neei
1
Verb
to wake up
- Di saha ka Yaakubu daa neei gom ni Then Jacob woke up from sleep. [GEN 28:16]
- Di nyaaŋa ka n daa yirigi neei. After that I woke up suddenly. [GEN 41:21]
2
Verb
to resurrect, to come to life again
- Kum o dimnim’ bɛn je ba la zuliya, ka bɛ ku lan neei yaha. Kill his the tribe of his enemies who hate them, and they will not come back to life again. [DEU 33:11]
- a tizɔbil’ maa kpimi ka lan neei na your little brother died and has come back to life. [LUK 15:32]
- di yi nyɛla kpiimba kum ni neebu yɛla if it is a matter of the resurrection of the dead. [MAT 22:31]
- ninvuɣ’ so ŋun bɔri zabili chɛ ka zabili neera a quarrelsome person makes a quarrel flare up. [PRO 26:21]
- Bɛ lan neei bɛ daalikauli 'The Covenant Is Renewed'. [EXO 34:10 (heading)]
3
Verb
to wake somebody up, resurrect somebody
- malaika... maa daa lan labina nti neei ma kaman nir’ ni yi gbihiri ka bɛ neeg’ o shɛm la the angel ... came back and woke me like when someone is asleep and they wake him. [ZEC 4:1]
- tibimiya barinima, ka neemiya kpiimba heal the sick and raise the dead. [MAT 10:8]
- n ni labi n-neei Naa Dauda yili din daa lu la I will restore again the house of King David which has fallen. [ACT 15:16]
4
Verb
to dawn
- Biɛɣu neeya. Day has dawned.
- di daa niŋ zaawuni, di nyaaŋa ka biɛɣu neei there was evening, and there was morning. [GEN 1:5]
- biɛɣu daa ti neeri na nolɔɣukukoli saha as it was dawning next day, around cockcrow time. [(1) 1SA 11:11]
5
Verb
to come out, shine
- Naawuni daa yɛli, “Neesim, neema!” Ka neesim dii neei. God said Let there be light! and there was light. [GEN 1:3]
- O saa nyaɣisibu neesim neeri dunia ŋɔ ni The light of his lightning lightens up the world. [PSA 97:4]
- kaman ninvuɣ’ so ŋun paɣiri neeri anzinfa la like someone who refines silver. [MAL 3:3]
6
Verb
to be clear to the senses
- Naawuni daa chɛ ka o nina neei, ka o nya ka kɔbiliga doya God let her see clearly and she looked down a spring. [GEN 21:19]
7
Verb
to make clear, clean (transitive)
- Nuhu nini ni daa ti neei when Noah sobered up ... [GEN 9:24]
- Yi nini na kul bi neei? Don't you understand yet? [MAT 16:9]
- bɛ yɛli ma ni o neeya pam they say he is very crafty. [1SA 23:22]
8
Verb
to open the eyes (transitive/intransitive)
- n paɣimi neei ya zaa. Pa bɛ ni paɣiri anzinfa shɛm la I purify you all. Not as they purify silver. [ISA 48:10]
- (n ni) chɛ ka di puuni neei, kaman nir’ ni yi paɣi laa n-nyahi neei di puuni (I will) let its inside be pure, as a person will wash a bowl and wipe its inside clean. [2KI 21:13]
- nti lan neei ti nam maa to reaffirm, clarify our kingship. [1SA 11:14]
- Bɛ lan neei bɛ daalikauli They reaffirmed their covenant. [EXO 34:9]
- N tɛhiya ni di tuhiya ni n neei yi tɛha ka yi teeri yɛla ŋɔ I thought it was appropriate to enlighten you and remind you of these matters. [2PE 1:13]