rora

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rora"

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾɔɾa/

Verb

rora (infinitive kũrora)

1. to see, to look

Synonyms

• kuona

Derived terms

(Verbs)

• kwĩrorera

(Proverbs)

• kanyamũ koru karoragwo na kanua

References

• Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 363. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
• “rora” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 405. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Latin

Verb

rōrā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of rōrō

References

• "rora", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• rorene

Noun

rora n

1. definite plural of ror

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rora n

1. definite plural of ror

Phuthi

Verb

-rora

1. to purr

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Common Bantu *-dòda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾôɾa/

Verb

-rora (infinitive okurora) (ambitransitive)

1. to see, to look

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rora

infinitives affirmative okurora negative okutarora imperatives affirmative rora negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms) tense polarity basic forms relative forms1 present habitual affirmative subject concord + -rora person noun class singular plural first person ndora turora second person orora murora third person 1/2 arora barora 3/4 gurora erora 5/6 lirora garora 7/8 kirora birora 9/10 erora zirora 11/10 rurora 12/14 karora burora 13 — turora 14/6 burora garora 15/6 kurora 16 harora — negative ti- + subject concord + -rora person noun class singular plural first person tindora titurora second person torora timurora third person 1/2 tarora tibarora 3/4 tigurora terora 5/6 tirirora tigarora 7/8 tikirora tibirora 9/10 terora tizirora 11/10 tirurora 12/14 tikarora tiburora 13 — titurora 14/6 tiburora tigarora 15/6 tikurora 16 tiharora — subject concord + -tarora present continuous affirmative ni- + subject concord + -rora person noun class singular plural first person nindora niturora second person noorora nimurora third person 1/2 naarora nibarora 3/4 nigurora neerora 5/6 nirirora nigarora 7/8 nikirora nibirora 9/10 neerora nizirora 11/10 nirurora 12/14 nikarora niburora 13 — niturora 14/6 niburora nigarora 15/6 nikurora 16 niharora — subject concord + -rukurora negative ti- + subject concord + -rukurora person noun class singular plural first person tindukurora titurukurora second person torukurora timurukurora third person 1/2 tarukurora tibarukurora 3/4 tigurukurora terukurora 5/6 tirirukurora tigarukurora 7/8 tikirukurora tibirukurora 9/10 terukurora tizirukurora 11/10 tirurukurora 12/14 tikarukurora tiburukurora 13 — titurukurora 14/6 tiburukurora tigarukurora 15/6 tikurukurora 16 tiharukurora — subject concord + -tarukurora present continuative affirmative ni- + subject concord + -kyarora person noun class singular plural first person ninkyarora nitukyarora second person nookyarora nimukyarora third person 1/2 naakyarora nibakyarora 3/4 nigukyarora neekyarora 5/6 nirikyarora nigakyarora 7/8 nikikyarora nibikyarora 9/10 neekyarora nizikyarora 11/10 nirukyarora 12/14 nikakyarora nibukyarora 13 — nitukyarora 14/6 nibukyarora nigakyarora 15/6 nikukyarora 16 nihakyarora — subject concord + -rukukyarora negative ti- + subject concord + -kyarora person noun class singular plural first person tinkyarora titukyarora second person tokyarora timukyarora third person 1/2 takyarora tibakyarora 3/4 tigukyarora tekyarora 5/6 tirikyarora tigakyarora 7/8 tikikyarora tibikyarora 9/10 tekyarora tizikyarora 11/10 tirukyarora 12/14 tikakyarora tibukyarora 13 — titukyarora 14/6 tibukyarora tigakyarora 15/6 tikukyarora 16 tihakyarora — subject concord + -takyarora virtual present affirmative subject concord + -arora person noun class singular plural first person narora twarora second person warora mwarora third person 1/2 yarora baarora 3/4 gwarora yarora 5/6 lyarora gaarora 7/8 kyarora byarora 9/10 yarora zaarora 11/10 rwarora 12/14 kaarora bwarora 13 — twarora 14/6 bwarora gaarora 15/6 kwarora 16 haarora — negative ti- + subject concord + arora person noun class singular plural first person tinarora titwarora second person tiwarora timwarora third person 1/2 tiyarora tibaarora 3/4 tigwarora tiyarora 5/6 tiryarora tigaarora 7/8 tikyarora tibyarora 9/10 tiyarora tizaarora 11/10 tirwarora 12/14 tikaarora tibwarora 13 — titwarora 14/6 tibwarora tigaarora 15/6 tikwarora 16 tihaarora — subject concord + -taarora present perfect affirmative subject concord + -rozire person noun class singular plural first person ndozire turozire second person orozire murozire third person 1/2 arozire barozire 3/4 gurozire erozire 5/6 lirozire garozire 7/8 kirozire birozire 9/10 erozire zirozire 11/10 rurozire 12/14 karozire burozire 13 — turozire 14/6 burozire garozire 15/6 kurozire 16 harozire — negative ti- + subject concord + -rozire person noun class singular plural first person tindozire titurozire second person torozire timurozire third person 1/2 tarozire tibarozire 3/4 tigurozire terozire 5/6 tirirozire tigarozire 7/8 tikirozire tibirozire 9/10 terozire tizirozire 11/10 tirurozire 12/14 tikarozire tiburozire 13 — titurozire 14/6 tiburozire tigarozire 15/6 tikurozire 16 tiharozire — subject concord + -tarozire near perfective affirmative subject concord + -akarora person noun class singular plural first person nakarora twakarora second person wakarora mwakarora third person 1/2 yakarora baakarora 3/4 gwakarora yakarora 5/6 lyakarora gaakarora 7/8 kyakarora byakarora 9/10 yakarora zaakarora 11/10 rwakarora 12/14 kaakarora bwakarora 13 — twakarora 14/6 bwakarora gaakarora 15/6 kwakarora 16 haakarora — negative ti- + subject concord + -karozire person noun class singular plural first person tinkarozire titukarozire second person tokarozire timukarozire third person 1/2 takarozire tibakarozire 3/4 tigukarozire tekarozire 5/6 tirikarozire tigakarozire 7/8 tikikarozire tibikarozire 9/10 tekarozire tizikarozire 11/10 tirukarozire 12/14 tikakarozire tibukarozire 13 — titukarozire 14/6 tibukarozire tigakarozire 15/6 tikukarozire 16 tihakarozire — subject concord + -takarozire near past affirmative subject concord + -rozirege person noun class singular plural first person ndozirege turozirege second person orozirege murozirege third person 1/2 arozirege barozirege 3/4 gurozirege erozirege 5/6 lirozirege garozirege 7/8 kirozirege birozirege 9/10 erozirege zirozirege 11/10 rurozirege 12/14 karozirege burozirege 13 — turozirege 14/6 burozirege garozirege 15/6 kurozirege 16 harozirege — negative ti- + subject concord + -rozirege person noun class singular plural first person tindozirege titurozirege second person torozirege timurozirege third person 1/2 tarozirege tibarozirege 3/4 tigurozirege terozirege 5/6 tirirozirege tigarozirege 7/8 tikirozirege tibirozirege 9/10 terozirege tizirozirege 11/10 tirurozirege 12/14 tikarozirege tiburozirege 13 — titurozirege 14/6 tiburozirege tigarozirege 15/6 tikurozirege 16 tiharozirege — subject concord + -tarozirege remote past affirmative subject concord + -karora person noun class singular plural first person nkarora tukarora second person okarora mukarora third person 1/2 akarora bakarora 3/4 gukarora ekarora 5/6 likarora gakarora 7/8 kikarora bikarora 9/10 ekarora zikarora 11/10 rukarora 12/14 kakarora bukarora 13 — tukarora 14/6 bukarora gakarora 15/6 kukarora 16 hakarora — subject concord + -arozire negative subject concord + -tarole person noun class singular plural first person ntarole tutarole second person otarole mutarole third person 1/2 atarole batarole 3/4 gutarole etarole 5/6 litarole gatarole 7/8 kitarole bitarole 9/10 etarole ziitarole 11/10 rutarole 12/14 katarole butarole 13 — tutarole 14/6 butarole gatarole 15/6 kutarole 16 hatarole — subject concord + -tararozire experiential perfective affirmative subject concord + -rarozire person noun class singular plural first person ndarozire turarozire second person orarozire murarozire third person 1/2 ararozire bararozire 3/4 gurarozire erarozire 5/6 lirarozire gararozire 7/8 kirarozire birarozire 9/10 erarozire zirarozire 11/10 rurarozire 12/14 kararozire burarozire 13 — turarozire 14/6 burarozire gararozire 15/6 kurarozire 16 hararozire — negative ti- + subject concord + -karoraga person noun class singular plural first person tinkaroraga titukaroraga second person tokaroraga timukaroraga third person 1/2 takaroraga tibakaroraga 3/4 tigukaroraga tekaroraga 5/6 tirikaroraga tigakaroraga 7/8 tikikaroraga tibikaroraga 9/10 tekaroraga tizikaroraga 11/10 tirukaroraga 12/14 tikakaroraga tibukaroraga 13 — titukaroraga 14/6 tibukaroraga tigakaroraga 15/6 tikukaroraga 16 tihakaroraga — subject concord + -takaroraga cessative perfective affirmative subject concord + -aarozire person noun class singular plural first person naarozire twarozire second person waarozire mwarozire third person 1/2 yaarozire baarozire 3/4 gwarozire yaarozire 5/6 lyarozire gaarozire 7/8 kyarozire byarozire 9/10 yaarozire zaarozire 11/10 rwarozire 12/14 kaarozire bwarozire 13 — twarozire 14/6 bwarozire gaarozire 15/6 kwarozire 16 haarozire — past habitual affirmative subject concord + -aroraga person noun class singular plural first person naroraga twaroraga second person waroraga mwaroraga third person 1/2 yaroraga baaroraga 3/4 gwaroraga yaroraga 5/6 lyaroraga gaaroraga 7/8 kyaroraga byaroraga 9/10 yaroraga zaaroraga 11/10 rwaroraga 12/14 kaaroraga bwaroraga 13 — twaroraga 14/6 bwaroraga gaaroraga 15/6 kwaroraga 16 haaroraga — negative ti- + subject concord + aroraga person noun class singular plural first person tinaroraga titwaroraga second person tiwaroraga timwaroraga third person 1/2 tiyaroraga tibaaroraga 3/4 tigwaroraga tiyaroraga 5/6 tiryaroraga tigaaroraga 7/8 tikyaroraga tibyaroraga 9/10 tiyaroraga tizaaroraga 11/10 tirwaroraga 12/14 tikaaroraga tibwaroraga 13 — titwaroraga 14/6 tibwaroraga tigaaroraga 15/6 tikwaroraga 16 tihaaroraga — subject concord + -taaroraga near future affirmative subject concord + -raarora person noun class singular plural first person ndaarora turaarora second person oraarora muraarora third person 1/2 araarora baraarora 3/4 guraarora eraarora 5/6 liraarora garaarora 7/8 kiraarora biraarora 9/10 eraarora ziraarora 11/10 ruraarora 12/14 karaarora buraarora 13 — turaarora 14/6 buraarora garaarora 15/6 kuraarora 16 haraarora — negative ti- + subject concord + -aarole person noun class singular plural first person tinaarole titwarole second person tiwaarole timwarole third person 1/2 tiyaarole tibaarole 3/4 tigwarole tiyaarole 5/6 tiryarole tigaarole 7/8 tikyarole tibyarole 9/10 tiyaarole tizaarole 11/10 tirwarole 12/14 tikaarole tibwarole 13 — titwarole 14/6 tibwarole tigaarole 15/6 tikwarole 16 tihaarole — subject concord + -taarole remote future affirmative subject concord + -lirora person noun class singular plural first person ndirora tulirora second person olirora mulirora third person 1/2 alirora balirora 3/4 gulirora erirora 5/6 lirirora galirora 7/8 kirirora birirora 9/10 erirora zirirora 11/10 rulirora 12/14 kalirora bulirora 13 — tulirora 14/6 bulirora galirora 15/6 kulirora 16 halirora — negative ti- + subject concord + -lirora person noun class singular plural first person tindirora titulirora second person tolirora timulirora third person 1/2 talirora tibalirora 3/4 tigulirora terirora 5/6 tiririrora tigalirora 7/8 tikirirora tibirirora 9/10 terirora tizirirora 11/10 tirulirora 12/14 tikalirora tibulirora 13 — titulirora 14/6 tibulirora tigalirora 15/6 tikulirora 16 tihalirora — subject concord + -talirora future habitual affirmative subject concord + -raaroraga person noun class singular plural first person ndaaroraga turaaroraga second person oraaroraga muraaroraga third person 1/2 araaroraga baraaroraga 3/4 guraaroraga eraaroraga 5/6 liraaroraga garaaroraga 7/8 kiraaroraga biraaroraga 9/10 eraaroraga ziraaroraga 11/10 ruraaroraga 12/14 karaaroraga buraaroraga 13 — turaaroraga 14/6 buraaroraga garaaroraga 15/6 kuraaroraga 16 haraaroraga — negative ti- + subject concord + -aarolege person noun class singular plural first person tinaarolege titwarolege second person tiwaarolege timwarolege third person 1/2 tiyaarolege tibaarolege 3/4 tigwarolege tiyaarolege 5/6 tiryarolege tigaarolege 7/8 tikyarolege tibyarolege 9/10 tiyaarolege tizaarolege 11/10 tirwarolege 12/14 tikaarolege tibwarolege 13 — titwarolege 14/6 tibwarolege tigaarolege 15/6 tikwarolege 16 tihaarolege — subject concord + -taarolege subjunctive affirmative subject concord + role person noun class singular plural first person ndole turole second person orole murole third person 1/2 arole barole 3/4 gurole erole 5/6 lirole garole 7/8 kirole birole 9/10 erole zirole 11/10 rurole 12/14 karole burole 13 — turole 14/6 burole garole 15/6 kurole 16 harole — negative subject concord + -tarora person noun class singular plural first person ntarora tutarora second person otarora mutarora third person 1/2 atarora batarora 3/4 gutarora etarora 5/6 litarora gatarora 7/8 kitarora bitarora 9/10 etarora zitarora 11/10 rutarora 12/14 katarora butarora 13 — tutarora 14/6 butarora gatarora 15/6 kutarora 16 hatarora — — subjunctive habitual affirmative subject concord + rolege person noun class singular plural first person ndolege turolege second person orolege murolege third person 1/2 arolege barolege 3/4 gurolege erolege 5/6 lirolege garolege 7/8 kirolege birolege 9/10 erolege zirolege 11/10 rurolege 12/14 karolege burolege 13 — turolege 14/6 burolege garolege 15/6 kurolege 16 harolege — hypothetical affirmative subject concord + -aakurora person noun class singular plural first person naakurora twakurora second person waakurora mwakurora third person 1/2 yaakurora baakurora 3/4 gwakurora yaakurora 5/6 lyakurora gaakurora 7/8 kyakurora byakurora 9/10 yaakurora zaakurora 11/10 rwakurora 12/14 kaakurora bwakurora 13 — twakurora 14/6 bwakurora gaakurora 15/6 kwakurora 16 haakurora — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakurora person noun class singular plural first person tinaakurora titwakurora second person tiwaakurora timwakurora third person 1/2 tiyaakurora tibaakurora 3/4 tigwakurora tiyaakurora 5/6 tiryakurora tigaakurora 7/8 tikyakurora tibyakurora 9/10 tiyaakurora tizaakurora 11/10 tirwakurora 12/14 tikaakurora tibwakurora 13 — titwakurora 14/6 tibwakurora tigaakurora 15/6 tikwakurora 16 tihaakurora — subject concord + -taakurora conditional affirmative subject concord + -aakurozire person noun class singular plural first person naakurozire twakurozire second person waakurozire mwakurozire third person 1/2 yaakurozire baakurozire 3/4 gwakurozire yaakurozire 5/6 lyakurozire gaakurozire 7/8 kyakurozire byakurozire 9/10 yaakurozire zaakurozire 11/10 rwakurozire 12/14 kaakurozire bwakurozire 13 — twakurozire 14/6 bwakurozire gaakurozire 15/6 kwakurozire 16 haakurozire — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakurozire person noun class singular plural first person tinaakurozire titwakurozire second person tiwaakurozire timwakurozire third person 1/2 tiyaakurozire tibaakurozire 3/4 tigwakurozire tiyaakurozire 5/6 tiryakurozire tigaakurozire 7/8 tikyakurozire tibyakurozire 9/10 tiyaakurozire tizaakurozire 11/10 tirwakurozire 12/14 tikaakurozire tibwakurozire 13 — titwakurozire 14/6 tibwakurozire tigaakurozire 15/6 tikwakurozire 16 tihaakurozire — subject concord + -taakurozire object concords person noun class singular plural first person -ndora -turora second person -kurora -barora third person 1/2 -murora 3/4 -gurora -girora 5/6 -lirora -garora 7/8 -kirora -birora 9/10 -girora -zirora 11/10 -rurora 12/14 -karora -burora 13 — -turora 14/6 -burora -garora 15/6 -kurora 16 -harora —

¹ The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -rorra
  • Short causative: -roza
  • Intensive: -rolerra
  • Passive: -rorwa
  • Long reciprocal: -rorangana
  • Reflexive: -erora

• Nominal derivations:
  • omurozi (“one who sees”)
• dora (interjection)

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 238
• Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎, Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 335
• Entry 1094 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3