"wofi" meaning in Hausa

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Noun

IPA: /wòː.fíː/, [wòː.ɸíː] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: wṑfī [canonical, feminine, masculine], wōfā̀yē [plural], wṑfin [possessed-form]
Etymology: Borrowed from Fula [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ff}} Fula [Term?] Head templates: {{ha-noun|m|wṑfī|wōfā̀yē|g2=f}} wṑfī m or f (plural wōfā̀yē, possessed form wṑfin)
  1. useless person
    Sense id: en-wofi-ha-noun-GfIp6dx0 Categories (other): Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. emptiness
    Sense id: en-wofi-ha-noun-Zmj8jFoX

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      "expansion": "Fula [Term?]",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Fula [Term?].",
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      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wōfā̀yē",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wṑfin",
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      ]
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      },
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    }
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        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "useless person"
      ],
      "id": "en-wofi-ha-noun-GfIp6dx0",
      "links": [
        [
          "useless",
          "useless"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "emptiness"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "emptiness",
          "emptiness"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wòː.ɸíː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa masculine nouns",
    "Hausa nouns",
    "Hausa nouns with multiple genders",
    "Hausa terms borrowed from Fula",
    "Hausa terms derived from Fula",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation"
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        "masculine"
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    },
    {
      "form": "wōfā̀yē",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wṑfin",
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        "useless person"
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        "emptiness"
      ],
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        [
          "emptiness",
          "emptiness"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/wòː.fíː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[wòː.ɸíː]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wofi"
}

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