niran

niran

1. (archaic) broken plural of nar (“fire”)

• “niran” in Obastan.com.

• nían (Ondo)
• nírọn (Ijebu)

From ní (“to have”) +‎ ìran (“mental vision; supernatural vision; memory”), literally “to have a memory”, chiefly used in Southeast Yoruba dialects, it is largely being replaced by rántí

• IPA^(key): /nĩ́.ꜜɾã̄/

níran

1. to have a mental or supernatural vision

   Synonym: ríran

2. (chiefly SEY, Ọwọ, Ikalẹ) to remember

   Synonyms: rántí, yèrè

   mo níran ọ̀rọ̀ náà

   I remembered the matter now

3. (transitive) to remind someone

   Synonyms: ránlétí, yèlérè

   mo ní baba níran

   I reminded the father of the matter

• ìníran (“remember”)

• wòran
• ríran (“to see”)