɣu yino maa mii nyɛ paɣa paɣa maa nyɛla ŋun mali gban piɛlli ka do so ŋun gba ʒe o nyaaŋa maa mali gban piɛlli vollebɔl ka bɛ ŋmɛra pɔl gbunni ka pɔl maa mali nɛt niriba ata ban pahi maa nyɛla ban nyɛ gbaŋ sabila ka bɛ zaha yini kam mali namda o naba puuni bɛ niriba anu zaa so bɛ pili zipiligu.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zaha" — Paakini ka niriba anu bɛ ŋɔ niriba anu maa dabba niriba anahi nyɛla dabba ka niŋ zuɣu yino maa mii nyɛ paɣa paɣa maa nyɛ

Niriba n ʒeya yarigiri concrɛt n gbubi rake waɣila n yarigirili bɛ niriba maa zaha pili la zipili piɛlla ka yino so jeans jinjɛm buluu ka yɛ liiga pink.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zaha" — Niriba n ʒeya yarigiri concrɛt n gbubi rake waɣila n yarigirili bɛ niriba maa zaha pili la zipili piɛlla ka yino so jean

Nyɛla ba n zi du duɣirigu gbuni yino yɛla ŋuni kuriya ka yiɛ sitira zaɣi dozim ka zaɣi sabila bombo di zuɣu ka yino yɛ ŋun zɛya jarikan dinyɛ zaɣi dinyɛ zaɣi yɛllo zuɣu bi zaha yɛla ba ni bɔbi bɔbisi bi niŋ gbuŋ kom yɛla zaɣi tankpaɣu kurifooto di n pai diba anahi yɛla di n zɛ bi tooni ka siliba nim tam tam di zuɣu.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zaha" — Nyɛla ba n zi du duɣirigu gbuni yino yɛla ŋuni kuriya ka yiɛ sitira zaɣi dozim ka zaɣi sabila bombo di zuɣu ka yino yɛ ŋ

Paɣiba m-be daa ni chana ka paɣiba ayi be nyaaŋga ka ʒiri ʒaha. Paɣa so ŋum be nyaaŋga maa yɛla liiga ka di nyɛ zaɣ' dozim ka paɣa so ŋum be tooni maa sa bi bi ʒiri tahali ka laati kur' waɣinli za bɛ tooni sa.

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zaha" — Paɣiba m-be daa ni chana ka paɣiba ayi be nyaaŋga ka ʒiri ʒaha. Paɣa so ŋum be nyaaŋga maa yɛla liiga ka di nyɛ zaɣ' doz

paɣ'ba n bɔŋɔ ka bɛ yi kuliga n kuna ka bɛ zaha zirila taɣa bɛ zooya bɛ paai kadama paɣ'ba anu laasabu ka bɛ ziri taha dimii ŋmani kadama kobiliga ni ka bɛ chaŋ tooi kom maa bɛ gbubi guuganim bɛ nuuni ka ti'zaya tii maami ka vari

Source: University of Ghana HCI Lab
Visual context for "zaha" — paɣ'ba n bɔŋɔ ka bɛ yi kuliga n kuna ka bɛ zaha zirila taɣa bɛ zooya bɛ paai kadama paɣ'ba anu laasabu ka bɛ ziri taha d