"inna" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /ʔín.nà/, [ʔɪ́n.nə̀] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: innà [canonical, feminine], innàr̃ [possessed-form]
Etymology: Borrowed from Kanuri yìnná (“aunt”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|kr|yìnná||aunt}} Kanuri yìnná (“aunt”) Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|innà}} innà f (possessed form innàr̃)
  1. mother
    Sense id: en-inna-ha-noun-zwYi7ypm
  2. maternal aunt
    Sense id: en-inna-ha-noun-YqQUhJ7y Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 100 0 0 0
  3. A polite term of address for any older woman.
    Sense id: en-inna-ha-noun-r3hoDmoO Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 5 20 42 20 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 4 11 18 13 4 9 9 5 5 5 6 0 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 9 31 11 4 8 7 4 4 5 5 0 5 4
  4. (Hausa animistic religion) royal priestess
    Sense id: en-inna-ha-noun-9NYtQcL- Categories (other): Diseases, Religion Disambiguation of Diseases: 9 25 22 34 10 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 0 100 0
  5. polio
    Sense id: en-inna-ha-noun-xAcGPHKK
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "kr",
        "3": "yìnná",
        "4": "",
        "5": "aunt"
      },
      "expansion": "Kanuri yìnná (“aunt”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Kanuri yìnná (“aunt”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "innà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "innàr̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "innà"
      },
      "expansion": "innà f (possessed form innàr̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mother"
      ],
      "id": "en-inna-ha-noun-zwYi7ypm",
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 100 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "ha:Family",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maternal aunt"
      ],
      "id": "en-inna-ha-noun-YqQUhJ7y",
      "links": [
        [
          "maternal aunt",
          "maternal aunt"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "5 20 42 20 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 11 18 13 4 9 9 5 5 5 6 0 5 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 11 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 9 31 11 4 8 7 4 4 5 5 0 5 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A polite term of address for any older woman."
      ],
      "id": "en-inna-ha-noun-r3hoDmoO"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 25 22 34 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Diseases",
          "orig": "ha:Diseases",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 0 0 100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "ha:Religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "royal priestess"
      ],
      "id": "en-inna-ha-noun-9NYtQcL-",
      "links": [
        [
          "animistic",
          "animistic"
        ],
        [
          "priestess",
          "priestess"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hausa animistic religion) royal priestess"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "polio"
      ],
      "id": "en-inna-ha-noun-xAcGPHKK",
      "links": [
        [
          "polio",
          "polio"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔín.nà/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɪ́n.nə̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inna"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa feminine nouns",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms borrowed from Kanuri",
    "Hausa terms derived from Kanuri",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 11 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Diseases",
    "ha:Family",
    "ha:Religion"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "kr",
        "3": "yìnná",
        "4": "",
        "5": "aunt"
      },
      "expansion": "Kanuri yìnná (“aunt”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Kanuri yìnná (“aunt”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "innà",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "innàr̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "innà"
      },
      "expansion": "innà f (possessed form innàr̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "maternal aunt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maternal aunt",
          "maternal aunt"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A polite term of address for any older woman."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "royal priestess"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "animistic",
          "animistic"
        ],
        [
          "priestess",
          "priestess"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hausa animistic religion) royal priestess"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "polio"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "polio",
          "polio"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔín.nà/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɪ́n.nə̀]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inna"
}

Download raw JSONL data for inna meaning in Hausa (1.3kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Hausa animistic religion",
  "path": [
    "inna"
  ],
  "section": "Hausa",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "inna",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Hausa animistic religion",
  "path": [
    "inna"
  ],
  "section": "Hausa",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "inna",
  "trace": ""
}

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