"sista" meaning in Hausa

See sista in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sís.tàː/, [sɪ́s.tàː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: sistā̀ [canonical, feminine], sistōcī [plural], sistàr̃ [possessed-form]
Etymology: From English sister; compare Nigerian Pidgin sista. Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|en|sister}} English sister, {{cog|pcm|sista}} Nigerian Pidgin sista Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|sistā̀|sistōcī}} sistā̀ f (plural sistōcī, possessed form sistàr̃)
  1. (female) nurse Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-sista-ha-noun-eB5RFqHh
  2. (Christianity) nun Categories (topical): Christianity, Occupations
    Sense id: en-sista-ha-noun-5m-eZES0 Disambiguation of Occupations: 15 85 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Topics: Christianity
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "English sister",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pcm",
        "2": "sista"
      },
      "expansion": "Nigerian Pidgin sista",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English sister; compare Nigerian Pidgin sista.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sistā̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sistōcī",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sistàr̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "sistā̀",
        "3": "sistōcī"
      },
      "expansion": "sistā̀ f (plural sistōcī, possessed form sistàr̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nurse"
      ],
      "id": "en-sista-ha-noun-eB5RFqHh",
      "links": [
        [
          "nurse",
          "nurse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(female) nurse"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "ha:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 72",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "ha:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nun"
      ],
      "id": "en-sista-ha-noun-5m-eZES0",
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "nun",
          "nun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) nun"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sís.tàː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɪ́s.tàː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sista"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa feminine nouns",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa terms borrowed from English",
    "Hausa terms derived from English",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 11 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ha:Occupations"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "sister"
      },
      "expansion": "English sister",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pcm",
        "2": "sista"
      },
      "expansion": "Nigerian Pidgin sista",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English sister; compare Nigerian Pidgin sista.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sistā̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sistōcī",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sistàr̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "sistā̀",
        "3": "sistōcī"
      },
      "expansion": "sistā̀ f (plural sistōcī, possessed form sistàr̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nurse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nurse",
          "nurse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(female) nurse"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ha:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nun"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "nun",
          "nun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) nun"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sís.tàː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɪ́s.tàː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sista"
}

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