daliri
1
Noun
reason, meaning
- Daliri din chɛ ka Pool niŋ suhukpeeni n-sab’ gbaŋ ŋɔ The Reason for this Letter. [ROM 15:14 (title)]
- (bɛ) daa bɔri daliri shɛli din ni chɛ ka bɛ tɔɣisi luhi Yisa ka ku o (they) were looking for a pretext to condemn Jesus to death. [MRK 14:55]
- di dalirinim’ ni tooi nyɛla paɣ’ yi niŋdi zina ... the reasons for it (divorce) are if the wife commits adultery ... [DB-Marriage.021]
- Daliri din niŋ ka yuŋ zibigi din’ ti niŋ ka biɛɣu neei. Whatever causes the night to fall will also cause the day to break. [Prov. 828]
- Ɛzra ... daa du n-tamla dari bimbin’ shɛli zuɣu bɛ ni daa mali zali di daliri maa zuɣu la. Ezra ... went up and stood on a wooden platform which had been made for the purpose. [NEH 8:4]
- Daliri din chɛ ka bɛ ti booni tua ŋɔ 'naa dataa tua' ... ni nyɛ shɛm mbɔŋɔ. This is the reason why they call this baobab 'the adulterer's baobab' ... [DB-Bushfire.018]
2
Noun
an excuse
- bɛ zaa ha daa gbaai bɛ daliri ni nyɛ shɛm wuhibu they all started to make excuses. [LUK 14:18]