"wahala" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /wà.há.làː/, [wə̀.há.làː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: wàhalā̀ [canonical, feminine], wahalōcī [plural], wàhàlce-wàhàlce [plural], wàhàlhàlū [plural], wàhalàr̃ [possessed-form]
Etymology: From Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ar|وَهْلَة||fright, terror}} Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”) Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|wàhalā̀|wahalōcī|pl2=wàhàlce-wàhàlce|pl3=wàhàlhàlū}} wàhalā̀ f (plural wahalōcī or wàhàlce-wàhàlce or wàhàlhàlū, possessed form wàhalàr̃)
  1. trouble, problem, difficulty
    Sense id: en-wahala-ha-noun-dsmZKfFe Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yo",
            "2": "wàhálà",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Yoruba: wàhálà, وَهَلَ, wàálà\n→ Krio: wahala\n→ Nigerian Pidgin: wahala",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Yoruba: wàhálà, وَهَلَ, wàálà\n→ Krio: wahala\n→ Nigerian Pidgin: wahala"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَهْلَة",
        "4": "",
        "5": "fright, terror"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wàhalā̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wahalōcī",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wàhàlce-wàhàlce",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wàhàlhàlū",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wàhalàr̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "wàhalā̀",
        "3": "wahalōcī",
        "pl2": "wàhàlce-wàhàlce",
        "pl3": "wàhàlhàlū"
      },
      "expansion": "wàhalā̀ f (plural wahalōcī or wàhàlce-wàhàlce or wàhàlhàlū, possessed form wàhalàr̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "trouble, problem, difficulty"
      ],
      "id": "en-wahala-ha-noun-dsmZKfFe",
      "links": [
        [
          "trouble",
          "trouble"
        ],
        [
          "problem",
          "problem"
        ],
        [
          "difficulty",
          "difficulty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wà.há.làː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wə̀.há.làː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wahala"
}
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yo",
            "2": "wàhálà",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Yoruba: wàhálà, وَهَلَ, wàálà\n→ Krio: wahala\n→ Nigerian Pidgin: wahala",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Yoruba: wàhálà, وَهَلَ, wàálà\n→ Krio: wahala\n→ Nigerian Pidgin: wahala"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَهْلَة",
        "4": "",
        "5": "fright, terror"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wàhalā̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wahalōcī",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wàhàlce-wàhàlce",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wàhàlhàlū",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wàhalàr̃",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "wàhalā̀",
        "3": "wahalōcī",
        "pl2": "wàhàlce-wàhàlce",
        "pl3": "wàhàlhàlū"
      },
      "expansion": "wàhalā̀ f (plural wahalōcī or wàhàlce-wàhàlce or wàhàlhàlū, possessed form wàhalàr̃)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hausa feminine nouns",
        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa nouns",
        "Hausa terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Hausa terms derived from Arabic",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 5 entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "trouble, problem, difficulty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trouble",
          "trouble"
        ],
        [
          "problem",
          "problem"
        ],
        [
          "difficulty",
          "difficulty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wà.há.làː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wə̀.há.làː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wahala"
}

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