torture

azabta

Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: en or /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃɚ/
• (RP) IPA: en or /ˈtɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

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• Homophones: torcher
• Hyphenation: tor‧ture

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) torture

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) tortures

Past tense (ya wuce) tortured

Past participle (ya wuce) tortured

Present participle (ana cikin yi) torturing

1. When you torture someone, you hurt them badly. <> azabtawa, zalunta.
   • Synonym: torment

Noun

Singular torture

Plural tortures

1. the act of torture is to hurt someone really badly. <> zalunci, azaba.