inch

inci

Noun

Singular inch

Plural inches

Tilo inci

Jam'i incuna or incina

A tape measure that measures inches

1. A unit of length that is equal to 2.54 centimetres; there are 12 inches in a foot. <> yankin tsawo a tsarin awon tsawo wanda goma sha biyu ne ke ba da tsawon ƙafa ɗaya.
   1. My pencil is six inches long. <> Fensiri na yana da tsawon incina shida.
   2. Twelve (12) inches make a foot. <> Inci goma sha biyu (12) ke yin ƙafa guda.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) inch

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) inches

Past tense (ya wuce) inched

Past participle (ya wuce) inched

Present participle (ana cikin yi) inching

1. (intransitive); (followed by a preposition) To move very slowly in a direction. <> matsawa kusan wani waje a hankali.

   Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge.

Related words

• inchworm