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great   
abo ~ [Provincial] High and round; great, tall. See avo, and ambo.
be ~ much, many, numerous, large, great, loud. See betsaka, lehibe. This word is extensively used in compound words, especially before nouns, as bevava, besofina, great-mouthed, large-eared, etc; before other words for names of tribes, as Betsileo, etc; and after other nouns, as raibe, great grandfather, sinibe, a big water-pot, etc. It governs the accusative case, as: any aminay no be azy (There are many of them with us). [Mal. Besar, Jav. Rabe.] ~ much, many, great
fatratra ~ great, amazing
hain-tany ~ [Provincial] [tany, earth.] Numerous, in great numbers, great in quantity
miezinezina ~ to be great, to be prominent
ngezabe ~ honourable, great, illustrious, famous; huge. [comp. Swa. Mgreza.] ~ great; huge, enormous
ngeza ~ honourable, great, illustrious, famous; huge. Compare Swahili Mgreza
vaventy ~ great, large; eminent, honorable

great-grandchild   
zafiafy ~ a great-grandchild

greater (to make)   
manalehibe ~ to make bigger or greater

greatest (the)   
telonohorefy ~ the greatest

greatly   
tsy hita velively ~ greatly, excessively

greatness   
fahalehibiazana ~ dimensions; size; greatness

greatness (a)   
fahamboniana ~ greatness, superiority