"malami" meaning in Hausa

See malami in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /máː.là.míː/, [máː.lə̀.míː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: mālàmī [canonical, masculine], mālàmā [feminine], mā̀làmai [plural], mālàmin [possessed-form]
Etymology: Borrowed from Kanuri málə̀m (“scholar”), from Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|kr|málə̀m||scholar}} Kanuri málə̀m (“scholar”), {{der|ha|ar|مُعَلِّم||teacher}} Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”) Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|mālàmī|mā̀làmai|f=mālàmā}} mālàmī m (feminine mālàmā, plural mā̀làmai, possessed form mālàmin)
  1. teacher
    Sense id: en-malami-ha-noun-EFepYE4E Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 28 35 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 35 37
  2. scholar
    Sense id: en-malami-ha-noun-4~SHJriS Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 28 35 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 35 37
  3. official, supervisor
    Sense id: en-malami-ha-noun-EP1Ktu-0 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 17 12 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 28 35 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 35 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: malam (english: mister)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "mister",
      "translation": "mister",
      "word": "malam"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Nupe",
      "lang_code": "nup",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "málàmi"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Nupe",
      "lang_code": "nup",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "málàm̄"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Nupe",
      "lang_code": "nup",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "máǹ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "kr",
        "3": "málə̀m",
        "4": "",
        "5": "scholar"
      },
      "expansion": "Kanuri málə̀m (“scholar”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مُعَلِّم",
        "4": "",
        "5": "teacher"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Kanuri málə̀m (“scholar”), from Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mālàmī",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mālàmā",
      "links": [
        [
          "mālàmā",
          "malama"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mā̀làmai",
      "links": [
        [
          "mā̀làmai",
          "malamai"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mālàmin",
      "links": [
        [
          "mālàmin",
          "malamin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "mālàmī",
        "3": "mā̀làmai",
        "f": "mālàmā"
      },
      "expansion": "mālàmī m (feminine mālàmā, plural mā̀làmai, possessed form mālàmin)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "teacher"
      ],
      "id": "en-malami-ha-noun-EFepYE4E",
      "links": [
        [
          "teacher",
          "teacher"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scholar"
      ],
      "id": "en-malami-ha-noun-4~SHJriS",
      "links": [
        [
          "scholar",
          "scholar"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 12 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "official, supervisor"
      ],
      "id": "en-malami-ha-noun-EP1Ktu-0",
      "links": [
        [
          "official",
          "official"
        ],
        [
          "supervisor",
          "supervisor"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/máː.là.míː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[máː.lə̀.míː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "malami"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms borrowed from Kanuri",
    "Hausa terms derived from Arabic",
    "Hausa terms derived from Kanuri",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "mister",
      "translation": "mister",
      "word": "malam"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Nupe",
      "lang_code": "nup",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "málàmi"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Nupe",
      "lang_code": "nup",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "málàm̄"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Nupe",
      "lang_code": "nup",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "máǹ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "kr",
        "3": "málə̀m",
        "4": "",
        "5": "scholar"
      },
      "expansion": "Kanuri málə̀m (“scholar”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مُعَلِّم",
        "4": "",
        "5": "teacher"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Kanuri málə̀m (“scholar”), from Arabic مُعَلِّم (muʕallim, “teacher”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mālàmī",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mālàmā",
      "links": [
        [
          "mālàmā",
          "malama"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mā̀làmai",
      "links": [
        [
          "mā̀làmai",
          "malamai"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mālàmin",
      "links": [
        [
          "mālàmin",
          "malamin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "mālàmī",
        "3": "mā̀làmai",
        "f": "mālàmā"
      },
      "expansion": "mālàmī m (feminine mālàmā, plural mā̀làmai, possessed form mālàmin)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "teacher"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "teacher",
          "teacher"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "scholar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scholar",
          "scholar"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "official, supervisor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "official",
          "official"
        ],
        [
          "supervisor",
          "supervisor"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/máː.là.míː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[máː.lə̀.míː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "malami"
}

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