"littafi" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /lít.táː.fìː/, [lɪ́t.táː.ɸìː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: littāfī̀ [canonical, feminine], lìttàttàfai [plural], lìttàfai [plural], littāfìn [possessed-form]
Etymology: A very old borrowing from Arabic اَلْكِتَاب (al-kitāb, “the book”). Etymology templates: {{der|ha|ar|كتاب|اَلْكِتَاب|the book}} Arabic اَلْكِتَاب (al-kitāb, “the book”) Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|littāfī̀|lìttàttàfai|pl2=lìttàfai}} littāfī̀ f (plural lìttàttàfai or lìttàfai, possessed form littāfìn)
  1. book
    Sense id: en-littafi-ha-noun-knGf4M-M Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "lìttàfai",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "littāfìn",
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      "expansion": "littāfī̀ f (plural lìttàttàfai or lìttàfai, possessed form littāfìn)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I read this book.",
          "text": "Na karanta wannan littafin.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "book"
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      "ipa": "/lít.táː.fìː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[lɪ́t.táː.ɸìː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "littafi"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كتاب",
        "4": "اَلْكِتَاب",
        "5": "the book"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "littāfī̀",
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        "canonical",
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      "form": "lìttàttàfai",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "lìttàfai",
      "tags": [
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  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Hausa feminine nouns",
        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa nouns",
        "Hausa terms derived from Arabic",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hausa terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I read this book.",
          "text": "Na karanta wannan littafin.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "book"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lít.táː.fìː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lɪ́t.táː.ɸìː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "littafi"
}

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