line

layi, jeri, sahu

See also lineup, line up, and line-up

Pronunciation

• enPR: līn
• IPA: /laɪn/
• SAMPA: /laIn/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular line

Plural lines

1. A mark that is long, straight and very thin. <> layi.

   She drew a line down the middle of the page to divide the page into two parts.

2. A row. <> jeri, sahu.

   Put the buttons in a straight line on the front of the shirt.

3. A row of people who are waiting for something in order; a queue. <> layi.

   You got here last, so you have to stand at the back of the line.

4. line of writing <> saɗara, baiti.

• 
  A gray line
• 
  People standing in line

Synonyms

• queue

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) line

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) lines

Past tense (ya wuce) lined

Past participle (ya wuce) lined

Present participle (ana cikin yi) lining

Definitions 1–3 take the preposition "up" ("line up")

1. Someone lines things up when they put them in a straight line or row. <> jera abu, dodo.

   On the same day, motorcyclists line up at a petrol station in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo [1]
   A daidai wannan ranar ce masu babura suka yi layi a gaban wani gidan mai da ke Bukavu na kasar Jamhuriyar Dimokradiyyar Kongo [2]

2. Someone lines something up when they put it just in the right place or at the edge of something.

   Line up the end of the piece of wood with the edge of the table.

3. Someone lines up when they start waiting in a line (queue) with other people. <> tsayuwa cikin layi.

   Everyone line up here, please, and I'll help you one at a time.

4. Someone lines something when they mark it with one or more lines. <> zana layi.

   Please line the pitch before the match.

5. Someone lines something when they add an inside layer of material (liner) to it. <> cusa abu cikin abu.