"barka" meaning in Hausa

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Interjection

IPA: /bár.kàː/, [bár.kàː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: bar̃kā̀ [canonical]
Etymology: From Arabic بَرَكَة (baraka). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ar|بَرَكَة}} Arabic بَرَكَة (baraka) Head templates: {{head|ha|interjection|head=bar̃kā̀|sort=}} bar̃kā̀, {{ha-pos|interjection|bar̃kā̀}} bar̃kā̀
  1. A general greeting. Related terms: àlbar̃kā̀ (english: blessing)
    Sense id: en-barka-ha-intj-2I-47R72 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for barka meaning in Hausa (1.1kB)

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