title

kanu, suna, laƙabi

Pronunciation

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  (file)

Noun

Singular title

Plural titles

1. (countable) The title of a book, movie, song, etc. is its name. <> sunan littafi ko wani abu kamar haka. (news headlines) kanun labarai. kanun batutuwa.

   "I just finished the best book." "Really, what's the title?"

2. (countable) A title is a word or name that describes a person's job or status. <> matsayi ko muƙamin aiki.
   • Synonyms: position and role

   His title was Director of Science Education.

   The proper title for an unmarried woman is "Miss".

3. A title is a legal document that proves you own something. <> takardar shaidar mallaka.

   He put the title to his house in a bank for safe keeping.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) title

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) titles

Past tense (ya wuce) titled

Past participle (ya wuce) titled

Present participle (ana cikin yi) titling

1. To give a title to someone or something.

   I titled my essay "The History of Japan".

Related words

• entitle
• entitlement