"wau" meaning in Hausa

See wau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /wáu/, [wáu] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: wan [possessed-form]
Etymology: From Arabic وَاو (wāw). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ar|وَاو}} Arabic وَاو (wāw) Head templates: {{ha-noun|f|wau}} wau f (possessed form wan)
  1. waw (letter of the Arabic alphabet) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Arabic letter names
    Sense id: en-wau-ha-noun-kdTFK3br Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وَاو"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic وَاو (wāw)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic وَاو (wāw).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wan",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "wau"
      },
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      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
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          ],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Arabic letter names",
          "orig": "ha:Arabic letter names",
          "parents": [
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            "Letters, symbols, and punctuation",
            "Names",
            "Orthography",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Writing",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Lemmas",
            "Human",
            "Communication"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "waw (letter of the Arabic alphabet)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "waw",
          "waw#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wáu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wáu]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wau"
}
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        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic وَاو (wāw).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wan",
      "tags": [
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "wau"
      },
      "expansion": "wau f (possessed form wan)",
      "name": "ha-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ha",
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        "Hausa feminine nouns",
        "Hausa lemmas",
        "Hausa nouns",
        "Hausa terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Hausa terms derived from Arabic",
        "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hausa terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Pages with 12 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ha:Arabic letter names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "waw (letter of the Arabic alphabet)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "waw",
          "waw#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wáu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wáu]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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}

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