iwe

See also: iwę, Iwę, and îwe

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.we/

Pronoun

iwe

1. you (second-person singular informal personal pronoun)

See also

Chichewa personal pronouns

	singular	plural or formal
1st person	ine	ife
2nd person	iwe	inu
3rd person	iye	iwo

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Chuukese

Conjunction

iwe

1. so
2. therefore

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Swahili

Verb

iwe

1. inflection of -wa:
   1. m-mi class subject inflected plural subjunctive affirmative
   2. n class subject inflected singular subjunctive affirmative

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Tumbuka

Pronoun

iwe

1. you (second-person singular personal pronoun)

See also

Tumbuka personal pronouns

	singular	plural or formal
1st person	ine	ise
2nd person	iwe	imwe
3rd person	iye	iwo

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Venda

Pronoun

iwe

1. you; second-person plural pronoun.

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Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ùwé

Etymology 1

From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ wé (“to bind, to wrap”), literally “That which can be bound”. Compare with ewé and fi wé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.wé/

Noun

ìwé

1. paper

   Synonyms: bébà, tákàdá, pépà

2. document, letter
3. book, publication

   wọ́n ń tẹ ìwé ― They were printing books

4. a scientific or academic research document
5. (by extension) learning, education

Derived terms

• atàwé (“bookseller”)
• ilé-ìwé (“school”)
• kọ̀wé (“to write (a book, letter)”)
• ọ̀mọ̀wé (“scholar”)
• sọ̀wédowó posọ́fíìsì (“money order”)
• sọ̀wédowó (“check”)
• àkójọ orúkọ-ìwé (“bibliography”)
• àpòòwé (“envelope”)
• ìwé abọ́dúndé (“yearbook”)
• ìwé atúmọ̀ gbogbogbòò (“encyclopedia”)
• ìwé ẹ̀bẹ̀ (“petition”)
• ìwé ẹ̀sùn-líle (“indictment”)
• ìwé iṣẹ́-àmúṣe (“workbook”)
• ìwé pẹlẹbẹ (“pamphlet”)
• ìwé àkọsílẹ̀ (“notepad, written document”)
• ìwé àṣekágbá (“essay, school report”)
• ìwé ìpenilẹ́jọ (“summons”)
• ìwé ìpààrọ̀-owó (“bill of exchange”)
• ìwé ìròyìn (“newspaper”)
• ìwé-afúnniláṣẹ (“charter”)
• ìwé-ẹlẹ́yìn-páálí (“hardback”)
• ìwé-ẹlẹ́yìnfẹ́lẹ́ (“paperback”)
• ìwé-ẹ̀rí afàṣẹ-ìṣẹ̀dáfúnni (“patent letter”)
• ìwé-ẹ̀rí dípúlómà (“diploma”)
• ìwé-ẹ̀rí ẹ̀bùn (“gift certificate”)
• ìwé-ẹ̀rí Ẹ́ń-siì (“Nigerian NCE certificate”)
• ìwé-ẹ̀rí àsósó (“associate's degree”)
• ìwé-ẹ̀rí (“testimonial, certificate”)
• ìwé-ilé (“rent lease”)
• ìwé-ọkọ̀ (“travel ticket”)
• ìwé-pàpàírọ̀ (“papyrus”)
• ìwé-rìsíìtì (“receipt”)
• ìwé-sọ̀wédowó (“cheque, checkbook”)
• ìwé-àdákọ́ (“preparatory school”)
• ìwé-àdéhùn (“contract, written agreement, deed”)
• ìwé-àfọwọ́kọ (“manuscript”)
• ìwé-àjákọ (“loose sheet of paper”)
• ìwé-àkọsílẹ̀ ìsanwó-iṣẹ́ (“voucher”)
• ìwé-àkànlò (“textbook”)
• ìwé-àkàsóde (“reading out loud”)
• ìwé-àlẹ̀kéde (“poster”)
• ìwé-àṣẹ (“license, warrant”)
• ìwé-àtìgbàdégbà (“journal”)
• ìwé-ìbò (“ballot paper”)
• ìwé-ìbúra (“affidavit”)
• ìwé-ìhagún (“written will”)
• ìwé-ìlèwọ́ (“brochure”)
• ìwé-ìlérí ẹgbẹ́-òṣèlú (“manifesto”)
• ìwé-ìpẹ̀jọ́ (“court summon”)
• ìwé-ìpè (“circular”)
• ìwé-ìpíngún (“written will”)
• ìwé-ìrìnnàlọ-sórílẹ̀-èdè-mìíràn (“passport”)
• ìwé-ìtàn (“history book, story book”)
• ìwé-ìtàn-àròsọ (“novel”)

 

Etymology 2

Iwe adìyẹ

Alternative forms

• owe
• ighe (Ifẹ)
• ie (Ekiti)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.wē/

Noun

iwe

1. (zootomy) gizzard
2. kidney

   Synonyms: erè-inú, kíndìnrín