well

Noun

Singular well

Plural wells

Tilo rijiya

Jam'i rijiyoyi or riyoji

1. (countable) A hole in the ground for getting water or oil. <> rijiya.

   There was no river nearby, so they dug a well to get water.

   and (how many) a deserted well and lofty tower! <> da yawa daga rijiya wadda aka wofintar, da kuma gidajen sarauta maɗaukaka. = [ 22:45 ] da yawan rijiyoyin da aka batar, da kuma gidajen sarauta madaukaka. --Qur'an 22:45

Adverb

Positive well

Comparative better

Superlative best

1. In a good way. <> da kyau
   • Synonym: good

   He washed the table very well, so now it is very clean.

2. Healthy, not sick. <> lafiya lau
   • Synonym: fine

   I had the flu, but then I got well.

Related words

• better
• best

Interjection

Interjection well

1. Used to acknowledge a statement or situation. <> toh, ai to

   “The car is broken.” “Well, we could walk to the movies instead.”

   “I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.”

   “I forgot to pack the tent! Well, I guess we're sleeping under the stars tonight.”

2. An exclamation of surprise, often doubled or tripled. <> to fah!

   Well, well, well, what do we have here?

3. Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something.

   It was a bit... well... too loud.

4. Used in speech to fill gaps; filled pause.

   “So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.”

   Al’amuran Nijeriya kusan dai ana iya cewa, to, sai abunda dai mutum ya gani. <> Concerning the problems in Nigeria, one can almost say, well, one can only talk about what one sees.

Google translation of well

Da kyau.

1. (adverb) shi ke nan <> well;
2. (noun) rijiya <> well;