"gafara" meaning in Hausa

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Interjection

IPA: /ɡáː.fá.ràː/, [ɡáː.ɸə́.ràː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: gāfar̃ā̀ [canonical]
Etymology: From Arabic غَفْر (ḡafr). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ar|غَفْر}} Arabic غَفْر (ḡafr) Head templates: {{head|ha|interjection|head=gāfar̃ā̀|sort=}} gāfar̃ā̀, {{ha-pos|interjection|gāfar̃ā̀}} gāfar̃ā̀
  1. excuse me
    Sense id: en-gafara-ha-intj-47S46Zva Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 47 29 24
  2. hello (greeting used by women)
    Sense id: en-gafara-ha-intj-twDHxz80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: gāfàr̃tā (english: forgive, pardon)

Noun

IPA: /ɡáː.fá.ràː/, [ɡáː.ɸə́.ràː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: gāfar̃ā̀ [canonical, feminine], gāfar̃àr̃ [possessed-form]
Etymology: From Arabic غَفْر (ḡafr). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ar|غَفْر}} Arabic غَفْر (ḡafr) Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|gāfar̃ā̀}} gāfar̃ā̀ f (possessed form gāfar̃àr̃)
  1. forgiveness, pardon
    Sense id: en-gafara-ha-noun--3jn-dVQ

Download JSON data for gafara meaning in Hausa (1.9kB)

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        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "غَفْر"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
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  "etymology_text": "From Arabic غَفْر (ḡafr).",
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    },
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    }
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      "id": "en-gafara-ha-noun--3jn-dVQ",
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          "forgiveness"
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        [
          "pardon",
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      "ipa": "/ɡáː.fá.ràː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɡáː.ɸə́.ràː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
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  ],
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      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
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      "ipa": "[ɡáː.ɸə́.ràː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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        "excuse me"
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          "excuse me",
          "excuse me"
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      "glosses": [
        "hello (greeting used by women)"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡáː.fá.ràː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡáː.ɸə́.ràː]",
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