Results for 'rōpā'
rōpā - slave, servant
Rōpā. 1. n. Slave, servant. Katahi a Marutuahu raua ko tana ropa ka haere mai (T. 137).
page 347
2. Single man, lodger in a family.
3. v.t. Make amorous advances by pinching or squeezing the hand (D. ii, 36). Whare ropa, public meeting house. Mo to haerenga atu ki nga whare ropa (M. 58). = whare tapere, whare matoro.
Williams Dictionary
Nā tana rōpā i whakanoi he kai māna.
His slave hung some food up for him.
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic
Ka māharahara te rōpā rā ki te mate whakamomori o tana ariki.
That slave was anxious that his master might commit suicide.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka karanga ki tana rōpā ki te wai ki a ia.
He called to his slave to get water for him.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka mea atu te rōpā rā, 'He kai.'
The slave said, 'Food!'.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoa, me ā rātou rōpā anō.
The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.
Up - ake
Ko ētahi o rātou, ko ngā rōpā me ngā wāhine i kata.
Some of them, the slaves and the women, laughed.
Haere ake anō ko ngā tāngata o Ngāti-Kahukoka, me ā rātou rōpā anō.
The people of Ngāti-Kahukoka set off, with their slaves too.
