dole

Hausa

Pronounced: doe | lay

1. kalma mai bayyana tilasta yin abu ko barin sa <> forced, must, by force

   dole ne duk mai rai ya mutu <> Any one alive must die./Every soul shall taste death.

2. vital, necessary

   which suggests that clothing is not vital for our survival. [1] <> al'amarin da ke nuni da cewa ba dole sai mun sanya tufafi za mu rayu ba. [2]

Noun

Singular dole

Plural doles

1. (uncountable) A dole is money given as charity or welfare to someone who is poor. <> Hausa translation needed.

   The closing of the steel plant put a hundred families on the dole.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) dole

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) doles

Past tense (ya wuce) doled

Past participle (ya wuce) doled

Present participle (ana cikin yi) doling

1. (transitive) When you dole something out, you distribute a product to a large number of people, often free of charge. <> ciro ko fitar da, rarraba

   The Union Station Foundation doled out 1,000 free turkeys to needy families over the holidays.