bargo

bàr̃gō m (plural bar̃gunā̀, possessed form bàr̃gon)

bàr̃gō (canonical masculine)
bar̃gunā̀ (plural)
bàr̃gon (possessed-form)

→ Duwai: bàr̃go

Perhaps from Kanuri borkó; Tuareg abroɣ is also related, but cannot be the source.


ɓaure

ɓaurē (canonical masculine)
ɓauren (possessed-form)


barkono

bàr̃kṑnō (canonical masculine)
bàr̃kṑnon (possessed-form)


ayaba

ha-noun

àyàbà f (plural àyàbà, possessed form àyàbàr̃)

àyàbà (canonical feminine)
àyàbà (plural)
àyàbàr̃ (possessed-form)

Dendi: àyàbà

Boko: ayaba

[ʔɛ̀.jɛ̀.bə̀]


gwangwani

gwangwanī m (plural gwangwanā̀yē, possessed form gwangwanin)

gwangwanī (canonical masculine)
gwangwanā̀yē (plural)
gwangwanin (possessed-form)

/ɡʷán.ɡʷá.níː/

[ɡʷáŋ.ɡʷə́.níː]


kwalekwale

kwàlekwàle m (possessed form kwàlekwàlen)

kwàlekwàle (canonical masculine)
kwàlekwàlen (possessed-form)

Probably a reduplication of a term from a Gur language.


alfijir

[ʔàl.ɸɪ́.d͡ʒɪ̀r]


allura

àllūr̃ā̀ f (plural àllū̀r̃ai, possessed form àllūr̃àr̃)

àllūr̃ā̀ (canonical feminine)
àllū̀r̃ai (plural)
àllūr̃àr̃ (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَة (ʔibra). Cognate with Kushi ʔàlúurà.


alƙali

àlƙālī m (plural àlƙā̀lai, possessed form àlƙālin)

àlƙālī (canonical masculine)
àlƙā̀lai (plural)
àlƙālin (possessed-form)
alkali (alternative)

→ Portuguese: alicali

/ʔàl.kʼáː.líː/

[ʔàl.kʼáː.líː]

bor

Arabic قَاضِي (qāḍī)


alƙalami

ha-noun

àlƙalàmī m (plural alƙalumā̀, possessed form àlƙalàmin)

àlƙalàmī (canonical masculine)
alƙalumā̀ (plural)
àlƙalàmin (possessed-form)

[ʔàl.kʼə́.lə̀.míː]


lokaci

lōkàcī (canonical masculine)
lōkàcin (possessed-form)

/lóː.kà.t͡ʃíː/

[lóː.kə̀.t͡ʃíː]

Borrowed from Kanuri lóktù, wóktu, from Arabic وَقْت (waqt). Compare wōkàcī.


lokaci-lokaci

/lóː.kà.t͡ʃíː.lóː.kà.t͡ʃíː/

[lóː.kə̀.t͡ʃíː.lóː.kə̀.t͡ʃíː]


lafiya

lāfiyā̀ (canonical feminine)
lāfiyàr̃ (possessed-form)

[láː.ɸɪ́.jàː]

From Kanuri kǝ́láfíà, from Arabic عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya).


lafiya

→ Yoruba: àlàáfíà
→ Krio: alafia

→ Nupe: láfíyà

desc

→ Igala: ọ̀làáfíáà

→ Igala: ọ̀làáfíáà

[láː.ɸɪ́.jàː]


ingarma

ìngar̃mā̀ (canonical masculine)
ìngar̃màn (possessed-form)

[ʔɪ̀ŋ.ɡár.màː]


ungulu

ha-noun

ùngùlu f (plural ùngùlā̀yē, possessed form ùngùlun)

ùngùlu (canonical feminine)
ùngùlā̀yē (plural)
ùngùlun (possessed-form)

[ʔʊ̀ŋ.ɡʷʊ̀.lɪ́]


kumallo

kùmallō (canonical masculine)
kùmallon (possessed-form)

fasting, going hungry; vomiting from hunger


filafili

filàfilī m (plural fìlā̀fìlai, possessed form filàfilin)

filàfilī (canonical masculine)
fìlā̀fìlai (plural)
filàfilin (possessed-form)

[ɸɪ́.lə̀.ɸɪ́.líː]

bor

fǝ́làifǝ́lài


fiƙihu

fiƙihù (canonical masculine)
fiƙihùn (possessed-form)

[ɸɪ́.cʼɪ́.hʊ̀]


birni

ha-noun

bir̃nī m (plural bir̃ā̀nē, possessed form bir̃nin)

bir̃nī (canonical masculine)
bir̃ā̀nē (plural)
bir̃nin (possessed-form)


zinari

zīnār̃ī̀ (canonical masculine)
zīnār̃ìn (possessed-form)
zinariya (alternative)

Borrowed from Kanuri dínàr, from Arabic دِينَار (dīnār, “gold coin”). Doublet of dinari.


zinariya

zīnār̃ìyā f (possessed form zīnār̃ìyar̃)

zīnār̃ìyā (canonical feminine)
zīnār̃ìyar̃ (possessed-form)


zarto

zar̃tṑ m (plural zar̃tunā̀ or zar̃ā̀tā, possessed form zar̃tòn)

zar̃tṑ (canonical masculine)
zar̃tunā̀ (plural)
zar̃ā̀tā (plural)
zar̃tòn (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Kanuri dártò, from Arabic [Term?].


kasuwa

kā̀suwā f (plural kāsuwōyī or kā̀sùwànnī, possessed form kā̀suwar̃)

kā̀suwā (canonical feminine)
kāsuwōyī (plural)
kā̀sùwànnī (plural)
kā̀suwar̃ (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Kanuri kàsúgù, from Arabic سُوق (sūq).


karuwa

kār̃ùwà f (plural kā̀r̃ùwai, possessed form kār̃ùwàr̃)

kār̃ùwà (canonical feminine)
kā̀r̃ùwai (plural)
kār̃ùwàr̃ (possessed-form)

Probably borrowed from Kanuri kárùa (“prostitute”), itself borrowed from Arabic عَاهِرَة (ʕāhira, “adulteress; prostitute”).


ciroma

cir̃ṑmà (canonical masculine)
cir̃ṑmàn (possessed-form)

[t͡ʃɪ́.ròː.mə̀]

a traditional title held by the son of an emir


bindiga

ha-noun

bindigā̀ f (plural bindigōgī, possessed form bindigàr̃)

bindigā̀ (canonical feminine)
bindigōgī (plural)
bindigàr̃ (possessed-form)

→ Nupe: bin̄diga

[bɪ́n.dɪ́.ɡàː]

Borrowed from Arabic بُنْدُقِيَّة (bunduqiyya), perhaps via Kanuri bəndəgə.

bor

بُنْدُقِيَّة


zaki

ha-noun

zākī̀ m (feminine zākanyā̀, plural zākōkī, possessed form zākìn)

zākī̀ (canonical masculine)
zākanyā̀ (feminine)
zākōkī (plural)
zākìn (possessed-form)

Kulu: ìzákì

Likely from a Benue-Congo language; compare Cara ziki (plural azaki). Cognates include Mangas zaaki, Duwai ə̀zgai, Muyang mazlahku, Baka màzlàkù, Karekare cagàdlau.


damisa

dā̀misā̀ m or f (plural dāmisōshī or dā̀mìsū, possessed form dā̀misàn)

dā̀misā̀ (canonical feminine masculine)
dāmisōshī (plural)
dā̀mìsū (plural)
dā̀misàn (possessed-form)

Unknown. Skinner suggests links to Proto-Bantu *ncímbá (“lion”) or Gwandara tamusu (“hyena”), but Blench rejects these in favour of a potential derivation from Tarakoid Benue-Congo; compare Pe ìdamu (“leopard”).


tauraro

tàurārṑ m (feminine tàurārùwā, plural tàurā̀rī, possessed form tàurāròn)

tàurārṑ (canonical masculine)
tàurārùwā (feminine)
tàurā̀rī (plural)
tàurāròn (possessed-form)

/tàu.ɽáː.ɽòː/

[tàu.ɽáː.ɽòː]

Likely from Proto-Chadic *təra, whence also Mwaghavul zar, Saya câ:r. See Proto-Semitic *ʕaṯtar- and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵉⵜⵔⵉ (itri) for more.


kunama

kùnāmā̀ f (plural kùnā̀mū, possessed form kùnāmàr̃)

kùnāmā̀ (canonical feminine)
kùnā̀mū (plural)
kùnāmàr̃ (possessed-form)

[kʷʊ̀.náː.màː]

Along with Gwandara kurami, borrowed from Benue-Congo.


kwaɗo

kwā̀ɗō m (plural kwā̀ɗī, possessed form kwā̀ɗon)

kwā̀ɗō (canonical masculine)
kwā̀ɗī (plural)
kwā̀ɗon (possessed-form)

An areal word, found in both Niger-Congo (e.g. Ga kɔ̃́dɔ̃́ (“frog”)) and Nilo-Saharan (e.g. Temein kwúɗóʔ (“frog, toad”)). The ultimate origin may be ideophonic.

embroidery design in the shape of a half moon


kwaɗo

kwaɗò (canonical masculine)
kwaɗòn (possessed-form)

a kind of sauce, usually made with peanuts


kaltibeta

kaltìbētā̀ f (plural kaltibētōcī, possessed form kaltìbētàr̃)

kaltìbētā̀ (canonical feminine)
kaltibētōcī (plural)
kaltìbētàr̃ (possessed-form)


tsuntsu

tsuntsū m (feminine tsuntsuwā, plural tsuntsā̀yē, possessed form tsuntsun)

tsuntsū (canonical masculine)
tsuntsuwā (feminine)
tsuntsā̀yē (plural)
tsuntsun (possessed-form)

[sʼɪ́n.sʼúː]


Linjila

[lɪ̀n.d͡ʒíː.láː]


girka

girkā (canonical feminine)
girkar̃ (possessed-form)

initiation of a new practitioner into Hausa animistic religion


daddawa

dàddawā (canonical feminine)
dàddawar̃ (possessed-form)

Parkia biglobosa
Parkia biglobosa#Translingual

sumbala, a condiment made from the seeds of Parkia biglobosa (African locust bean)


funkaso

fùnkā̀sō (canonical masculine)
fùnkā̀son (possessed-form)

[ɸʊ̀ŋ.kàː.sóː]

a dish composed of wheat flour that is soaked and then fried


algaita

àlgaitā̀ f (plural àlgàitū, possessed form àlgaitàr̃)

àlgaitā̀ (canonical feminine)
àlgàitū (plural)
àlgaitàr̃ (possessed-form)

a double reed wind instrument, the algaita


kakaki

kā̀kā̀kī (canonical masculine)
kā̀kā̀kin (possessed-form)

→ Nupe: kàkàki

→ Yoruba: kàkàkí

→ Baatonum: kãakãagi


kukuma

kūkūmā̀ (canonical feminine)
kūkūmàr̃ (possessed-form)

[kʷúː.kʷúː.màː]


bisimilla

From Arabic بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ (bismi llāhi).

bor

بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ

Used to invite someone to eat or do something.


bisimillahi

بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ

Said when one is about to start eating or doing something.


lumana

lùmānā̀ (canonical feminine)
lùmānàr̃ (possessed-form)


duniya

dūniyā̀ (canonical feminine)
dūniyàr̃ (possessed-form)

→ Baatonum: dunia

→ Farefare: dũnia

→ Yoruba: dúníyàn


hanci

ha-noun

hancī̀ m (plural hantunā̀, possessed form hancìn)

hancī̀ (canonical masculine)
hantunā̀ (plural)
hancìn (possessed-form)

Cognate with Warji cinna, Duwai əstán, Tal gɨzɨng, Bura kùcə̀r.


saniya

sānìyā f (plural shānū, possessed form sānìyar̃)

sānìyā (canonical feminine)
shānū (plural)
sānìyar̃ (possessed-form)


kaciya

kā̀ciyā̀ (canonical feminine)
kā̀ciyàr̃ (possessed-form)

/kàː.t͡ʃí.jàː/

[kàː.t͡ʃɪ́.jàː]

Probably borrowed from Kanuri kàjá (“circumcision”).


jamhuriya

jàmhūr̃iyā̀ f (possessed form jàmhūr̃iyàr̃)

jàmhūr̃iyā̀ (canonical feminine)
jàmhūr̃iyàr̃ (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic جُمْهُورِيَّة (jumhūriyya).

bor

جُمْهُورِيَّة


kuɓewa

kuɓḕwā (canonical feminine)
kuɓḕwar̃ (possessed-form)

/kú.ɓèː.wáː/

[kʷʊ́.ɓèː.wáː]


darni

ha-noun

dàr̃nī m (plural dar̃nukā̀, possessed form dàr̃nin)

dàr̃nī (canonical masculine)
dar̃nukā̀ (plural)
dàr̃nin (possessed-form)


dimokuraɗiyya

dìmòkùràɗiyyā̀

dìmòkùràɗiyyā̀ f (possessed form dìmòkùràɗiyyàr̃)

dìmòkùràɗiyyā̀ (canonical feminine)
dìmòkùràɗiyyàr̃ (possessed-form)

[dɪ̀.mò.kʷʊ̀.ɽə̀.ɗɪ́j.jàː]

Borrowed from Arabic دِيمُقْرَاطِيَّة (dīmuqrāṭiyya).

bor

دِيمُقْرَاطِيَّة

Arabic دِيمُقْرَاطِيَّة (dīmuqrāṭiyya)


dukiya

ha-noun

dūkìyā f (plural dūkiyōyī, possessed form dūkìyar̃)

dūkìyā (canonical feminine)
dūkiyōyī (plural)
dūkìyar̃ (possessed-form)


ɗefi

ɗḕfī (canonical masculine)
ɗḕfin (possessed-form)


kubbi

kubbì (canonical masculine)
kubbìn (possessed-form)


sarauniya

saraunìyā f (possessed form saraunìyar̃)

saraunìyā (canonical feminine)
saraunìyar̃ (possessed-form)


tarnatsa

tar̃natsā f (possessed form tar̃natsar̃)

tar̃natsā (canonical feminine)
tar̃natsar̃ (possessed-form)


ƙumba

ƙùmbā (canonical feminine)
ƙùmbar̃ (possessed-form)

[kʷʼʊ̀m.báː]


ƙurungu

ƙùrungù (canonical masculine)
ƙùrungùn (possessed-form)

/kʼù.ɽún.ɡù/

[kʷʼʊ̀.ɽɪ́ŋ.ɡʷʊ̀]

a species of catfish (Synodontis membranaceus)


lazza

lazzā̀ (canonical feminine)
lazzàr̃ (possessed-form)


lugga

luggā̀ (canonical feminine)
luggàr̃ (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic لُغَة (luḡa, “language”).


shekara

shḕkarā̀ f (plural shḕkàrū, possessed form shḕkaràr̃)

shḕkarā̀ (canonical feminine)
shḕkàrū (plural)
shḕkaràr̃ (possessed-form)

/ʃèː.ká.ɽàː/

[ʃèː.kə́.ɽàː]


makaɗi

makàɗī (canonical masculine)
makàɗin (possessed-form)

[mə́.kə̀.ɗíː]


makaɗi

makaɗī (canonical masculine)
makaɗin (possessed-form)

[mə́.kə́.ɗíː]


mayani

mayānī m (plural màyā̀nai, possessed form mayānin)

mayānī (canonical masculine)
màyā̀nai (plural)
mayānin (possessed-form)


nasaru

nàsā̀r̃ū (canonical plural)
nàsā̀r̃un (possessed-form)

Alternative form of nasara ("Christians")


murjani

mùr̃jānī̀ (canonical masculine)
mùr̃jānìn (possessed-form)

[mʊ̀r.d͡ʒáː.nìː]


makero

màkērṑ (canonical masculine)
màkēròn (possessed-form)

/mà.kéː.ɽòː/

[mə̀.céː.ɽòː]


muzi

mūzī (canonical masculine)
mūzin (possessed-form)


murfi

murfī m (plural mùrfai, possessed form murfin)

murfī (canonical masculine)
mùrfai (plural)
murfin (possessed-form)


shinge

shingē m (plural shingā̀yē, possessed form shingen)

shingē (canonical masculine)
shingā̀yē (plural)
shingen (possessed-form)


taɓo

tàɓō (canonical masculine)
tàɓon (possessed-form)


tsabga

tsabgā̀ f (plural tsabgōgī, possessed form tsabgàr̃)

tsabgā̀ (canonical feminine)
tsabgōgī (plural)
tsabgàr̃ (possessed-form)


tsauni

tsaunī̀ m (plural tsaunukā̀, possessed form tsaunìn)

tsaunī̀ (canonical masculine)
tsaunukā̀ (plural)
tsaunìn (possessed-form)

Possibly from Proto-Afroasiatic *tVl- (“hill”).


tsibiri

tsìbirī m (plural tsìbìrai, possessed form tsìbirin)

tsìbirī (canonical masculine)
tsìbìrai (plural)
tsìbirin (possessed-form)

[sʼɪ̀.bɪ́.ɽíː]


tsigi

tsīgī (canonical masculine)
tsīgin (possessed-form)


tsila

tsīla (canonical feminine)
tsīlar̃ (possessed-form)


toshiya

tōshiyā (canonical feminine)
tōshiyar̃ (possessed-form)

/tóː.ʃí.jáː/

[tóː.ʃɪ́.jáː]

a gift given by a male to a close female relative of a sweetheart


tozo

tōzō m (plural tōzā̀yē, possessed form tōzon)

tōzō (canonical masculine)
tōzā̀yē (plural)
tōzon (possessed-form)


uƙuba

ùƙūbā̀ (canonical feminine)
ùƙūbàr̃ (possessed-form)

/ʔù.kʼúː.bàː/

[ʔʊ̀.kʷʼúː.bàː]


wasali

wasàlī m (plural wasulā̀, possessed form wasàlin)

wasàlī (canonical masculine)
wasulā̀ (plural)
wasàlin (possessed-form)

→ Nupe: wósànli


ganye

ganyē m (plural ganyā̀yē, possessed form ganyen)

ganyē (canonical masculine)
ganyā̀yē (plural)
ganyen (possessed-form)


tubali

tūbàlī m (plural tūbalā̀, possessed form tūbàlin)

tūbàlī (canonical masculine)
tūbalā̀ (plural)
tūbàlin (possessed-form)


sifiri

[sɪ́.ɸɪ̀.ríː]


sifiri

sifìr̃ī (canonical masculine)
sifìr̃in (possessed-form)

[sɪ́.ɸɪ̀.ríː]


biyu

An early Chadic borrowing from Benue-Congo. Compare Proto-Bantu *-bàdɪ́ (“two”) (Swahili wili, Zulu bili). Cognate with Miship vɛl, Saya vul, Tal vwel, Bole bòlou.


biyu biyu

[bɪ̀.jʊ̀ bɪ̀.jûː]


biyar

Possibly cognate with Warji vaatli, Tal pat, Mwaghavul paat, Bole bàɗì, Miya vā̀tlə, Duwai vā̀ɗ, Dangaléat beeƴ.


gomiya

/ɡòː.mí.jáː/

[ɡʷòː.mɪ́.jáː]


ashirin

[ʔà.ʃɪ̀.rɪ́ŋ]

bor

Arabic عِشْرِين (ʕišrīn)


talatin

[tə̀.làː.tɪ́ŋ]

Borrowed from Arabic ثَلَاثِين (ṯalāṯīn).

Arabic ثَلَاثِين (ṯalāṯīn)


arba'in

[ʔàr.bə̀.ʔɪ́ŋ]

Borrowed from Arabic أَرْبَعِين (ʔarbaʕīn).

Arabic أَرْبَعِين (ʔarbaʕīn)


arba'in

[ʔàr.bə̀.ʔɪ́ŋ]

Arabic أَرْبَعِين (ʔarbaʕīn)

the forty-day period after a woman gives birth


saba'in

[sə̀.bə̀.ʔɪ́ŋ]


tamanin

[tə̀.màː.nɪ́ŋ]

Borrowed from Arabic ثَمَانِين (ṯamānīn).

Arabic ثَمَانِين (ṯamānīn)


casa'in

càsà'in (canonical feminine)
tìs'in (alternative)

[t͡ʃə̀.sə̀.ʔɪ́ŋ]


ɗari

ɗàrī (canonical feminine)
ɗarurruwā̀ (plural)


ɗari

ha-noun

ɗàrī f (plural ɗarurrukā̀, possessed form ɗàrin)

ɗàrī (canonical feminine)
ɗarurrukā̀ (plural)
ɗàrin (possessed-form)


ɗari

ɗārī (canonical masculine)
ɗārin (possessed-form)


kibiya

kibiyā̀ f (plural kibiyōyī or kìbau, possessed form kibiyàr̃)

kibiyā̀ (canonical feminine)
kibiyōyī (plural)
kìbau (plural)
kibiyàr̃ (possessed-form)

Probably borrowed from a Saharan language. Cognate with Mangas kip.


Landan

London (the capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England)


Isƙandariya

Borrowed from Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة (al-ʔiskandariyya).

bor

الْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة


Italiya

[ʔɪ̀.táː.lɪ́.jɛ̀]


Isra'ila

/ʔìs.ráː.ʔíː.là/

[ʔɪ̀s.ráː.ʔíː.lə̀]

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْرَائِيل (ʔisrāʔīl).

Arabic إِسْرَائِيل (ʔisrāʔīl)

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


Haɗeja

[há.ɗéː.d͡ʒə̀]


Calawa

/t͡ʃáː.láː.wáː/

[t͡ʃáː.láː.wáː]


ƙoda

ha-noun

ƙōdā̀ f (plural ƙōdōjī, possessed form ƙōdàr̃)

ƙōdā̀ (canonical feminine)
ƙōdōjī (plural)
ƙōdàr̃ (possessed-form)

Probably cognate with Mangas kooda, Lagwan xuɗɨsɨ, Saya kwâ:da.


gwiwa

gwīwā̀ f (plural gwīwōyī, possessed form gwīwàr̃)

gwīwā̀ (canonical feminine)
gwīwōyī (plural)
gwīwàr̃ (possessed-form)


hakiya

hakiyā̀ (canonical feminine)
hakiyàr̃ (possessed-form)


agwado

àgwā̀dō (canonical masculine)
àgwā̀don (possessed-form)

/ʔà.ɡʷàː.dóː/

[ʔà.ɡʷàː.dóː]


albasa

àlbasā̀ f (plural àlbasā̀, possessed form àlbasàr̃)

àlbasā̀ (canonical feminine)
àlbasā̀ (plural)
àlbasàr̃ (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: àlùbọ́sà


alkama

àlkamā̀ (canonical feminine)
àlkamàr̃ (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: àlìkámà

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَمْح (al-qamḥ) or the singulative اَلْقَمْحَة (al-qamḥa).


almakashi

àlmakàshī m (plural àlmàkàsai, possessed form àlmakàshin)

àlmakàshī (canonical masculine)
àlmàkàsai (plural)
àlmakàshin (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: àlùmọ́gàjí

[ʔàl.mə́.kə̀.ʃíː]


inabi

inàbī m (plural inàbī, possessed form inàbin)

inàbī (canonical masculine)
inàbī (plural)
inàbin (possessed-form)
anabi (alternative)

[ʔɪ́.nə̀.bíː]


anabi

anàbī m (plural anàbī, possessed form anàbin)

anàbī (canonical masculine)
anàbī (plural)
anàbin (possessed-form)

[ʔá.nə̀.bíː]


shayi

shāyì (canonical masculine)
shāyìn (possessed-form)

→ Nupe: shayì


shayi

shā̀yī (canonical masculine)
shā̀yin (possessed-form)


ɗan shayi

ɗan shā̀yī (canonical masculine)
'yan shā̀yī (plural)

/ɗán ʃàː.jíː/

[ɗáŋ ʃàː.jíː]


asubahi

àsùbāhì (canonical feminine)
àsùbāhìn (possessed-form)
asuba (alternative)

[ʔà.sɪ̀.báː.hɪ̀]

Borrowed from Arabic الصُبْح (aṣ-ṣubḥ, “the morning”).


asuba

àsùbâ (canonical feminine)
àsùbân (possessed-form)

[ʔà.sɪ̀.bâː]


azahariyya

àzàhàr̃iyyā̀

àzàhàr̃iyyā̀ f (possessed form àzàhàr̃iyyàr̃)

àzàhàr̃iyyā̀ (canonical feminine)
àzàhàr̃iyyàr̃ (possessed-form)


la'asar

là'asàr̃ (canonical feminine)
la'asariyya (alternative)

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْعَصْر (al-ʕaṣr).


la'asariyya

là'àsar̃iyyā̀ f (possessed form là'àsar̃iyyàr̃)

là'àsar̃iyyā̀ (canonical feminine)
là'àsar̃iyyàr̃ (possessed-form)


magariba

màgàr̃ibā̀ f (possessed form màgàr̃ibàr̃)

màgàr̃ibā̀ (canonical feminine)
màgàr̃ibàr̃ (possessed-form)
màngàr̃ibā̀ (alternative)

[mə̀.ɡə̀.rɪ́.bàː]


Filato

[ɸɪ̀.làː.tó]


ƙarni

ƙar̃nī̀ m (plural ƙar̃nukā̀, possessed form ƙar̃nìn)

ƙar̃nī̀ (canonical masculine)
ƙar̃nukā̀ (plural)
ƙar̃nìn (possessed-form)


Dogon Dutsi

[dóː.ɡʷán dúː.sʼɪ̀]

From dogo + dutsi, literally "high outcrop".


Misira

Alternative form of Masar: Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


Najeriya

head

Nā̀jēr̃iyā̀ f

ha-proper noun

Nā̀jēr̃iyā̀ f

[nàː.d͡ʒéː.rɪ́.jàː]

Alternative form of Nijeriya: Nigeria (a country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger)


Lakwaja

[lə́.kʷə́.d͡ʒə̀]


Gusau

Gusau (a city, the state capital of Zamfara State, Nigeria)


gwanda

ha-noun

gwandā̀ f (plural gwandōjī, possessed form gwandàr̃)

gwandā̀ (canonical feminine)
gwandōjī (plural)
gwandàr̃ (possessed-form)


Muhammadu

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad).


Hadizatu

a female given name, equivalent to English Khadija


Zainabu

Zaynab (the daughter and granddaughter of Muhammad)

a female given name, equivalent to English Zaynab


Saratu

a female given name, equivalent to English Sarah


A'ishatu

/ʔáː.ʔì.ʃá.tù/

[ʔáː.ʔɪ̀.ʃə́.tɪ̀]

bor

Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša)


Hauwa

a female given name, equivalent to English Eve


Dauda

a male given name, equivalent to English David


Isiyaku

[ʔɪ́.sɪ́.jáː.kʷʊ̀]

Arabic إِسْحَاق (ʔisḥāq)

a male given name, equivalent to English Isaac


Isma'ilu

/ʔìs.máː.ʔíː.lù/

[ʔɪ̀s.máː.ʔíː.lɪ̀]

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl).

Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl)

a male given name, Ismail, equivalent to English Ishmael


Jibirilu

[d͡ʒɪ̀.bɪ̀.ríː.lɪ̀]

a male given name, Jibril, equivalent to English Gabriel


Sulemanu

Borrowed from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān).

a male given name, Suleyman, equivalent to English Solomon


Husaini

a male given name, Husayn or Hussein, traditionally given to a second-born twin


Yaƙubu

Yā̀ƙubù (canonical masculine)
Yakubu (alternative)

[jàː.kʷʼʊ́.bʊ̀]

a male given name, Yakub, equivalent to English Jacob


Yakubu

[jàː.kʷʊ́.bʊ̀]


Maryamu

a female given name, Maryam, equivalent to English Mary


Faɗimatu

[ɸáː.ɗɪ̀.mə́.tɪ̀]

a female given name, equivalent to English Fatima


Rahila

/ɽà.híː.láː/

[ɽə̀.híː.láː]

Arabic رَاحِيل (rāḥīl)

a female given name, equivalent to English Rachel


sunduƙi

ha-noun

sùndūƙī̀ m (plural sùndū̀ƙai, possessed form sùndūƙìn)

sùndūƙī̀ (canonical masculine)
sùndū̀ƙai (plural)
sùndūƙìn (possessed-form)


sunan yanka

[súː.nɛ́ɲ jɛ́ŋ.káː]

A Muslim name that a child receives in a ceremony when they are a week old.


man shanu

/mâːn ʃáː.núː/

[mâːŋ ʃáː.núː]


mariri

mā̀rīrī m (feminine mā̀rīrìyā, plural mā̀rī̀rai, possessed form mā̀rīrin)

mā̀rīrī (canonical masculine)
mā̀rīrìyā (feminine)
mā̀rī̀rai (plural)
mā̀rīrin (possessed-form)

/màː.ɽíː.ɽíː/

[màː.ɽíː.ɽíː]

scimitar-horned oryx
scimitar-horned oryx


barewa

bàrēwā f (plural bàrḕyī, possessed form bàrēwar̃)

bàrēwā (canonical feminine)
bàrḕyī (plural)
bàrēwar̃ (possessed-form)

/bà.ɽéː.wáː/

[bə̀.ɽéː.wáː]


basukur

bāsukùr̃ (canonical masculine)
bāsukur̃ōr̃ī (plural)


fasa'ofis

[ɸə́.sə̀.ʔóː.ɸɪ̀s]


masinja

māsinjà m (plural māsinjōjī, possessed form māsinjàn)

māsinjà (canonical masculine)
māsinjōjī (plural)
māsinjàn (possessed-form)

[máː.sɪ́n.d͡ʒə̀]


yatsa

yātsā̀ f (plural yātsū, possessed form yātsàr̃)

yātsā̀ (canonical feminine)
yātsū (plural)
yātsàr̃ (possessed-form)


maɗaci

maɗā̀cī m (plural màɗā̀tai, possessed form maɗā̀cin)

maɗā̀cī (canonical masculine)
màɗā̀tai (plural)
maɗā̀cin (possessed-form)

/má.ɗàː.t͡ʃíː/

[mə́.ɗàː.t͡ʃíː]

Khaya senegalensis
Khaya senegalensis#Translingual


firamare

fir̃āmàr̃ḕ f (possessed form fir̃āmàr̃èn)

fir̃āmàr̃ḕ (canonical feminine)
fir̃āmàr̃èn (possessed-form)

[ɸɪ́.ráː.mə̀.rèː]


tsada

tsāda (canonical feminine)
tsādar̃ (possessed-form)

red-billed firefinch, Lagonosticta senegala


kauci

kaucī̀ (canonical masculine)
kaucìn (possessed-form)

mistletoe (generic term for various parasitic plants of similar habits)


-iyya

Used as a nisba suffix to form abstract nouns, often for systems or periods of time.


arabiyya

àr̃àbiyyā̀ f (possessed form àr̃àbiyyàr̃)

àr̃àbiyyā̀ (canonical feminine)
àr̃àbiyyàr̃ (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic عَرَبِيَّة (ʕarabiyya).


jami'a

jāmi'ā̀ f (plural jāmi'ō'ī, possessed form jāmi'àr̃)

jāmi'ā̀ (canonical feminine)
jāmi'ō'ī (plural)
jāmi'àr̃ (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒáː.mɪ́.ʔàː]


jami'a

jāmì'ā (canonical feminine)
jāmì'ar̃ (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒáː.mɪ̀.ʔáː]


jami'i

jāmì'ī m (feminine jāmi'ā̀, plural jā̀mì'ai, possessed form jāmì'in)

jāmì'ī (canonical masculine)
jāmi'ā̀ (feminine)
jā̀mì'ai (plural)
jāmì'in (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒáː.mɪ̀.ʔíː]

Borrowed from Arabic جَامِعِيّ (jāmiʕiyy).


jam'iyya

jàm'iyyā̀ f (plural jam'iyyōyī, possessed form jàm'iyyàr̃)

jàm'iyyā̀ (canonical feminine)
jam'iyyōyī (plural)
jàm'iyyàr̃ (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒàm.ʔɪ́j.jàː]

Borrowed from Arabic جَمْعِيَّة (jamʕiyya).


diflomasiyya

dìflṑmàsiyyā̀ f (possessed form dìflṑmàsiyyàr̃)

dìflṑmàsiyyā̀ (canonical feminine)
dìflṑmàsiyyàr̃ (possessed-form)

Seemingly from English diplomacy + -iyya.


kaɗanya

kaɗanyā̀ f (plural kàɗànyū, possessed form kaɗanyàr̃)

kaɗanyā̀ (canonical feminine)
kàɗànyū (plural)
kaɗanyàr̃ (possessed-form)

[kə́.ɗɛ́ɲ.jàː]

Vitellaria paradoxa
Vitellaria paradoxa#Translingual


kafin

kā̀fìn (canonical)
kā̀fin (alternative)
kā̀mìn (alternative)
kā̀min (alternative)


en'e

en'ḕ f (plural en'ḕ-en'ḕ, possessed form en'èn)

en'ḕ (canonical feminine)
en'ḕ-en'ḕ (plural)
en'èn (possessed-form)

(historical) A Native Authority; a local government system run by native peoples but ultimately answerable to the British colonial government.


boyi

bṑyi m (plural bṑyi-bṑyi, possessed form bṑyin)

bṑyi (canonical masculine)
bṑyi-bṑyi (plural)
bṑyin (possessed-form)


garkuwa

gàrkuwā f (plural garkuwōyī or gàrkī, possessed form gàrkuwar̃)

gàrkuwā (canonical feminine)
garkuwōyī (plural)
gàrkī (plural)
gàrkuwar̃ (possessed-form)

/ɡàɽ.kú.wáː/

[ɡàɽ.kʷʊ́.wáː]


fahami

fahàmī (canonical masculine)
fahàmin (possessed-form)

[ɸə́.hà.míː]

a charm believed to give the wearer intelligence


-anci

Used to form the names of languages or attributes.


Barbarci

Barbarcī (canonical masculine)
Barbarcin (possessed-form)

/báɽ.báɽ.t͡ʃíː/

[báɽ.báɽ.t͡ʃíː]

From the same root as Babarbare (“Kanuri person”) + -anci.


Jamusanci

Jāmusancī (canonical masculine)
Jāmusancin (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒáː.mʊ́.sán.t͡ʃíː]


Ingilishi

Ingìlīshī̀ m (possessed form Ingìlīshìn)

Ingìlīshī̀ (canonical masculine)
Ingìlīshìn (possessed-form)

/ʔín.ɡì.líː.ʃìː/

[ʔɪ́ɲ.ɟɪ̀.líː.ʃìː]


Faransanci

Far̃ansancī m (possessed form Far̃ansancin)

Far̃ansancī (canonical masculine)
Far̃ansancin (possessed-form)


buroka

bùr̃ōkā̀ (canonical masculine)
bùr̃ōkàn (possessed-form)


Afirka ta Kudu

[ʔá.ɸɪ̀r.kə̀ tə́ kʷʊ́.dɪ̀]

South Africa (a country in Southern Africa)


Yunananci

Yūnānancī (canonical masculine)
Yūnānancin (possessed-form)


bishiya

bishiyā̀ f (plural bishiyōyī, possessed form bishiyàr̃)

bishiyā̀ (canonical feminine)
bishiyōyī (plural)
bishiyàr̃ (possessed-form)

[bɪ́.ʃɪ́.jàː]

bishiyar ayaba

bishiyoyin lemo


bahili

bàhīlī̀ m (feminine bàhīlìyā, plural bàhī̀lai, possessed form bàhīlìn)

bàhīlī̀ (canonical masculine)
bàhīlìyā (feminine)
bàhī̀lai (plural)
bàhīlìn (possessed-form)


Kwango

Kwangò (canonical feminine)
Congo (alternative)

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Congo (a major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)


yamma

yâmma (canonical feminine)
yâmmar̃ (possessed-form)


yamma

yâmmā (canonical feminine)
yâmmar̃ (possessed-form)


cokali

cōkàlī m (plural cōkulā̀, possessed form cōkàlin)

cōkàlī (canonical masculine)
cōkulā̀ (plural)
cōkàlin (possessed-form)

/t͡ʃóː.kà.líː/

[t͡ʃóː.kə̀.líː]

Attested throughout the Sahel, but the ultimate origin is unclear. Kossmann suggests that a borrowing from Berber is plausible (e.g. Tawellemmet tăšokalt), and rejects the proposed European origin.


addu'a

àddu'ā̀ f (plural addu'ō'ī, possessed form àddu'àr̃)

àddu'ā̀ (canonical feminine)
addu'ō'ī (plural)
àddu'àr̃ (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: àdúrà

/ʔàd.dú.ʔàː/

[ʔàd.dɪ́.ʔàː]

Etymology tree
Arabic اَلْدُعَاء (al-duʕāʔ)bor.
Hausa addu'a
From Arabic اَلْدُعَاء (al-duʕāʔ, “the prayer”).

etymon

ar>اَلْدُعَاء>prayer

bor

(Islam) a prayer that is not one of the five daily prayers


wallahi

→ Nupe: woláhì

→ Yoruba: waláhì

Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰهِ (wal-lāhi).


launi

ha-noun

launī̀ m (plural launōnī or launukā̀, possessed form launìn)

launī̀ (canonical masculine)
launōnī (plural)
launukā̀ (plural)
launìn (possessed-form)


lauya

lauyā̀ m or f (plural lauyōyī, possessed form lauyàn)

lauyā̀ (canonical feminine masculine)
lauyōyī (plural)
lauyàn (possessed-form)


hikaya

hìkāyā̀ (canonical feminine)
hìkāyàr̃ (possessed-form)

story, tale (especially one with a moral)


jandarma

jandar̃mà (canonical masculine)
jandar̃màn (possessed-form)


tsatsa

tsātsā̀ (canonical feminine)
tsātsàr̃ (possessed-form)


almajiri

àlmājìr̃ī m (feminine àlmājìr̃ā, plural àlmā̀jìr̃ai, possessed form àlmājìr̃in)

àlmājìr̃ī (canonical masculine)
àlmājìr̃ā (feminine)
àlmā̀jìr̃ai (plural)
àlmājìr̃in (possessed-form)

[ʔàl.máː.d͡ʒɪ̀.ríː]

From Arabic اَلْمُهَاجِر (al-muhājir, “the emigrant, the one who leaves home”).

bor

اَلْمُهَاجِر

student (especially an itinerant student at an Islamic school)


salka

ha-noun

sàlkā f (plural salkunā̀ or salḕkanī, possessed form sàlkar̃)

sàlkā (canonical feminine)
salkunā̀ (plural)
salḕkanī (plural)
sàlkar̃ (possessed-form)
sàr̃kā (alternative)

Uncertain; probably from Tuareg asărkăw (“tanned hide”), but it is possible that the loan went the other way.


dalili

dàlīlī̀ m (plural dàlìlai, possessed form dàlīlìn)

dàlīlī̀ (canonical masculine)
dàlìlai (plural)
dàlīlìn (possessed-form)


jiha

jihā̀ f (plural jihōhī, possessed form jihàr̃)

jihā̀ (canonical feminine)
jihōhī (plural)
jihàr̃ (possessed-form)


Bosniya

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)

Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bosnia and Herzegovina)


rairayi

ràiràyī (canonical masculine)
ràiràyin (possessed-form)
ràirai (alternative)

/ɽài.ɽà.jíː/

[ɽèi.ɽɛ̀.jíː]


jarrabawa

jar̃r̃àbâwā f (possessed form jar̃r̃àbâwar̃)

jar̃r̃àbâwā (canonical feminine)
jar̃r̃àbâwar̃ (possessed-form)


fahari

fahàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
fahàr̃in (possessed-form)

[ɸə́.hà.ríː]


shaiɗan

shàiɗân m (feminine shàiɗānìyā, plural shàiɗānū)

shàiɗân (canonical masculine)
shàiɗānìyā (feminine)
shàiɗānū (plural)

bor

Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān)


hakimi

ha-noun

hākìmī m (plural hā̀kìmai, possessed form hākìmin)

hākìmī (canonical masculine)
hā̀kìmai (plural)
hākìmin (possessed-form)

any leader of a district or holder of a traditional title


igwa

ìgwā f (plural igōgī, possessed form ìgwar̃)

ìgwā (canonical feminine)
igōgī (plural)
ìgwar̃ (possessed-form)


tsaka

tsakā f (plural tsakā̀kē, possessed form tsakar̃)

tsakā (canonical feminine)
tsakā̀kē (plural)
tsakar̃ (possessed-form)


yarima

yàr̃īmà (canonical masculine)
yàr̃īmàn (possessed-form)

prince (son or younger brother of an emir)


ungozoma

ùngōzṑmà (canonical feminine)
ùngōzṑmàr̃ (possessed-form)

/ʔùn.ɡóː.zòː.mà/

[ʔʊ̀ŋ.ɡʷóː.zòː.mə̀]


ƙififiya

ƙififiya m (plural ƙififiyu, possessed form ƙififiyan)

ƙififiyu (plural)
ƙififiyan (possessed-form)

[cʼɪ́.ɸɪ́.ɸɪ́.jɛ́]


shiga

shìgā (canonical feminine)
shìgar̃ (possessed-form)


Borno

Borno (a state of Nigeria in the North East geopolitical zone)


aljani

àljanī m (plural àljanū, possessed form àljanin)

àljanī (canonical masculine)
àljanū (plural)
àljanin (possessed-form)

[ʔàl.d͡ʒə́.níː]


asiri

àsīr̃ī m (plural àsī̀r̃ai, possessed form àsīr̃in)

àsīr̃ī (canonical masculine)
àsī̀r̃ai (plural)
àsīr̃in (possessed-form)

Yoruba: àṣírí

Nupe: àsiri; àshiri

/ʔà.síː.ríː/

[ʔà.síː.ríː]


lafazi

lafàzī (canonical masculine)
lafàzin (possessed-form)

[lə́.ɸə̀.zíː]


mala'ika

màlā'ikā̀ m (plural màlā̀'ìkū, possessed form màlā'ikàn)

màlā'ikā̀ (canonical masculine)
màlā̀'ìkū (plural)
màlā'ikàn (possessed-form)

[mə̀.láː.ʔɪ́.kàː]

From Arabic مَلَائِكَة (malāʔika), the plural of مَلْأَك (malʔak, “angel”).


masallaci

masallācī m (plural màsàllā̀tai, possessed form masallācin)

masallācī (canonical masculine)
màsàllā̀tai (plural)
masallācin (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: mọ́ṣáláṣí, mọ́sálásí

Ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).


musulmi

mùsùlmī m (feminine mùsùlmā, plural mùsùlmai, possessed form mùsùlmin)

mùsùlmī (canonical masculine)
mùsùlmā (feminine)
mùsùlmai (plural)
mùsùlmin (possessed-form)


akwati

àkwā̀tì m (plural akwātunā̀ or akwātōcī, possessed form àkwā̀tìn)

àkwā̀tì (canonical masculine)
akwātunā̀ (plural)
akwātōcī (plural)
àkwā̀tìn (possessed-form)

/ʔà.kʷàː.tì/

[ʔà.kʷàː.tɪ̀]


alwala

àlwàlā (canonical feminine)
àlwàlar̃ (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: àlùwàlá

From Arabic وَضُؤَ (waḍuʔa, “cleansing, ablution”).


alkawari

ha-noun

àlkawàr̃ī m (plural alkawur̃ā̀, possessed form àlkawàr̃in)

àlkawàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
alkawur̃ā̀ (plural)
àlkawàr̃in (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: àlùkáwàní

→ Baatonum: arukawani


wokaci

wōkàcī (canonical masculine)
wōkàcin (possessed-form)

/wóː.kà.t͡ʃíː/

[wóː.kə̀.t͡ʃíː]

Probably from Kanuri wóktu, ultimately from Arabic وَقْت (waqt). Doublet of lōkàcī.


sanduƙi

sàndūƙī̀ m (plural sàndū̀ƙai, possessed form sàndūƙìn)

sàndūƙī̀ (canonical masculine)
sàndū̀ƙai (plural)
sàndūƙìn (possessed-form)
sùndūƙī̀ (alternative)


asibiti

asìbitì m (plural asibitōcī, possessed form asìbitìn)

asìbitì (canonical masculine)
asibitōcī (plural)
asìbitìn (possessed-form)

[ʔá.sɪ̀.bɪ́.tɪ̀]


Bafillace

Bàfillācḕ m (feminine Bàfillātā̀, plural Filā̀nī, possessed form Bàfillācèn)

Bàfillācḕ (canonical masculine)
Bàfillātā̀ (feminine)
Filā̀nī (plural)
Bàfillācèn (possessed-form)

[bə̀.ɸɪ́l.láː.t͡ʃèː]


Bafilatani

Bàfilātànī m (plural Filā̀nī, possessed form Bàfilātànin)

Bàfilātànī (canonical masculine)
Filā̀nī (plural)
Bàfilātànin (possessed-form)

[bə̀.ɸɪ́.láː.tə̀.níː]


Bararo

Bàr̃àr̃ō m (plural Bàr̃àr̃ō, possessed form Bàr̃àr̃on)

Bàr̃àr̃ō (canonical masculine)
Bàr̃àr̃ō (plural)
Bàr̃àr̃on (possessed-form)


Bahar Maliya

From Arabic الْبَحْر الْأَحْمَر (al-baḥr al-ʔaḥmar).

bor

الْبَحْر الْأَحْمَر


agwagwa

ha-noun

àgwā̀gwā f (plural àgwā̀gī, possessed form àgwā̀gwar̃)

àgwā̀gwā (canonical feminine)
àgwā̀gī (plural)
àgwā̀gwar̃ (possessed-form)

/ʔà.ɡʷàː.ɡʷáː/

[ʔà.ɡʷàː.ɡʷáː]


tantabara

tàntabàr̃ā f (plural tàntàbàr̃ai, possessed form tàntabàr̃ar̃)

tàntabàr̃ā (canonical feminine)
tàntàbàr̃ai (plural)
tàntabàr̃ar̃ (possessed-form)
tàttabàr̃ā (alternative)

→ Dendi: tétèbérè

→ Zarma: tántábál

Likely from a Berber language, probably Northern Saharan Berber atbir (“pigeon”) (in its feminine form, tatbirt), but perhaps influenced by or compounded with the rarer Hausa form bàr̃ū (“pigeons”).


tattabara

ha-noun

tàttabàr̃ā f (plural tàttàbàr̃ai, possessed form tàttabàr̃ar̃)

tàttabàr̃ā (canonical feminine)
tàttàbàr̃ai (plural)
tàttabàr̃ar̃ (possessed-form)


kullum

[kʷʊ́l.lɪ́ŋ]


fensir

fensìr̃ (canonical masculine)
fensir̃ōr̃ī (plural)


Watari

[wə̀.tə̀.ɽɪ́]


ruhu

r̃ūhù (canonical masculine)
r̃ūhùn (possessed-form)


ƙashi

ƙàshī m (plural ƙasūsuwā̀ or ƙassā̀, possessed form ƙàshin)

ƙàshī (canonical masculine)
ƙasūsuwā̀ (plural)
ƙassā̀ (plural)
ƙàshin (possessed-form)

From Proto-Chadic *ḳas-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ḳas-. Cognate with Blin ŋac, Qimant naš, Kariya kāāsū, Dangaléat kaaso, Ron kyâs, Sha gíʃ, Mundat àgəʃ, Duhwa gəʃ, Miya kúsíy. Compare Egyptian qs.


kabewa

kàbēwā̀ f (plural kàbḕyī, possessed form kàbēwàr̃)

kàbēwā̀ (canonical feminine)
kàbḕyī (plural)
kàbēwàr̃ (possessed-form)

→ Arabic:

Algerian Arabic: كابوية (kābūya)

Libyan Arabic: كابوية (kābūya), بكيوة (bkēwa)

Tunisian Arabic: كابوة (kābuwwa), كابوية (kābūya)

→ Siwi: ləkdewa

→ Tamahaq: kǎbewa

→ Tachawit: kabawt


galadima

gàlā̀dīmā̀ m (possessed form gàlā̀dīmàn)

gàlā̀dīmā̀ (canonical masculine)
gàlā̀dīmàn (possessed-form)

/ɡà.làː.díː.màː/

[ɡə̀.làː.díː.màː]

a councillor or principal minister to an emir, who traditionally sits to his right


Abdulhamid

From Arabic عَبْدُ الْحَمِيد (ʕabdu l-ḥamīd).

bor

عَبْدُ الْحَمِيد

Arabic عَبْدُ الْحَمِيد (ʕabdu l-ḥamīd)


Abdulƙadir

head

Àbdùlƙādìr̃ m

ha-proper noun

Àbdùlƙādìr̃ m

From Arabic عَبْدُ الْقَادِر (ʕabdu l-qādir).

bor

عَبْدُ الْقَادِر


Abdurrahim

head

Àbdùr̃r̃àhîm

ha-proper noun

Àbdùr̃r̃àhîm

From Arabic عَبْدُ الرَّحِيم (ʕabdu r-raḥīm).

bor

عَبْدُ الرَّحِيم

Arabic عَبْدُ الرَّحِيم (ʕabdu r-raḥīm)


Abdussalamu

From Arabic عَبْدُ الْسَلَام (ʕabdu l-salām).

عَبْدُ الْسَلَام


Faruƙu

Fā̀r̃uƙù (canonical masculine)
Fā̀r̃ukù (alternative)

[ɸàː.rɪ́.kʷʼʊ̀]


Faruku

[ɸàː.rɪ́.kʷʊ̀]


Hafizu

[háː.ɸɪ́.zɪ̀]


Halima

From Arabic حَلِيمَة (ḥalīma). The ending is irregular, so it may instead be a feminine form of حَلِيم (ḥalīm) formed within Hausa.


Ruƙayyatu

[ɽɪ́.kʼɛ̀j.jɛ́.tɪ̀]


Abdu

From Arabic عَبْدُ (ʕabdu) (as a component of names).

A short form of any of various male given names starting with Abdu-, like Àbdùllāhì or Àbdùlƙādìr̃.


Audu

An alteration of Abdù, following a regular sound change.


Usumanu

[ʔʊ̀.sɪ̀.máː.nɪ̀]

Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān)


Gajere

/ɡà.(d)ʒéː.ɽé/

[ɡə̀.d͡ʒéː.ɽé]


Kaka

a female or male given name given to a girl (or occasionally a boy) born during harvesttime


Magaji

[mə́.ɡàː.d͡ʒɪ́]


Masoro

[mə̀.sóː.ɽó]


Gagarau

/ɡàː.ɡà.ɽáu/

[ɡàː.ɡə̀.ɽáu]


Haƙurau

[hà.kʷʼʊ̀.ɽáu]


Sallau

From sallā̀ (“prayer, religious holiday”) + -au.


Shekarau

/ʃèː.kà.ɽáu/

[ʃèː.kə̀.ɽáu]


Tasalla

From ta (“of”) + sallā̀ (“prayer, religious holiday”).


Maigari

[mèi.ɡə̀.ɽɪ́]

From mài (“possessing”) + gàrī (“town”).


Mairiga

/mài.ɽìː.ɡà/

[mèi.ɽìː.ɡə̀]

From mài (“possessing”) + rī̀gā (“gown”).


Maiwada

From mài (“possessing”) + wàdā (“wealth”).


Maikuɗi

[mèi.kʷʊ́.ɗɪ́]

From mài (“possessing”) + kuɗī (“money”).


Maitama

From mài (“possessing”) + tamā (“iron ore”).


Maigado

From mài (“possessing”) + gadō (“throne”).


Maiɗaki

From mài (“possessing”) + ɗākī̀ (“room”).


Jummai

a female given name given to a girl born on a Friday


Asabe

a female given name given to a girl born on a Saturday


Altine

a female given name given to a girl born on a Monday


Talatu

a female given name given to a girl born on a Tuesday


Balaraba

From Lā̀r̃àbā (“Wednesday”), conflated in form with Bàlār̃abḕ (“Arab”).

a female given name given to a girl born on a Wednesday


Lami

a female given name given to a girl born on a Thursday


Ɗanjuma

[ɗán.d͡ʒúː.mə̀]

From ɗan (“son of”) + Jumma'ā̀ (“Friday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Friday


Ɗan Asabe

[ɗáŋ ʔà.sə̀.bé]

From ɗan (“son of”) + Àsabàr̃ (“Saturday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Saturday


Ɗanladi

From ɗan (“son of”) + Lahàdì (“Sunday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Sunday


Ɗan Altine

[ɗáŋ ʔàl.tɪ̀.né]

From ɗan (“son of”) + Lī̀tìnîn (“Monday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Monday


Ɗantala

From ɗan (“son of”) + Tàlātā̀ (“Tuesday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Tuesday


Ɗanlami

From ɗan (“son of”) + Àlhàmîs (“Thursday”).

a male given name given to a boy born on a Thursday


Ɗan Azumi

[ɗáŋ ʔá.zɪ̀.mɪ́]

From ɗan (“child of”) + azùmī (“month of fasting”).

a male given name given to a boy born during Ramadan


Ganau

a male given name given to a boy born at the new moon


Ɗan Kaka

[ɗáŋ kàː.kə́]

From ɗan (“child of”) + kā̀kā (“harvest season”).

a male given name given to a boy born during harvesttime


Shanono

/ʃàː.nóː.nò/

[ʃàː.nóː.nò]

a male or female given name given to a child born when a calf is being delivered


Barau

a male given name given to a boy born after many older siblings who died in infancy


Jatau

a male given name given to a boy with light skin


Hasana

a female given name (traditionally given to a first-born twin)


Husaina

Husàinā (canonical feminine)
Usàinā (alternative)

a female given name (traditionally given to a second-born twin)


Magajiya

[mə́.ɡáː.d͡ʒɪ̀.jáː]


magaji

ha-noun

magā̀jī m (feminine magājìyā, plural magā̀dā, possessed form magā̀jin)

magā̀jī (canonical masculine)
magājìyā (feminine)
magā̀dā (plural)
magā̀jin (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: mọ́gàjí

[mə́.ɡàː.d͡ʒíː]


magajiya

magājìyā f (plural magā̀dā, possessed form magājìyar̃)

magājìyā (canonical feminine)
magā̀dā (plural)
magājìyar̃ (possessed-form)

[mə́.ɡáː.d͡ʒɪ̀.jáː]

(dialectal, Western Hausa) madam (woman who runs a brothel)


baiwa

bâiwā f (plural bāyī, possessed form bâiwar̃)

bâiwā (canonical feminine)
bāyī (plural)
bâiwar̃ (possessed-form)

female equivalent of bāwā̀: female slave


ƙasa

ƙasā f (plural ƙasā̀shē, possessed form ƙasar̃)

ƙasā (canonical feminine)
ƙasā̀shē (plural)
ƙasar̃ (possessed-form)


ƙas

Alternative form of ƙasà (“on the ground”)


labarin ƙasa

lā̀bār̃ìn ƙasā

lā̀bār̃ìn ƙasā m

[làː.báː.rɪ̀ŋ kʼə́.sáː]


yarinya

yārinyā̀ f (plural 'yammātā, possessed form yārinyàr̃)

yārinyā̀ (canonical feminine)
'yammātā (plural)
yārinyàr̃ (possessed-form)

[jáː.ɽɪ́ɲ.jàː]

female equivalent of yārṑ: girl, young woman


al'aura

àl'aur̃ā̀ (canonical feminine)
àl'aur̃àr̃ (possessed-form)

(Islam) awrah (parts of the body women are required to cover)


abjadi

abjàdī (canonical masculine)
abjàdin (possessed-form)

[ʔáb.d͡ʒə̀.díː]

alphabet, abjad (particularly of Arabic script)


abacada

ā̀bā̀cā̀dâ m (possessed form ā̀bā̀cā̀dân)

ā̀bā̀cā̀dâ (canonical masculine)
ā̀bā̀cā̀dân (possessed-form)

/ʔàː.bàː.t͡ʃàː.dâː/

[ʔàː.bàː.t͡ʃàː.dâː]

From the names of the first four letters as pronounced aloud.


Birtaniya

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United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe)


Birnin Ƙudus

[bɪ́r.nɪ́ŋ kʷʼʊ́.dɪ̀s]


Ƙudus

[kʷʼʊ́.dɪ̀s]

Only used in Bir̃nin Ƙudùs (“Jerusalem”)


wanzami

wànzāmī̀ m (plural wànzā̀mai, possessed form wànzāmìn)

wànzāmī̀ (canonical masculine)
wànzā̀mai (plural)
wànzāmìn (possessed-form)
wànzâm (alternative)


wanzanci

wanzancī̀ (canonical masculine)
wanzancìn (possessed-form)


tsuntsun Maka

[sʼɪ́n.sʼɪ́m mə́.kə̀]


Pijo

Pìjô (canonical masculine)
Pìjôn (possessed-form)
Fìjô (alternative)


Fijo

Fìjô (canonical masculine)
Fìjôn (possessed-form)


basasa

bāsāsā̀ (canonical feminine)
bāsāsàr̃ (possessed-form)

Originally the name given to the civil war fought in the 1890s in Kano, likely from Arabic بَسُوس (basūs), in reference to the Basus War.

a civil war; (more generally) any destructive war


abiyo

àbìyô (canonical masculine)
àbìyôn (possessed-form)


jirgin sama

[d͡ʒɪ́ɽ.ɟɪ́n sə́.mə̀]


jirgi

jirgī m (plural jirgā̀yē, possessed form jirgin)

jirgī (canonical masculine)
jirgā̀yē (plural)
jirgin (possessed-form)

/(d)ʒíɽ.ɡíː/

[d͡ʒɪ́ɽ.ɟíː]

Used in compounds for vehicles other than automobiles.


jirgin ƙasa

[d͡ʒɪ́ɽ.ɟɪ́ŋ kʼə́.sə̀]


jirgin ruwa

[d͡ʒɪ́ɽ.ɟɪ́ɽ ɽʊ́.wə́]


aboka

àbṑkâ (canonical masculine)
àbṑkân (possessed-form)

/ʔà.bòː.kâː/


adabo

/ʔá.dàː.bóː/

[ʔá.dàː.bóː]


akasidan

àkā̀sī̀dân m

akasìdân (canonical masculine)
àkā̀sī̀dân (canonical masculine)

[ʔá.kə́.sɪ̀.dâŋ]

From English accident (first pronunciation) and French accident (second pronunciation).


aradu

àr̃ādù (canonical feminine)
àr̃ādùn (possessed-form)

[ʔà.ráː.dɪ̀]


akushi

akùshī m (plural akusā̀, possessed form akùshin)

akùshī (canonical masculine)
akusā̀ (plural)
akùshin (possessed-form)

[ʔá.kʷʊ̀.ʃíː]


matalauci

matàlàucī (canonical masculine)
matàlàucin (possessed-form)

From talàucē (“become poor”), derived from talàutā (“impoverish”).


kwana

kwānā m (plural kwā̀nàkī, possessed form kwānan)

kwānā (canonical masculine)
kwā̀nàkī (plural)
kwānan (possessed-form)


kwana

kwanā̀ (canonical feminine)
kwanàr̃ (possessed-form)


ganima

gànīmā̀ (canonical feminine)
gànīmàr̃ (possessed-form)

/ɡà.níː.màː/

[ɡə̀.níː.màː]


fartanya

far̃tanyā̀ f (plural far̃ḕtanī or fàr̃tànyū, possessed form far̃tanyàr̃)

far̃tanyā̀ (canonical feminine)
far̃ḕtanī (plural)
fàr̃tànyū (plural)
far̃tanyàr̃ (possessed-form)
fatanyā̀ (alternative)

[ɸár.tɛ́ɲ.jàː]


amarya

amaryā f (plural amā̀rē, possessed form amaryar̃)

amaryā (canonical feminine)
amā̀rē (plural)
amaryar̃ (possessed-form)

/ʔá.máɽ.jáː/

[ʔá.máɽ.jáː]


maroƙi

marṑƙī (canonical masculine)
marṑƙin (possessed-form)

/má.ɽòː.kʼíː/

[mə́.ɽòː.cʼíː]


ɓarawo

ɓàrāwṑ m (feminine ɓàraunìyā, plural ɓàrā̀wī, possessed form ɓàrāwòn)

ɓàrāwṑ (canonical masculine)
ɓàraunìyā (feminine)
ɓàrā̀wī (plural)
ɓàrāwòn (possessed-form)

/ɓà.ɽáː.wòː/

[ɓə̀.ɽáː.wòː]


makiyayi

makìyā̀yī m (feminine makiyāyìyā, plural makìyā̀yā, possessed form makìyā̀yin)

makìyā̀yī (canonical masculine)
makiyāyìyā (feminine)
makìyā̀yā (plural)
makìyā̀yin (possessed-form)


magini

magī̀nī m (feminine magīnìyā, plural magī̀nā, possessed form magī̀nin)

magī̀nī (canonical masculine)
magīnìyā (feminine)
magī̀nā (plural)
magī̀nin (possessed-form)

/má.ɡìː.níː/

[mə́.ɟìː.níː]


tsintsiya

tsintsinyā f (plural tsintsiyōyī, possessed form tsintsinyar̃)

tsintsinyā (canonical feminine)
tsintsiyōyī (plural)
tsintsinyar̃ (possessed-form)

[sʼɪ́n.sʼɪ́ɲ.jáː]


tafki

tafkī̀ m (plural tafukā̀ or tafkunā̀ or tafkōkī, possessed form tafkìn)

tafkī̀ (canonical masculine)
tafukā̀ (plural)
tafkunā̀ (plural)
tafkōkī (plural)
tafkìn (possessed-form)


raɓa

rāɓā (canonical feminine)
rāɓar̃ (possessed-form)

any illness thought to be caused by moisture


tururi

tùrùrī (canonical masculine)
tùrùrin (possessed-form)

[tɪ̀.ɽɪ̀.ɽíː]


mabiyi

mabìyī (canonical masculine)
mabìyin (possessed-form)


alfadari

àlfadar̃ī m (feminine àlfadar̃ā, plural àlfàdàr̃ai, possessed form àlfadar̃in)

àlfadar̃ī (canonical masculine)
àlfadar̃ā (feminine)
àlfàdàr̃ai (plural)
àlfadar̃in (possessed-form)

[ʔàl.ɸə́.də́.ríː]


aƙida

àƙīdā̀ (canonical feminine)
àƙīdàr̃ (possessed-form)

/ʔà.kʼíː.dàː/

[ʔà.cʼíː.dàː]


makaranta

makar̃antā f (plural màkàr̃àntū, possessed form makar̃antar̃)

makar̃antā (canonical feminine)
màkàr̃àntū (plural)
makar̃antar̃ (possessed-form)

→ Nupe: mákáńtá


alhaki

àlhakī (canonical masculine)
àlhakin (possessed-form)


ƙirji

ƙìrjī m (plural ƙirā̀zā, possessed form ƙìrjin)

ƙìrjī (canonical masculine)
ƙirā̀zā (plural)
ƙìrjin (possessed-form)

[cʼɪ̀ɽ.d͡ʒíː]


ƙundu

ƙùndū m (plural ƙundunā̀, possessed form ƙùndun)

ƙùndū (canonical masculine)
ƙundunā̀ (plural)
ƙùndun (possessed-form)

[kʷʼʊ̀n.dúː]


walƙiya

wàlƙiyā (canonical feminine)
wàlƙiyar̃ (possessed-form)


dandali

dandàlī (canonical masculine)
dandàlin (possessed-form)

Seemingly from Kanuri dandal (“mosque”).

town square; open area in a town where people gather, usually in front of the chief's house


akala

akā̀là f (plural àkā̀lai, possessed form akā̀làr̃)

akā̀là (canonical feminine)
àkā̀lai (plural)
akā̀làr̃ (possessed-form)

[ʔá.kàː.lə̀]

(by extension) lead or control over a situation


rawani

rawànī m (plural rawunā̀, possessed form rawànin)

rawànī (canonical masculine)
rawunā̀ (plural)
rawànin (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: láwàní

→ Nupe: rówoni

[ɽə́.wə̀.níː]


ƙiri-ƙiri

/kʼí.ɽíː.kʼì.ɽìː/

[cʼɪ́.ɽíː.cʼɪ̀.ɽìː]

open(ly), shameless, flagrant, red-handed


birgediya

bìr̃gēdiyā̀ m (possessed form bìr̃gēdiyàn)

bìr̃gēdiyā̀ (canonical masculine)
bìr̃gēdiyàn (possessed-form)

[bɪ̀r.ɟéː.dɪ́.jàː]


Kwiyat

Kuwait (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


samanja

sā̀manjà (canonical masculine)
sā̀manjàn (possessed-form)


shehu

shēhū̀ m (feminine shēhùwā, plural shḕhùnai, possessed form shēhùn)

shēhū̀ (canonical masculine)
shēhùwā (feminine)
shḕhùnai (plural)
shēhùn (possessed-form)

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Doublet of shaihi.

(Islam) A great scholar, especially in religious matters.

A traditional title of the emir of Borno.


shaihi

shaihī̀ m (plural shàihùnai, possessed form shaihìn)

shaihī̀ (canonical masculine)
shàihùnai (plural)
shaihìn (possessed-form)
shēhī̀ (alternative)

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Doublet of shehu.

(Islam) A great scholar or erudite person, especially in a Sufi order.


shehi

shēhī̀ (canonical masculine)
shēhìn (possessed-form)


sharifi

shàr̃īfī̀ m (plural shàr̃ī̀fai, possessed form shàr̃īfìn)

shàr̃īfī̀ (canonical masculine)
shàr̃ī̀fai (plural)
shàr̃īfìn (possessed-form)
shàr̃îf (alternative)

/ʃà.ríː.fìː/

[ʃə̀.ríː.ɸìː]

(Islam) Someone of noble descent, who can theoretically trace their ancestry back to Muhammad.


sharu

Alternative form of sharifi (used as a title)


gahawa

gahawā̀ (canonical feminine)
gahawàr̃ (possessed-form)

[ɡə́.há.wàː]

From a Bedouin Arabic variety, like Chadian Arabic قهوة (gahwa).


Tsanyawa

[sʼɛ́ɲ.jáː.wáː]


Jahun

[d͡ʒáː.hʊ̀ŋ]


Katagum

[kə́.táː.ɡʷʊ̀ŋ]


Gobir

(historical) Gobir (a kingdom in Nigeria)


Ɓaɓura

[ɓáː.ɓʊ̀.ɽə̀]


Damagaram

[də̀.mə́.ɡə̀.ráŋ]

Synonym of Zàndâr̃: Zinder (a city in Niger)


Funtuwa

[ɸʊ̀n.tʊ́.wə̀]


Jibiya

[d͡ʒɪ́.bɪ́.jɛ̀]


Maraɗi

[mə́.ɽáː.ɗɪ́]


Soba

Soba (a local government area of Nigeria)


Bahar Rum

[bə̀.hàr ɽɪ̂ŋ]

From Arabic بَحْر الرُّوم (baḥr ar-rūm).

bor

بَحْر الرُّوم


Siriya

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)


Birnin Kudu

[bɪ́r.nɪ́ŋ kʷʊ́.dɪ̀]


Kafin Hausa

[kə́.ɸɪ̀ŋ háu.sə́]


Sabon Gida

[sáː.báɲ ɟɪ́.dáː]


Musawa

From Mūsā + -āwā, literally "Musa's people".


Dutse

Dutse (the largest city and state capital of Jigawa State, Nigeria)


Giginyu

[ɟɪ̀.ɟɪ̀ɲ.jʊ́]


Dogarai

/dòː.ɡà.ɽái/

[dòː.ɡə̀.ɽéi]


dogari

ha-noun

dṑgarī̀ m (plural dṑgàrai or dōgarāwā, possessed form dṑgarìn)

dṑgarī̀ (canonical masculine)
dṑgàrai (plural)
dōgarāwā (plural)
dṑgarìn (possessed-form)

/dòː.ɡá.ɽìː/

[dòː.ɡə́.ɽìː]


fatanya

fatanyā̀ f (plural fàtànyū, possessed form fatanyàr̃)

fatanyā̀ (canonical feminine)
fàtànyū (plural)
fatanyàr̃ (possessed-form)

[ɸə́.tɛ́ɲ.jàː]


fanke

fànkē (canonical masculine)
fànken (possessed-form)


yalo

From English yellow; the noun is likely derived from the adjective.


yalo

yālō (canonical masculine)
yālon (possessed-form)


shinkafa

shìnkāfā (canonical feminine)
shìnkāfar̃ (possessed-form)

→ Idoma: osikapa

→ Igbo: osikapa

→ Isoko: osikapa

→ Izon: sịkapa

→ Nupe: cenkafa

→ Yoruba: ṣin̄káfà (obsolete or dialectal)

→ Dagbani: shinkaafa

→ Kanuri: shànkáwá

[ʃɪ̀ŋ.káː.ɸáː]

A borrowing from an unknown source, perhaps an extinct language of the Niger River valley or Guinea highlands, where rice growing was widespread.


dambu

dambū (canonical masculine)
dambun (possessed-form)

A food made from flour (from various grains) or granulated meat, usually prepared with onion.


gurasa

gùr̃āsā̀ (canonical feminine)
gùr̃āsàr̃ (possessed-form)

/ɡù.ráː.sàː/

[ɡʷʊ̀.ráː.sàː]


murhu

murhū̀ m (plural murā̀fū or murā̀fā, possessed form murhùn)

murhū̀ (canonical masculine)
murā̀fū (plural)
murā̀fā (plural)
murhùn (possessed-form)

the cooking stones in a traditional hearth

a modern stove, which may be in the form of a container or tripod


hawan-ƙaho

A kind of bullfighting in which butchers jump onto bulls' heads to overpower them.

(figuratively, by extension) risky behavior


ƙaho

ƙàhō m (plural ƙàhṑnī, possessed form ƙàhon)

ƙàhō (canonical masculine)
ƙàhṑnī (plural)
ƙàhon (possessed-form)


Dimashi

Dìmāshì (canonical masculine)
Dìmāshìn (possessed-form)


ruwan inabi

[ɽʊ́.wáŋ ʔɪ́.nə̀.bíː]


Iraƙi

Ìr̃âƙì (canonical feminine)
Ìr̃âƙ (alternative)

/ʔì.râː.kʼì/

[ʔɪ̀.râː.cʼɪ̀]

Iraq (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


kamyo

kàmyô (canonical masculine)
kàmyôn (possessed-form)


babbar mota

bàbbar̃ mōtā̀ (canonical feminine)
mânyan mōtōcī (plural)


kurkuku

kûr̃kukū̀ (canonical masculine)
kûr̃kukùn (possessed-form)

[kʷʊ̂r.kʷʊ́.kʷùː]


lakile

lā̀kìlê (canonical masculine)
lā̀kìlên (possessed-form)


luleti

lùlētì (canonical masculine)
lùlētìn (possessed-form)


tabarau

tàbā̀rau (canonical masculine)
tàbā̀ran (possessed-form)


madubi

madūbī m (plural màdū̀bai, possessed form madūbin)

madūbī (canonical masculine)
màdū̀bai (plural)
madūbin (possessed-form)


katifa

kàtīfā̀ f (plural kàtī̀fū or kàtī̀fai, possessed form kàtīfàr̃)

kàtīfā̀ (canonical feminine)
kàtī̀fū (plural)
kàtī̀fai (plural)
kàtīfàr̃ (possessed-form)

[kə̀.tíː.ɸàː]


mushe

mùshê (canonical masculine)
mùshên (possessed-form)


mushe

mūshḕ (canonical masculine)
mūshèn (possessed-form)

Probably from Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet măɣsăy; a native derivation from mūtù (“die”) has also been proposed.

carrion; animal not slaughtered according to Islamic law


lasisi

lāsīsī̀ (canonical masculine)
lāsīsìn (possessed-form)


fasinja

fāsinjà m or f (plural fāsinjōjī, possessed form fāsinjàn)

fāsinjà (canonical feminine masculine)
fāsinjōjī (plural)
fāsinjàn (possessed-form)

[ɸáː.sɪ́n.d͡ʒə̀]


shapo

shàpô (canonical masculine)
shàpôn (possessed-form)


sitampi

sìtampī̀ (canonical masculine)
sìtampìn (possessed-form)
sìtâm (alternative)


labudda

From Arabic لَا بُدَّ (lā budda, “it is absolutely necessary”).


bappa

ha-noun

bappà m (plural bàppànnī, possessed form bappàn)

bappà (canonical masculine)
bàppànnī (plural)
bappàn (possessed-form)

Alternative spelling of baffa (“paternal uncle”)


haɓe

hāɓè (canonical plural)
hāɓèn (possessed-form)

From Fula haɓe (“pagans, non-Fula”), the plural of kaɗo. Doublet of kaɗo.


kaɗo

kāɗò (canonical masculine)
kāɗòn (possessed-form)

From Fula kaɗo (“pagan, non-Fula person”). Doublet of haɓe.

(derogatory) a Hausa person without Fulani ancestry


haɓɓoje

haɓɓōjè (canonical masculine)
haɓɓōjèn (possessed-form)

[háɓ.ɓóː.d͡ʒè]


hubbare

hubbār̃è (canonical masculine)
hubbār̃èn (possessed-form)

(Islam) tomb of a religious leader (usually in reference to that of Usman Dan Fodio)


kindirmo

kìndìr̃mō (canonical masculine)
kìndìr̃mon (possessed-form)


sharo

shar̃ò (canonical masculine)
shar̃òn (possessed-form)

A ritual test of endurance in Fulani culture, in which young men are flogged and must not show pain.


yallaɓai

Respectful way of addressing one's superior.


alaramma

alàr̃ammà (canonical masculine)
alàr̃ammàn (possessed-form)

(Islam) hafiz (someone who has memorized the entire Quran)


kaigama

kaigamà (canonical masculine)
kaigamàn (possessed-form)

A traditional position, the chief slave of a sultan.


akawu

àkā̀wu m (plural àkā̀wu-àkā̀wu or akāwunā̀, possessed form àkā̀wun)

àkā̀wu (canonical masculine)
àkā̀wu-àkā̀wu (plural)
akāwunā̀ (plural)
àkā̀wun (possessed-form)

[ʔà.kàː.wʊ́]


agushi

àgushī (canonical masculine)
àgushin (possessed-form)

[ʔà.ɡʷʊ́.ʃíː]


zuriya

zùr̃iyā̀ f (plural zur̃iyōyī, possessed form zùr̃iyàr̃)

zùr̃iyā̀ (canonical feminine)
zur̃iyōyī (plural)
zùr̃iyàr̃ (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic ذُرِّيَّة (ḏurriyya).


adabi

adàbī (canonical masculine)
adàbin (possessed-form)

[ʔá.də̀.bíː]

From Arabic أَدَب (ʔadab). Doublet of ladàbī̀.


ƙoƙari

ƙṑƙari (canonical masculine)
ƙṑƙarin (possessed-form)

/kʼòː.kʼá.ɽí/

[kʷʼòː.kʼə́.ɽɪ́]


tsoho

head

tsōhō (feminine tsōhuwā, plural tsṑfàffī or tsòffī)

tsōhō (canonical)
tsōhuwā (feminine)
tsṑfàffī (plural)
tsòffī (plural)


tsoho

ha-noun

tsōhō m (feminine tsōhuwā, plural tsṑfàffī or tsòffī, possessed form tsōhon)

tsōhō (canonical masculine)
tsōhuwā (feminine)
tsṑfàffī (plural)
tsòffī (plural)
tsōhon (possessed-form)

old person, someone or something which is old


gajere

head

gàjērē (feminine gàjērā or gàjērìyā or gàjērùwā, plural gàjḕrū)

gàjērē (canonical)
gàjērā (feminine)
gàjērìyā (feminine)
gàjērùwā (feminine)
gàjḕrū (plural)

/ɡà.(d)ʒéː.ɽéː/

[ɡə̀.d͡ʒéː.ɽéː]


gajere

ha-noun

gàjērē m (feminine gàjērā or gàjērìyā or gàjērùwā, plural gàjḕrū, possessed form gàjēren)

gàjērē (canonical masculine)
gàjērā (feminine)
gàjērìyā (feminine)
gàjērùwā (feminine)
gàjḕrū (plural)
gàjēren (possessed-form)

/ɡà.(d)ʒéː.ɽéː/

[ɡə̀.d͡ʒéː.ɽéː]


ƙanƙane

head

ƙànƙanḕ (feminine ƙànƙanùwā, plural ƙanānā̀)

ƙànƙanḕ (canonical)
ƙànƙanùwā (feminine)
ƙanānā̀ (plural)

[kʼàŋ.kʼə́.nèː]


ƙanƙane

ha-noun

ƙànƙanḕ m (feminine ƙànƙanùwā, plural ƙanānā̀, possessed form ƙànƙanèn)

ƙànƙanḕ (canonical masculine)
ƙànƙanùwā (feminine)
ƙanānā̀ (plural)
ƙànƙanèn (possessed-form)

[kʼàŋ.kʼə́.nèː]


ƙarami

head

ƙàramī (feminine ƙàramā, plural ƙanānā̀)

ƙàramī (canonical)
ƙàramā (feminine)
ƙanānā̀ (plural)

/kʼà.ɽá.míː/

[kʼə̀.ɽə́.míː]


ƙarami

ha-noun

ƙàramī m (feminine ƙàramā, plural ƙanānā̀, possessed form ƙàramin)

ƙàramī (canonical masculine)
ƙàramā (feminine)
ƙanānā̀ (plural)
ƙàramin (possessed-form)

/kʼà.ɽá.míː/

[kʼə̀.ɽə́.míː]


ƙanana

[kʼə́.náː.nàː]


ƙanana

[kʼə́.náː.nàː]


algashi

head

algàshī (feminine algàsā, plural àlgàsai)

algàshī (canonical)
algàsā (feminine)
àlgàsai (plural)

/ʔál.ɡà.ʃíː/

[ʔál.ɡə̀.ʃíː]


alhudahuda

ha-noun

àlhudàhudà m (possessed form àlhudàhudàn)

àlhudàhudà (canonical masculine)
àlhudàhudàn (possessed-form)


baƙi

baƙī (canonical)
baƙā (feminine)
baƙā̀ƙē (plural)


baƙi

baƙī m (plural baƙā̀ƙē, possessed form baƙin)

baƙī (canonical masculine)
baƙā̀ƙē (plural)
baƙin (possessed-form)


baƙi

baƙī m (plural babbaƙū, possessed form baƙin)

baƙī (canonical masculine)
babbaƙū (plural)
baƙin (possessed-form)

a full letter (consonant) in Arabic script


ɗanye

ɗanyē (canonical)
ɗanyā (feminine)
ɗànyū (plural)


ƙato

ƙātṑ (canonical)
ƙātùwā (feminine)
ƙâttā (plural)


ƙazami

head

ƙàzāmī (feminine ƙàzāmā, plural ƙàzā̀mai)

ƙàzāmī (canonical)
ƙàzāmā (feminine)
ƙàzā̀mai (plural)

[kʼə̀.záː.míː]


ƙazanta

ƙàzântā (canonical feminine)
ƙàzântar̃ (possessed-form)


ƙulumi

ƙūlumī (feminine ƙūlumā, plural ƙū̀lùmai)

ƙūlumī (canonical)
ƙūlumā (feminine)
ƙū̀lùmai (plural)

[kʷʼúː.lɪ́.míː]


ƙulumi

ha-noun

ƙūlumī m (feminine ƙūlumā, plural ƙū̀lùmai, possessed form ƙūlumin)

ƙūlumī (canonical masculine)
ƙūlumā (feminine)
ƙū̀lùmai (plural)
ƙūlumin (possessed-form)

[kʷʼúː.lɪ́.míː]


kumama

head

kùmāmā (feminine kùmāmā, plural kùmā̀mai or kùmā̀mū)

kùmāmā (canonical)
kùmāmā (feminine)
kùmā̀mai (plural)
kùmā̀mū (plural)

[kʷʊ̀.máː.máː]


kumama

ha-noun

kùmāmā m (feminine kùmāmā, plural kùmā̀mai or kùmā̀mū, possessed form kùmāman)

kùmāmā (canonical masculine)
kùmāmā (feminine)
kùmā̀mai (plural)
kùmā̀mū (plural)
kùmāman (possessed-form)

[kʷʊ̀.máː.máː]


mugun dawa

[múː.ɡʷʊ̀n də́.wə̀]


alhanzir

From Arabic اَلْخَنْزِير (al-ḵanzīr, “the pig”).

bor

اَلْخَنْزِير


rawaya

rā̀wayā̀ (canonical feminine)
rā̀wayàr̃ (possessed-form)

/ɽàː.wá.jàː/

[ɽàː.wɛ́.jàː]

Cochlospermum tinctorium, a medicinal plant from which a yellow dye is extracted


rawaya

head

rā̀wayā̀ (feminine rā̀wayā̀, plural rā̀wàyū)

rā̀wayā̀ (canonical)
rā̀wayā̀ (feminine)
rā̀wàyū (plural)

/ɽàː.wá.jàː/

[ɽàː.wɛ́.jàː]


sakarai

ha-noun

sākar̃ai m (feminine sākar̃ai, plural sākàr̃karī, possessed form sākar̃an)

sākar̃ai (canonical masculine)
sākar̃ai (feminine)
sākàr̃karī (plural)
sākar̃an (possessed-form)


sakarai

head

sākar̃ai (feminine sākar̃ai, plural sākàr̃karī)

sākar̃ai (canonical)
sākar̃ai (feminine)
sākàr̃karī (plural)


shuɗi

shûɗɗā or shūɗā̀yē

shūɗī̀ (feminine shūɗìyā, plural shûɗɗā or shūɗā̀yē)

shūɗī̀ (canonical)
shūɗìyā (feminine)
shûɗɗā (plural)
shūɗā̀yē (plural)


shuɗi

shūɗī̀ (canonical masculine)
shūɗìn (possessed-form)


ruwan-hoda

[ɽʊ́.wáŋ.hóː.dàː]


ruwan-ƙasa

[ɽʊ́.wáŋ.kʼə́.sáː]


ruwan-azurfa

[ɽʊ́.wáŋ.ʔá.zɪ̀r.ɸáː]


adadi

ha-noun

adàdī m (plural àdàdai, possessed form adàdin)

adàdī (canonical masculine)
àdàdai (plural)
adàdin (possessed-form)

[ʔá.də̀.díː]


adawa

àdāwā̀ (canonical feminine)
àdāwàr̃ (possessed-form)

/ʔà.dáː.wàː/

[ʔà.dáː.wàː]


aibi

aibì m (plural aibōbī, possessed form aibìn)

aibì (canonical masculine)
aibōbī (plural)
aibìn (possessed-form)


akuya

àkuyā̀ f (plural awākī or àwā̀kai, possessed form àkuyàr̃)

àkuyā̀ (canonical feminine)
awākī (plural)
àwā̀kai (plural)
àkuyàr̃ (possessed-form)

[ʔà.kʷí.jàː]

From Proto-Chadic *kw. Cognate with Ngamo ṑshì (“goat”) with plural form ā̀ku (“goats”), Bole ṑshi, Karekare òci, Ngizim ākù, Duwai gùriyà, Bura kwi.


al'ada

àl'ādā̀ f (plural àl'ā̀dū, possessed form àl'ādàr̃)

àl'ādā̀ (canonical feminine)
àl'ā̀dū (plural)
àl'ādàr̃ (possessed-form)

/ʔàl.ʔáː.dàː/

[ʔàl.ʔáː.dàː]


al'ajabi

àl'ajàbī m (plural al'ajubā̀, possessed form àl'ajàbin)

àl'ajàbī (canonical masculine)
al'ajubā̀ (plural)
àl'ajàbin (possessed-form)

[ʔàl.ʔá.d͡ʒə̀.bíː]


al'amari

àl'amàr̃ī m (plural al'amur̃ā̀, possessed form àl'amàr̃in)

àl'amàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
al'amur̃ā̀ (plural)
àl'amàr̃in (possessed-form)

[ʔàl.ʔá.mə̀.ríː]


albarushi

àlbàr̃ūshī̀ m (possessed form àlbàr̃ūshìn)

àlbàr̃ūshī̀ (canonical masculine)
àlbàr̃ūshìn (possessed-form)

/ʔàl.bà.rúː.ʃìː/

[ʔàl.bə̀.rúː.ʃìː]


albishir

[ʔàl.bɪ́.ʃɪ̀r]


alfahari

àlfahàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
àlfahàr̃in (possessed-form)
fahàr̃ī (alternative)

→ Yoruba: fáàrí

[ʔàl.ɸə́.hà.ríː]


alhali

From Arabic اَلْحَال (al-ḥāl). Doublet of hālī.


alhamdulillahi

From Arabic اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ (al-ḥamdu lillahi).

bor

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

(Islam) alhamdulillah (praise be to God)


alheri

àlhēr̃ī̀ (canonical masculine)
àlhēr̃ìn (possessed-form)


aljabara

ha-noun

àljabar̃ā̀ f (possessed form àljabar̃àr̃)

àljabar̃ā̀ (canonical feminine)
àljabar̃àr̃ (possessed-form)

[ʔàl.d͡ʒə́.bə́.ràː]


aljanna

àljannā̀ (canonical feminine)
àljannàr̃ (possessed-form)


alkadari

àlkadàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
àlkadàr̃in (possessed-form)


alkarya

àlkar̃yā̀ f (plural àlkàr̃yū, possessed form àlkar̃yàr̃)

àlkar̃yā̀ (canonical feminine)
àlkàr̃yū (plural)
àlkar̃yàr̃ (possessed-form)


alkyabba

àlkyabbā̀ f (plural àlkyàbbū, possessed form àlkyabbàr̃)

àlkyabbā̀ (canonical feminine)
àlkyàbbū (plural)
àlkyabbàr̃ (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: àlùkíńbà, àlùkí

a kind of burnoose which signifies authority


Almasihu

(Islam, Christianity) Jesus, the Messiah


al'umma

àl'ummā̀ f (plural àl'ùmmai or al'ummōmī, possessed form àl'ummàr̃)

àl'ummā̀ (canonical feminine)
àl'ùmmai (plural)
al'ummōmī (plural)
àl'ummàr̃ (possessed-form)

[ʔàl.ʔʊ́m.màː]

nation, (especially) the people of a nation


annuri

ànnūr̃ī̀ (canonical masculine)
ànnūr̃ìn (possessed-form)


arziki

ar̃zìkī m (plural ar̃zukā̀, possessed form ar̃zìkin)

ar̃zìkī (canonical masculine)
ar̃zukā̀ (plural)
ar̃zìkin (possessed-form)


asawaki

àsawā̀kī (canonical masculine)
àsawā̀kin (possessed-form)

[ʔà.sə́.wàː.cíː]


atone-janar

[ʔà.tóː.nɛ̀.d͡ʒə́.nàr]


attajiri

àttājìr̃ī m (feminine àttājìr̃ā, plural àttā̀jìr̃ai, possessed form àttājìr̃in)

àttājìr̃ī (canonical masculine)
àttājìr̃ā (feminine)
àttā̀jìr̃ai (plural)
àttājìr̃in (possessed-form)
tājìr̃ī (alternative)

[ʔàt.táː.d͡ʒɪ̀.ríː]


azaba

àzābā̀ (canonical feminine)
àzābàr̃ (possessed-form)

/ʔà.záː.bàː/

[ʔà.záː.bàː]

bor

Arabic عَذَابَة (ʕaḏāba)


azumi

azùmī (canonical masculine)
azùmin (possessed-form)

[ʔá.zɪ̀.míː]

From Tuareg, e.g. Tamasheq ăẓum, from Arabic صَوْم (ṣawm).


azzakari

àzzakàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
àzzakàr̃in (possessed-form)


ba'askare

ha-noun

bà'askar̃ḕ m (plural askar̃āwā, possessed form bà'askar̃èn)

bà'askar̃ḕ (canonical masculine)
askar̃āwā (plural)
bà'askar̃èn (possessed-form)

A native formation, from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”).


Bagwari

Bàgwārī m (feminine Bàgwārìyā, plural Gwā̀rā̀wā, possessed form Bàgwārin)

Bàgwārī (canonical masculine)
Bàgwārìyā (feminine)
Gwā̀rā̀wā (plural)
Bàgwārin (possessed-form)

/bà.ɡʷáː.ɽíː/

[bə̀.ɡʷáː.ɽíː]


baitulmali

bàitùlmālì m (possessed form bàitùlmālìn)

bàitùlmālì (canonical masculine)
bàitùlmālìn (possessed-form)

From Arabic بَيْتُ الْمَال (baytu al-māl).

bor

بَيْتُ الْمَال


bala'i

bàlā'ī̀ (canonical masculine)
bàlā'ìn (possessed-form)

/bà.láː.ʔìː/

[bə̀.láː.ʔìː]


bidi'a

ha-noun

bidi'ā̀ f (plural bidi'ō'ī, possessed form bidi'àr̃)

bidi'ā̀ (canonical feminine)
bidi'ō'ī (plural)
bidi'àr̃ (possessed-form)

[bɪ́.dɪ́.ʔàː]


bila haddin

From Arabic بِلَا حَدٍّ (bilā ḥaddin, “without a limit”).


buɗa-baki

ha-noun

bū̀ɗà-bā̀ki m

[bùː.ɗə̀.bàː.cɪ́]

Literally "open the mouth slightly". The sense of opening may indicate a calque of Arabic فِطْر (fiṭr).


ciwo

cīwṑ m (plural cī̀wàce-cī̀wàce, possessed form cīwòn)

cīwṑ (canonical masculine)
cī̀wàce-cī̀wàce (plural)
cīwòn (possessed-form)


da'awa

dà'àwā (canonical feminine)
dà'àwar̃ (possessed-form)

[də̀.ʔà.wáː]


da'ira

dā'ìr̃ā f (plural dā'ir̃ōr̃ī, possessed form dā'ìr̃ar̃)

dā'ìr̃ā (canonical feminine)
dā'ir̃ōr̃ī (plural)
dā'ìr̃ar̃ (possessed-form)

/dáː.ʔì.ráː/

[dáː.ʔɪ̀.ráː]


daƙiƙa

dàƙīƙā̀ f (plural dāƙīƙōƙī, possessed form dàƙīƙàr̃)

dàƙīƙā̀ (canonical feminine)
dāƙīƙōƙī (plural)
dàƙīƙàr̃ (possessed-form)

/dà.kʼíː.kʼàː/

[də̀.cʼíː.kʼàː]

From Arabic دَقِيقَة (daqīqa, “minute”), as a result of a coinage in the 1970s by the Hausa Language Board.


daƙiƙi

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dàƙīƙī̀ (feminine dàƙīƙìyā, plural dàƙī̀ƙai)

dàƙīƙī̀ (canonical)
dàƙīƙìyā (feminine)
dàƙī̀ƙai (plural)

/dà.kʼíː.kʼìː/

[də̀.cʼíː.cʼìː]


daƙiƙi

ha-noun

dàƙīƙī̀ m (feminine dàƙīƙìyā, plural dàƙī̀ƙai, possessed form dàƙīƙìn)

dàƙīƙī̀ (canonical masculine)
dàƙīƙìyā (feminine)
dàƙī̀ƙai (plural)
dàƙīƙìn (possessed-form)

/dà.kʼíː.kʼìː/

[də̀.cʼíː.cʼìː]


darasi

dar̃àsī m (plural dar̃ussā̀, possessed form dar̃àsin)

dar̃àsī (canonical masculine)
dar̃ussā̀ (plural)
dar̃àsin (possessed-form)


daula

daulā̀ f (plural daulōlī, possessed form daulàr̃)

daulā̀ (canonical feminine)
daulōlī (plural)
daulàr̃ (possessed-form)


di'o

dī'ṑ m (plural dī'ṑ-dī'ṑ, possessed form dī'òn)

dī'ṑ (canonical masculine)
dī'ṑ-dī'ṑ (plural)
dī'òn (possessed-form)

district officer (colonial administrator)


dokin Allah

[dóː.cɪ̀ŋ ʔál.làː]


du'a'i

du'ā'ī̀ (canonical masculine)
du'ā'ìn (possessed-form)

/dú.ʔáː.ʔìː/

[dɪ́.ʔáː.ʔìː]


dutse

dūtsḕ m (plural duwā̀tsū, possessed form dūtsèn)

dūtsḕ (canonical masculine)
duwā̀tsū (plural)
dūtsèn (possessed-form)


ɗa'a

ɗā'ā̀ (canonical feminine)
ɗā'àr̃ (possessed-form)

bor

Arabic طَاعَة (ṭāʕa)


ɗabi'a

ha-noun

ɗàbī'ā̀ f (plural ɗàbī̀'ū, possessed form ɗàbī'àr̃)

ɗàbī'ā̀ (canonical feminine)
ɗàbī̀'ū (plural)
ɗàbī'àr̃ (possessed-form)

/ɗà.bíː.ʔàː/

[ɗə̀.bíː.ʔàː]

bor

Arabic طَبِيعَة (ṭabīʕa)


ɗalibi

ha-noun

ɗālìbī m (feminine ɗālìbā, plural ɗā̀lìbai, possessed form ɗālìbin)

ɗālìbī (canonical masculine)
ɗālìbā (feminine)
ɗā̀lìbai (plural)
ɗālìbin (possessed-form)

/ɗáː.lì.bíː/

[ɗáː.lɪ̀.bíː]

student (at the level of secondary school or higher)


ɗan Adam

ɗan Adàm (canonical masculine)
'yan Adàm (plural)

[ɗáŋ ʔá.dàŋ]

Calque of Arabic اِبْن آدَم (ibn ʔādam, literally “son of Adam”).


ɗawafi

ɗàwāfī̀ (canonical masculine)
ɗàwāfìn (possessed-form)

/ɗà.wáː.fìː/

[ɗə̀.wáː.ɸìː]

(Islam) tawaf (circumambulating the Kaaba)


el'e

ha-noun

el'ê m (plural el'ḕ-el'ḕ, possessed form el'ên)

el'ê (canonical masculine)
el'ḕ-el'ḕ (plural)
el'ên (possessed-form)


fa'ida

fā'idā̀ f (plural fā'idōjī, possessed form fā'idàr̃)

fā'idā̀ (canonical feminine)
fā'idōjī (plural)
fā'idàr̃ (possessed-form)

/fáː.ʔí.dàː/

[ɸáː.ʔɪ́.dàː]


faƙiri

fàƙīr̃ī̀ m (feminine fàƙīr̃ìyā, plural fàƙī̀r̃ai, possessed form fàƙīr̃ìn)

fàƙīr̃ī̀ (canonical masculine)
fàƙīr̃ìyā (feminine)
fàƙī̀r̃ai (plural)
fàƙīr̃ìn (possessed-form)

[ɸə̀.cʼíː.rìː]


faƙiri

head

fàƙīr̃ī̀ (feminine fàƙīr̃ìyā, plural fàƙī̀r̃ai)

fàƙīr̃ī̀ (canonical)
fàƙīr̃ìyā (feminine)
fàƙī̀r̃ai (plural)

[ɸə̀.cʼíː.rìː]


fanni

ha-noun

fannī̀ m (plural fannōnī, possessed form fannìn)

fannī̀ (canonical masculine)
fannōnī (plural)
fannìn (possessed-form)


fara'a

far̃a'ā̀ (canonical feminine)
far̃a'àr̃ (possessed-form)

[ɸə́.rə́.ʔàː]

Seemingly from Arabic فَرْحَة (farḥa), with an irregular development of a glottal stop.


farilla

fàr̃illā̀ f (plural fàr̃ìllai, possessed form fàr̃illàr̃)

fàr̃illā̀ (canonical feminine)
fàr̃ìllai (plural)
fàr̃illàr̃ (possessed-form)
far̃àlī (alternative)

[ɸə̀.rɪ́l.làː]


farali

far̃àlī (canonical masculine)
far̃àlin (possessed-form)

[ɸə́.rə̀.líː]


fasali

fasàlī (canonical masculine)
fasàlin (possessed-form)

[ɸə́.sə̀.líː]


fasiƙi

fāsìƙī m (feminine fāsìƙā, plural fā̀sìƙai, possessed form fāsìƙin)

fāsìƙī (canonical masculine)
fāsìƙā (feminine)
fā̀sìƙai (plural)
fāsìƙin (possessed-form)

[ɸáː.sɪ̀.cʼíː]


fasiƙi

head

fāsìƙī (feminine fāsìƙā, plural fā̀sìƙai)

fāsìƙī (canonical)
fāsìƙā (feminine)
fā̀sìƙai (plural)

[ɸáː.sɪ̀.cʼíː]


fida'u

fìdā'ū̀ (canonical masculine)
fìdā'ùn (possessed-form)

/fì.dáː.ʔùː/

[ɸɪ̀.dáː.ʔùː]


fi'ili

ha-noun

fi'ìlī m (plural fì'ìlai, possessed form fi'ìlin)

fi'ìlī (canonical masculine)
fì'ìlai (plural)
fi'ìlin (possessed-form)

[ɸɪ́.ʔɪ̀.líː]

performance, unnatural speech or behavior


fil azal

[ɸɪ́l ʔà.zál]

bor

فِي الْأَزَل


gadara

gàdār̃ā̀ (canonical feminine)
gàdār̃àr̃ (possessed-form)

/ɡà.dáː.ràː/

[ɡə̀.dáː.ràː]

Arabic غَضَارَة (ḡaḍāra)


gaibi

gaibì (canonical masculine)
gaibìn (possessed-form)


gaira

gair̃à (canonical masculine)
gair̃àn (possessed-form)


galibi

gālìbī (canonical masculine)
gālìbin (possessed-form)

/ɡáː.lì.bíː/

[ɡáː.lɪ̀.bíː]


galibi

/ɡáː.lì.bíː/

[ɡáː.lɪ̀.bíː]


gwaiba

gwaibā̀ (canonical feminine)
gwaibàr̃ (possessed-form)


haɗari

ha-noun

haɗàr̃ī m (plural haɗar̃ur̃r̃ukā̀, possessed form haɗàr̃in)

haɗàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
haɗar̃ur̃r̃ukā̀ (plural)
haɗàr̃in (possessed-form)

[há.ɗə̀.ríː]


halama

hàlāmā̀ f (plural hàlā̀mū, possessed form hàlāmàr̃)

hàlāmā̀ (canonical feminine)
hàlā̀mū (plural)
hàlāmàr̃ (possessed-form)


hamdala

hamdalā̀ (canonical feminine)
hamdalàr̃ (possessed-form)

From Arabic حَمْدَلَة (ḥamdala), derived from the expression الحَمْدُ لِله (al-ḥamdu li-llāh, “praise be to God”).


hani'an

[háː.nɪ́.ʔàŋ]

From Arabic هَانِئًا (hāniʔan, “content, happy”).


harafi

ha-noun

har̃àfī m (plural har̃ufā̀ or hàr̃àfai, possessed form har̃àfin)

har̃àfī (canonical masculine)
har̃ufā̀ (plural)
hàr̃àfai (plural)
har̃àfin (possessed-form)

→ Nupe: harànfi

→ Yoruba: háràfí

[há.rə̀.ɸíː]


haraji

hàr̃ājī̀ (canonical masculine)
hàr̃ājìn (possessed-form)

[hà.ráː.d͡ʒìː]


harsashi

hàr̃sāshī̀ m (possessed form hàr̃sāshìn)

hàr̃sāshī̀ (canonical masculine)
hàr̃sāshìn (possessed-form)


hatimi

hātìmī (canonical masculine)
hātìmin (possessed-form)


hawa'i

hàwā'ī (canonical feminine masculine)
hàwā'in (possessed-form)

/hà.wáː.ʔíː/

[hà.wáː.ʔíː]

irresponsible person; someone with their head in the clouds


haziƙi

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hāzìƙī (feminine hāzìƙā, plural hā̀zìƙai)

hāzìƙī (canonical)
hāzìƙā (feminine)
hā̀zìƙai (plural)

[háː.zɪ̀.cʼíː]


haziƙi

ha-noun

hāzìƙī m (feminine hāzìƙā, plural hā̀zìƙai, possessed form hāzìƙin)

hāzìƙī (canonical masculine)
hāzìƙā (feminine)
hā̀zìƙai (plural)
hāzìƙin (possessed-form)

[háː.zɪ̀.cʼíː]


hidima

hidimā f (plural hidimōmī, possessed form hidimar̃)

hidimā (canonical feminine)
hidimōmī (plural)
hidimar̃ (possessed-form)


hijira

hijir̃ā (canonical feminine)
hijir̃ar̃ (possessed-form)

[hɪ́.d͡ʒɪ́.ráː]

hijra (event from which the Islamic calendar counts)


hisabi

hìsābī̀ (canonical masculine)
hìsābìn (possessed-form)

From Arabic حِسَاب (ḥisāb). Doublet of lissafi.

(Islam) the reckoning of good and bad deeds on Judgement Day


huɗuba

huɗubā̀ (canonical feminine)
huɗubàr̃ (possessed-form)

[hʊ́.ɗɪ́.bàː]


hukuma

hùkūmā̀ f (plural hukūmōmī, possessed form hùkūmàr̃)

hùkūmā̀ (canonical feminine)
hukūmōmī (plural)
hùkūmàr̃ (possessed-form)

[hʊ̀.kʷúː.màː]


humusi

humū̀sī (canonical masculine)
humū̀sin (possessed-form)
humū̀shī (alternative)


humushi

humū̀shī (canonical masculine)
humū̀shin (possessed-form)

/hú.mùː.ʃíː/

[hʊ́.mùː.ʃíː]


ibilis

ìbìlîs (canonical masculine)
ìbìlīshìn (possessed-form)

[ʔɪ̀.bɪ̀.lɪ̂s]


ijara

ìjār̃ā̀ (canonical feminine)
ìjār̃àr̃ (possessed-form)

[ʔɪ̀.d͡ʒáː.ràː]


ilimi

ilìmī (canonical masculine)
ilìmin (possessed-form)
ilmī̀ (alternative)
îlmī (alternative)

[ʔɪ́.lɪ̀.míː]


in sha Allahu

/ʔín ʃáː ʔàl.láː.hù/

[ʔɪ́ŋ ʃáː ʔàl.láː.hʊ̀]

From Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ (ʔin šāʔa llāhu).

bor

إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ


istihara

ha-noun

istìhār̃ā̀ f (possessed form istìhār̃àr̃)

istìhār̃ā̀ (canonical feminine)
istìhār̃àr̃ (possessed-form)

[ʔɪ́s.tɪ̀.háː.ràː]

bor

اِسْتِخَارَة

Arabic اِسْتِخَارَة (istiḵāra)

(Islam) istikhara (prayer seeking guidance from God)


iyali

ìyālī̀ (canonical feminine)
ìyālìn (possessed-form)

/ʔì.jáː.lìː/

[ʔɪ̀.jáː.lìː]


izifi

izìfī (canonical masculine)
izìfin (possessed-form)

[ʔɪ́.zɪ̀.ɸíː]

(Islam) hizb (one of the sixty sections into which the Qur'an is divided)


izini

izìnī (canonical masculine)
izìnin (possessed-form)
iznī̀ (alternative)

[ʔɪ́.zɪ̀.níː]


jadawali

jadawàlī (canonical masculine)
jadawàlin (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒə́.də́.wə̀.líː]

multiplication table
multiplication table


jafa'i

jàfā'ī̀ (canonical masculine)
jàfā'ìn (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒə̀.ɸáː.ʔìː]


jahadi

jàhādī̀ (canonical masculine)
jàhādìn (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒə̀.háː.dìː]


jahili

ha-noun

jāhìlī m (feminine jāhìlā, plural jā̀hìlai, possessed form jāhìlin)

jāhìlī (canonical masculine)
jāhìlā (feminine)
jā̀hìlai (plural)
jāhìlin (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒáː.hɪ̀.líː]


jama'a

jàma'à f (plural jama'ō'ī or jàmà'ū, possessed form jàma'àr̃)

jàma'à (canonical feminine)
jama'ō'ī (plural)
jàmà'ū (plural)
jàma'àr̃ (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒə̀.mə́.ʔà]


jam'i

jam'ī̀ (canonical masculine)
jam'ìn (possessed-form)


janaba

jànabā̀ (canonical feminine)
jànabàr̃ (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒə̀.nə́.bàː]


jana'iza

jànā'izā̀ (canonical feminine)
jànā'izàr̃ (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒə̀.náː.ʔɪ́.zàː]


jawabi

jàwābī̀ m (plural jàwā̀bai, possessed form jàwābìn)

jàwābī̀ (canonical masculine)
jàwā̀bai (plural)
jàwābìn (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒə̀.wáː.bìː]


jaza'i

jàzā'ī̀ (canonical masculine)
jàzā'ìn (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒə̀.záː.ʔìː]


jidali

jìdālī̀ (canonical masculine)
jìdālìn (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒɪ̀.dáː.lìː]


jima'i

jìmā'ī̀ (canonical masculine)
jìmā'ìn (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒɪ̀.máː.ʔìː]


jimilla

jìmillā̀ (canonical feminine)
jìmillàr̃ (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒɪ̀.mɪ́l.làː]

From Arabic جُمْلَة (jumla), perhaps as a corruption of jimlā̀.


jimla

jimlā̀ (canonical feminine)
jimlàr̃ (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒɪ́m.làː]


juzu'i

juzù'ī (canonical masculine)
juzù'in (possessed-form)

[d͡ʒɪ́.zɪ̀.ʔíː]

(Islam) juz' (one of the 30 portions into which the Qur'an is divided)


kabari

kabàr̃ī m (plural kabur̃bur̃ā̀, possessed form kabàr̃in)

kabàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
kabur̃bur̃ā̀ (plural)
kabàr̃in (possessed-form)

→ Nupe: kánbànri


ƙabila

ƙàbīlā̀ f (plural ƙàbī̀lū, possessed form ƙàbīlàr̃)

ƙàbīlā̀ (canonical feminine)
ƙàbī̀lū (plural)
ƙàbīlàr̃ (possessed-form)
kàbīlā̀ (alternative)

[kʼə̀.bíː.làː]


kaidi

kaidī̀ (canonical masculine)
kaidìn (possessed-form)


kalami

kàlāmī̀ (canonical masculine)
kàlāmìn (possessed-form)


kanumfari

kànumfàr̃ī m (possessed form kànumfàr̃in)

kànumfàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
kànumfàr̃in (possessed-form)

[kə̀.nɪ́m.ɸə̀.ríː]

Ultimately from Arabic قَرَنْفُل (qaranful), via another language on the trans-Saharan trade routes.


karahiya

kàr̃āhiyā̀ f (possessed form kàr̃āhiyàr̃)

kàr̃āhiyā̀ (canonical feminine)
kàr̃āhiyàr̃ (possessed-form)

(Islam) an act which is disfavored but not forbidden in Islam


karimi

head

kàr̃īmī̀ (feminine kàr̃īmìyā, plural kàr̃ī̀mai)

kàr̃īmī̀ (canonical)
kàr̃īmìyā (feminine)
kàr̃ī̀mai (plural)


karimi

ha-noun

kàr̃īmī̀ m (feminine kàr̃īmìyā, plural kàr̃ī̀mai, possessed form kàr̃īmìn)

kàr̃īmī̀ (canonical masculine)
kàr̃īmìyā (feminine)
kàr̃ī̀mai (plural)
kàr̃īmìn (possessed-form)


katibi

kātìbī m (feminine kātìbā, plural kā̀tìbai, possessed form kātìbin)

kātìbī (canonical masculine)
kātìbā (feminine)
kā̀tìbai (plural)
kātìbin (possessed-form)


kazaf

kazàf (canonical masculine)
ƙazàf (alternative)


kiyama

kìyāmā̀ (canonical feminine)
kìyāmàr̃ (possessed-form)

(Islam) resurrection (event that will occur on judgement day)


kyau

kyâu (canonical masculine)
kyân (possessed-form)


ƙa'ida

ƙā'idā̀ f (plural ƙā'idōdī, possessed form ƙā'idàr̃)

ƙā'idā̀ (canonical feminine)
ƙā'idōdī (plural)
ƙā'idàr̃ (possessed-form)

/kʼáː.ʔí.dàː/

[kʼáː.ʔɪ́.dàː]


ƙa'imi

ƙā'ìmī m (feminine ƙā'ìmā, plural ƙā̀'ìmai, possessed form ƙā'ìmin)

ƙā'ìmī (canonical masculine)
ƙā'ìmā (feminine)
ƙā̀'ìmai (plural)
ƙā'ìmin (possessed-form)

/kʼáː.ʔì.míː/

[kʼáː.ʔɪ̀.míː]


ƙala

ƙālā̀ (canonical feminine)
ƙālàr̃ (possessed-form)


ƙasida

ƙàsīdā̀ f (plural ƙàsī̀dū, possessed form ƙàsīdàr̃)

ƙàsīdā̀ (canonical feminine)
ƙàsī̀dū (plural)
ƙàsīdàr̃ (possessed-form)

[kʼə̀.síː.dàː]


ƙissa

ƙissā̀ f (plural ƙissōshī, possessed form ƙissàr̃)

ƙissā̀ (canonical feminine)
ƙissōshī (plural)
ƙissàr̃ (possessed-form)


ƙiyasi

ƙìyāsī̀ (canonical masculine)
ƙìyāsìn (possessed-form)

[cʼɪ̀.jáː.sìː]


ƙoƙiƙoƙi

ƙōƙìƙōƙì (canonical masculine)
ƙōƙìƙōƙìn (possessed-form)

/kʼóː.kì.kʼóː.kʼì/

[kʷʼóː.cɪ̀.kʷʼóː.cʼɪ̀]


ƙuri'a

ƙùr̃i'ā̀ f (plural ƙur̃i'ō'ī, possessed form ƙùr̃i'àr̃)

ƙùr̃i'ā̀ (canonical feminine)
ƙur̃i'ō'ī (plural)
ƙùr̃i'àr̃ (possessed-form)

/kʼù.rí.ʔàː/

[kʷʼʊ̀.rɪ́.ʔàː]


la'ada

là'adā̀ (canonical feminine)
là'adàr̃ (possessed-form)

[lə̀.ʔá.dàː]

Borrowed from Arabic عَدّ (ʕadd) or a related form.

commission (fee charged for carrying out a transaction)


ladabi

ladàbī̀ (canonical masculine)
ladàbìn (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْأَدَب (al-ʔadab). Doublet of adàbī̀.


Lahira

Lāhir̃ā̀ (canonical feminine)
Lāhir̃àr̃ (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْآخِرَة (al-ʔāḵira).


lamiri

làmīr̃ī̀ (canonical masculine)
làmīr̃ìn (possessed-form)


la'ifi

là'īfī̀ m (plural là'ī̀fai, possessed form là'īfìn)

là'īfī̀ (canonical masculine)
là'ī̀fai (plural)
là'īfìn (possessed-form)

/là.ʔíː.fìː/

[lə̀.ʔíː.ɸìː]


larura

làr̃ūr̃ā̀ f (plural lar̃ūr̃ōr̃ī, possessed form làr̃ūr̃àr̃)

làr̃ūr̃ā̀ (canonical feminine)
lar̃ūr̃ōr̃ī (plural)
làr̃ūr̃àr̃ (possessed-form)


lissafi

lìssāfī̀ (canonical masculine)
lìssāfìn (possessed-form)

[lɪ̀s.sáː.ɸìː]

Ultimately (but not necessarily directly) from Arabic اَلْحِسَاب (al-ḥisāb). Doublet of hisabi.


luwaɗi

lùwāɗī̀ (canonical masculine)
lùwāɗìn (possessed-form)

/lù.wáː.ɗìː/

[lʊ̀.wáː.ɗìː]


ma'amala

mà'āmalā̀ f (plural ma'āmalōlī, possessed form mà'āmalàr̃)

mà'āmalā̀ (canonical feminine)
ma'āmalōlī (plural)
mà'āmalàr̃ (possessed-form)
mù'āmalā̀ (alternative)

[mə̀.ʔáː.mə́.làː]

Borrowed from Arabic مُعَامَلَة (muʕāmala).


maɗaba'a

maɗāba'ā f (plural maɗāba'ō'ī, possessed form maɗāba'ar̃)

maɗāba'ā (canonical feminine)
maɗāba'ō'ī (plural)
maɗāba'ar̃ (possessed-form)

/má.ɗáː.bá.ʔáː/

[mə́.ɗáː.bə́.ʔáː]

Borrowed from Arabic مَطْبَعَة (maṭbaʕa).


mahalli

màhâllī (canonical masculine)
màhâllin (possessed-form)

context, place (where something belongs)


mahawara

màhāwar̃ā̀ f (possessed form màhāwar̃àr̃)

màhāwar̃ā̀ (canonical feminine)
màhāwar̃àr̃ (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَاوَرَة (muḥāwara).


majalisa

màjàlisā̀ f (plural màjàlìsū, possessed form màjàlisàr̃)

màjàlisā̀ (canonical feminine)
màjàlìsū (plural)
màjàlisàr̃ (possessed-form)

[mə̀.d͡ʒə̀.lɪ́.sàː]


majami'a

màjāmi'ā̀ f (plural màjā̀mì'ū, possessed form màjāmi'àr̃)

màjāmi'ā̀ (canonical feminine)
màjā̀mì'ū (plural)
màjāmi'àr̃ (possessed-form)

[mə̀.d͡ʒáː.mɪ́.ʔàː]

Borrowed from Arabic مَجَامِع (majāmiʕ), plural of مَجْمَع (majmaʕ).


laifi

lâifi m (plural laifuffukā̀ or laifukā, possessed form lâifin)

lâifi (canonical masculine)
laifuffukā̀ (plural)
laifukā (plural)
lâifin (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْعَيْب (al-ʕayb). Doublet of aibù / aibì.


majanuni

màjànūnī̀ m (feminine màjànūnìyā, plural màjànū̀nai, possessed form màjànūnìn)

màjànūnī̀ (canonical masculine)
màjànūnìyā (feminine)
màjànū̀nai (plural)
màjànūnìn (possessed-form)

[mə̀.d͡ʒə̀.núː.nìː]


mangariba

màngàr̃ibā̀ f (possessed form màngàr̃ibàr̃)

màngàr̃ibā̀ (canonical feminine)
màngàr̃ibàr̃ (possessed-form)

[màŋ.ɡə̀.rɪ́.bàː]


manhaja

manhajā̀ (canonical feminine)
manhajàr̃ (possessed-form)

[máŋ.há.d͡ʒàː]


maraba

mar̃ā̀ba (canonical)
màr̃habìn (alternative)

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْحَبًا (marḥaban).


maraba

marabā (canonical feminine)
marabar̃ (possessed-form)

[mə́.ɽə́.báː]


marhabin

Alternative form of mar̃ā̀ba (“welcome!”)


marili

màr̃īlī̀ m (feminine màr̃īlā̀, plural màr̃ī̀lai, possessed form màr̃īlìn)

màr̃īlī̀ (canonical masculine)
màr̃īlā̀ (feminine)
màr̃ī̀lai (plural)
màr̃īlìn (possessed-form)


ma sha Allahu

head

mā̀ shā Àllāhù

mā̀ shā Àllāhù

ha-pos

mā̀ shā Àllāhù

mā̀ shā Àllāhù

/màː ʃáː ʔàl.láː.hù/

[màː ʃáː ʔàl.láː.hʊ̀]

From Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ (mā šāʔa llāhu).

bor

مَا شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ


mashahuri

head

màshàhūr̃ìyā

màshàhūr̃ī̀ (feminine màshàhūr̃ìyā, plural màshàhū̀r̃ai)

ha-adj

màshàhūr̃ìyā

màshàhūr̃ī̀ (canonical)
màshàhūr̃ìyā (feminine)
màshàhū̀r̃ai (plural)

[mə̀.ʃə̀.húː.rìː]


mashahuri

ha-noun

màshàhūr̃ìyā

màshàhūr̃ī̀ m (feminine màshàhūr̃ìyā, plural màshàhū̀r̃ai, possessed form màshàhūr̃ìn)

màshàhūr̃ī̀ (canonical masculine)
màshàhūr̃ìyā (feminine)
màshàhū̀r̃ai (plural)
màshàhūr̃ìn (possessed-form)

[mə̀.ʃə̀.húː.rìː]


misali

mìsālī̀ m (plural mìsā̀lai, possessed form mìsālìn)

mìsālī̀ (canonical masculine)
mìsā̀lai (plural)
mìsālìn (possessed-form)


miskini

mìskīnī̀ m (feminine mìskīnìyā, plural mìskī̀nai, possessed form mìskīnìn)

mìskīnī̀ (canonical masculine)
mìskīnìyā (feminine)
mìskī̀nai (plural)
mìskīnìn (possessed-form)


mu'amala

mù'āmalā̀ f (plural mu'āmalōlī, possessed form mù'āmalàr̃)

mù'āmalā̀ (canonical feminine)
mu'āmalōlī (plural)
mù'āmalàr̃ (possessed-form)

[mʊ̀.ʔáː.mə́.làː]

Alternative form of mà'āmalā̀ (“transaction”)


Muhammadiyya

Mùhàmmàdiyyā̀ f (possessed form Mùhàmmàdiyyàr̃)

Mùhàmmàdiyyā̀ (canonical feminine)
Mùhàmmàdiyyàr̃ (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَمَّدِيَّة (muḥammadiyya).

bor

مُحَمَّدِيَّة

(Islam) Islamic studies, the teachings of Muhammad


muhimmi

head

mùhimmī̀ (feminine mùhimmìyā, plural mùhìmmai)

mùhimmī̀ (canonical)
mùhimmìyā (feminine)
mùhìmmai (plural)


muhimmi

ha-noun

mùhimmī̀ m (feminine mùhimmìyā, plural mùhìmmai, possessed form mùhimmìn)

mùhimmī̀ (canonical masculine)
mùhimmìyā (feminine)
mùhìmmai (plural)
mùhimmìn (possessed-form)


mujaddadi

mùjaddàdī (canonical masculine)
mùjaddàdin (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic مُجَدِّد (mujaddid).


mulki

mulkī̀ (canonical masculine)
mulkìn (possessed-form)

→ Nupe: múlíki


mulukiya

mulūkiyā̀ (canonical feminine)
mulūkiyàr̃ (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic مُلْكِيَّة (mulkiyya).


mumbari

mumbàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
mumbàr̃in (possessed-form)


mumini

mūmìnī m (feminine mūmìnā, plural mū̀mìnai, possessed form mūmìnin)

mūmìnī (canonical masculine)
mūmìnā (feminine)
mū̀mìnai (plural)
mūmìnin (possessed-form)


munafuki

mùnāfùkī m (feminine mùnāfùkā, plural mùnā̀fùkai, possessed form mùnāfùkin)

mùnāfùkī (canonical masculine)
mùnāfùkā (feminine)
mùnā̀fùkai (plural)
mùnāfùkin (possessed-form)

[mʊ̀.náː.ɸʊ̀.cíː]

Borrowed from Arabic مُنَافِق (munāfiq).


muradi

mùr̃ādī̀ (canonical masculine)
mùr̃ādìn (possessed-form)


mushiriki

mushir̃ìkī m (feminine mushir̃ìkā, plural mùshìr̃ìkai, possessed form mushir̃ìkin)

mushir̃ìkī (canonical masculine)
mushir̃ìkā (feminine)
mùshìr̃ìkai (plural)
mushir̃ìkin (possessed-form)

[mʊ́.ʃɪ́.rɪ̀.cíː]


mu'ujiza

mù'ùjizā̀ f (plural mu'ujizōjī, possessed form mù'ùjizàr̃)

mù'ùjizā̀ (canonical feminine)
mu'ujizōjī (plural)
mù'ùjizàr̃ (possessed-form)

[mʊ̀.ʔʊ̀.d͡ʒɪ́.zàː]

Borrowed from Arabic مُعْجِزَة (muʕjiza).


na'ibi

nā'ìbī m (plural nā̀'ìbai, possessed form nā'ìbin)

nā'ìbī (canonical masculine)
nā̀'ìbai (plural)
nā'ìbin (possessed-form)

/náː.ʔì.bíː/

[náː.ʔɪ̀.bíː]


nasiha

nàsīhā̀ f (plural nasīhōhī, possessed form nàsīhàr̃)

nàsīhā̀ (canonical feminine)
nasīhōhī (plural)
nàsīhàr̃ (possessed-form)

bor

Arabic نَصِيحَة (naṣīḥa)


nau'i

ha-noun

nau'ī̀ m (plural nau'ō'ī, possessed form nau'ìn)

nau'ī̀ (canonical masculine)
nau'ō'ī (plural)
nau'ìn (possessed-form)


na'ura

nā̀'ūr̃ā̀ f (plural nā'ūr̃ōr̃ī, possessed form nā̀'ūr̃àr̃)

nā̀'ūr̃ā̀ (canonical feminine)
nā'ūr̃ōr̃ī (plural)
nā̀'ūr̃àr̃ (possessed-form)

/nàː.ʔúː.ràː/

[nàː.ʔúː.ràː]

Borrowed from Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʕūra).

bor

Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʕūra)


kwamfyuta

ha-noun

kwàmfyūtā̀ f (possessed form kwàmfyūtàr̃)

kwàmfyūtā̀ (canonical feminine)
kwàmfyūtàr̃ (possessed-form)

[kʷàm.ɸʲúː.tàː]


nazari

nazàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
nazàr̃in (possessed-form)


ni'ima

ni'imā̀ f (plural ni'imōmī or nì'ìmū, possessed form ni'imàr̃)

ni'imā̀ (canonical feminine)
ni'imōmī (plural)
nì'ìmū (plural)
ni'imàr̃ (possessed-form)

[nɪ́.ʔɪ́.màː]


nishaɗi

nìshāɗī̀ (canonical masculine)
nìshāɗìn (possessed-form)

/nì.ʃáː.ɗìː/

[nɪ̀.ʃáː.ɗìː]


ra'ayi

r̃a'àyī m (plural r̃a'ayōyī, possessed form r̃a'àyin)

r̃a'àyī (canonical masculine)
r̃a'ayōyī (plural)
r̃a'àyin (possessed-form)

[rə́.ʔɛ̀.jíː]


rahusa

r̃àhūsā (canonical feminine)
r̃àhūsar̃ (possessed-form)

bor

Arabic رُخُوصَة (ruḵūṣa)


rashawa

r̃ashawā (canonical feminine)
r̃ashawar̃ (possessed-form)

[rə́.ʃə́.wáː]


rubu'i

r̃ubù'ī (canonical masculine)
r̃ubù'in (possessed-form)

[rɪ́.bʊ̀.ʔíː]


ru'uya

r̃ù'ùyā (canonical feminine)
r̃ù'ùyar̃ (possessed-form)

[rɪ̀.ʔì.jáː]


sababi

sabàbī (canonical masculine)
sabàbin (possessed-form)


saɗara

ha-noun

sàɗar̃ā̀ f (plural sàɗàr̃ū, possessed form sàɗar̃àr̃)

sàɗar̃ā̀ (canonical feminine)
sàɗàr̃ū (plural)
sàɗar̃àr̃ (possessed-form)

[sə̀.ɗə́.ràː]


sa'ida

sà'īdā̀ (canonical feminine)
sà'īdàr̃ (possessed-form)

/sà.ʔíː.dàː/

[sə̀.ʔíː.dàː]


alaikum salam

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَيْكُم اَلسَّلَام (ʕalaykum as-salām).

bor

وعليكم السلام

عَلَيْكُم اَلسَّلَام


salihi

head

sālìhī (feminine sālìhā, plural sā̀lìhai)

sālìhī (canonical)
sālìhā (feminine)
sā̀lìhai (plural)


salihi

ha-noun

sālìhī m (feminine sālìhā, plural sā̀lìhai, possessed form sālìhin)

sālìhī (canonical masculine)
sālìhā (feminine)
sā̀lìhai (plural)
sālìhin (possessed-form)


sana'a

sàna'ā̀ f (plural sana'ō'ī, possessed form sàna'àr̃)

sàna'ā̀ (canonical feminine)
sana'ō'ī (plural)
sàna'àr̃ (possessed-form)

[sə̀.nə́.ʔàː]


sha'ani

sha'ànī m (plural sha'anōnī, possessed form sha'ànin)

sha'ànī (canonical masculine)
sha'anōnī (plural)
sha'ànin (possessed-form)

[ʃə́.ʔà.níː]


shai'an

anything (only used in set phrases in the negative)


sharaɗi

shar̃àɗī m (plural shar̃uɗā̀, possessed form shar̃àɗin)

shar̃àɗī (canonical masculine)
shar̃uɗā̀ (plural)
shar̃àɗin (possessed-form)

[ʃə́.rə̀.ɗíː]


sharhi

shar̃hī̀ (canonical masculine)
shar̃hìn (possessed-form)


sharri

shar̃r̃ī̀ (canonical masculine)
shar̃r̃ìn (possessed-form)


shirka

shir̃kā̀ (canonical feminine)
shir̃kàr̃ (possessed-form)


shu'umi

shu'ùmī m (feminine shu'ùmā, plural shù'ùmai, possessed form shu'ùmin)

shu'ùmī (canonical masculine)
shu'ùmā (feminine)
shù'ùmai (plural)
shu'ùmin (possessed-form)

[ʃɪ́.ʔʊ̀.míː]

something or someone inhabited or possessed by spirits


sitira

sìtir̃ā̀ f (plural sìtìr̃ū, possessed form sìtir̃àr̃)

sìtir̃ā̀ (canonical feminine)
sìtìr̃ū (plural)
sìtir̃àr̃ (possessed-form)


siyasa

sìyāsā̀ (canonical feminine)
sìyāsàr̃ (possessed-form)


sujjada

sùjjadā̀ (canonical feminine)
sùjjadàr̃ (possessed-form)

[sɪ̀d.d͡ʒə́.dàː]

Borrowed from Arabic سَجْدَة (sajda) or a related form.


tarbiyya

tàr̃biyyā̀ f (possessed form tàr̃biyyàr̃)

tàr̃biyyā̀ (canonical feminine)
tàr̃biyyàr̃ (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic تَرْبِيَة (tarbiya).


tarihi

tār̃īhī̀ (canonical masculine)
tār̃īhìn (possessed-form)

bor

Arabic تَارِيخ (tārīḵ)


tauhidi

tàuhīdī̀ (canonical masculine)
tàuhīdìn (possessed-form)


tijara

tìjār̃ā̀ (canonical feminine)
tìjār̃àr̃ (possessed-form)

[tɪ̀.d͡ʒáː.ràː]


tubarkalla

From Arabic تَبَارَكَ ٱلله (tabāraka llāh).

تَبَارَكَ ٱلله


ushiri

ushìr̃ī (canonical masculine)
ushìr̃in (possessed-form)
ushìr̃ā (alternative)

[ʔʊ́.ʃɪ̀.ríː]

tithe paid to the court in property cases


ushira

ushìr̃ā (canonical feminine)
ushìr̃ar̃ (possessed-form)

[ʔʊ́.ʃɪ̀.ráː]

Alternative form of ushìr̃ī (“tithe paid to the court”)


wa'adi

wa'àdī (canonical masculine)
wa'àdin (possessed-form)

[wə́.ʔà.díː]


wa'azi

wa'àzī (canonical masculine)
wa'àzin (possessed-form)

[wə́.ʔà.zíː]


waƙafi

waƙàfī (canonical masculine)
waƙàfin (possessed-form)

[wə́.kʼə̀.ɸíː]


wuridi

wur̃ìdī (canonical masculine)
wur̃ìdin (possessed-form)


zaiba

zaibā̀ (canonical feminine)
zaibàr̃ (possessed-form)


za'ida

zā'idā̀ (canonical feminine)
zā'idàr̃ (possessed-form)

/záː.ʔí.dàː/

[záː.ʔɪ́.dàː]


zakka

zàkkā (canonical feminine)
zàkkar̃ (possessed-form)


Umaru

[ʔʊ̀.mə́.rɪ̀]


wasiƙa

ha-noun

wàsīƙā̀ f (plural wàsī̀ƙū, possessed form wàsīƙàr̃)

wàsīƙā̀ (canonical feminine)
wàsī̀ƙū (plural)
wàsīƙàr̃ (possessed-form)

[wə̀.síː.kʼàː]


wasiyya

wàsiyyā̀ f (plural wasiyyōyī, possessed form wàsiyyàr̃)

wàsiyyā̀ (canonical feminine)
wasiyyōyī (plural)
wàsiyyàr̃ (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic وَصِيَّة (waṣiyya).


sadaki

sàdâkī (canonical masculine)
sàdâkin (possessed-form)


tuhuma

tùhumā̀ f (plural tùhùmce-tùhùmce, possessed form tùhumàr̃)

tùhumā̀ (canonical feminine)
tùhùmce-tùhùmce (plural)
tùhumàr̃ (possessed-form)


zabarjadi

zabàr̃jadī̀ m (possessed form zabàr̃jadìn)

zabàr̃jadī̀ (canonical masculine)
zabàr̃jadìn (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic زَبَرْجَد (zabarjad).


annoba

ànnṑbā (canonical feminine)
ànnṑbar̃ (possessed-form)

Borrowed from Arabic اَلنَّوْبَة (an-nawba).


fangali

fangalī m (plural fangulā̀, possessed form fangalin)

fangalī (canonical masculine)
fangulā̀ (plural)
fangalin (possessed-form)

[ɸáŋ.ɡə́.líː]

Likely from a Songhay language; compare Zarma fangal (“bed in a garden”).


kyanwa

kyânwā f (plural kyanwōyī, possessed form kyânwar̃)

kyânwā (canonical feminine)
kyanwōyī (plural)
kyânwar̃ (possessed-form)


ayari

āyàr̃ī m (plural āyar̃ōr̃ī, possessed form āyàr̃in)

āyàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
āyar̃ōr̃ī (plural)
āyàr̃in (possessed-form)

/ʔáː.jà.ríː/

[ʔáː.jɛ̀.ríː]

Likely from Tayert ayəṛ (“Aïr; annual caravan from Aïr”).

bor

(by extension) a group of people going in the same direction


dabino

ha-noun

dabīnṑ m (feminine dabīnùwā, plural dàbī̀nai, possessed form dabīnòn)

dabīnṑ (canonical masculine)
dabīnùwā (feminine)
dàbī̀nai (plural)
dabīnòn (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: làbídùn

From dialectal Kanuri debína (cf. standard Kanuri difúno), from a Berber language; see Proto-Berber *te-βăyne.


rubuta

From Kanuri ruwo (“write”), likely via the verbal noun ruwotǝ́. The ultimate origin is disputed; a Berber language seems likely (cf. Ghadames orəḇ), but a Saharan origin has also been suggested (cf. Dazaga urudí).


karanta

From Kanuri kǝra (“read”), likely via the verbal noun kǝratǝ́. The ultimate origin is likely a Berber language (cf. Tamahaq ăɣăr), but Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa) has also been suggested.


takarda

takàr̃dā f (plural tàkàr̃dū, possessed form takàr̃dar̃)

takàr̃dā (canonical feminine)
tàkàr̃dū (plural)
takàr̃dar̃ (possessed-form)

→ Nupe: tákàda

→ Zarma: takàrdà

→ Yoruba: tákàdá

→ Koyraboro Senni: takadda

→ Lela: k'tákà̱llá (“book”)

desc

→ Hun: taku̱rda (“book, paper”), tadarka (“book, paper”), takarada (“book, paper”)

→ Fungwa: tákàdá (“book”)

→ Ron: kaada (“book”)

From a Berber language; compare Tamahaq tăkarḍe, Ghadames takərḍa. From Arabic قِرْطَاس (qirṭās), from Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא / ܩܪܛܝܣܐ (qarṭīsā), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs).

der

Aramaic קַרְטֵיסָא


tawada

ha-noun

tàwadā̀ f (plural tàwàdū, possessed form tàwadàr̃)

tàwadā̀ (canonical feminine)
tàwàdū (plural)
tàwadàr̃ (possessed-form)
tàdawā̀ (alternative)

→ Dendi: tàddáwȧa

→ Nupe: tàdǎwa

→ Yoruba: tàdáwà

From metathesis of tàdawā̀, from a Berber language (e.g. Tamahaq təddəwat (“ink”)), from Arabic دَوَاة (dawāh, “inkwell”).


tadawa

tàdawā̀ (canonical feminine)
tàdawàr̃ (possessed-form)


taubashi

taubā̀shī (canonical masculine)
taubā̀shin (possessed-form)

cross-cousin (child of a parent's opposite-sex sibling)

someone with whom one has a joking relationship (established between two tribes whose ancestors are thought to be brother and sister)


akawal

akawàl (canonical masculine)
àkàwàlai (plural)
akawàlī (alternative)

From Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet akăwel (“black camel or horse”).


akawali

ha-noun

akawàlī m (plural àkàwàlai, possessed form akawàlin)

akawàlī (canonical masculine)
àkàwàlai (plural)
akawàlin (possessed-form)

[ʔá.kə́.wə̀.líː]


amawali

amāwàlī m (plural amāwulā̀, possessed form amāwàlin)

amāwàlī (canonical masculine)
amāwulā̀ (plural)
amāwàlin (possessed-form)

[ʔá.máː.wə̀.líː]

From Tuareg ămawal (“part of the Tuareg veil”).

bor

part of a turban which is used as a veil to cover the mouth


asabari

ha-noun

asabàr̃ī m (plural àsàbàr̃ai, possessed form asabàr̃in)

asabàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
àsàbàr̃ai (plural)
asabàr̃in (possessed-form)

[ʔá.sə́.bə̀.ríː]

From Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet asăbăr (“mat made from Panicum turgidum”).

cog

a mat made from doum palm fronds, often used as a windscreen


tagomashi

tagōmàshī (canonical masculine)
tagōmàshin (possessed-form)

/tá.ɡóː.mà.ʃíː/

[tə́.ɡʷóː.mə̀.ʃíː]

From Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet tăgomăst (“cheek (part of the face); charm”).


takobi

ha-noun

takṑbī m or f (plural takubbā̀, possessed form takṑbin)

takṑbī (canonical feminine masculine)
takubbā̀ (plural)
takṑbin (possessed-form)

[tə́.kʷòː.bíː]

From Tuareg, e.g. Tamasheq tăkoba; a Songhay intermediate is possible, however.


takunkumi

tā̀kunkùmī m (possessed form tā̀kunkùmin)

tā̀kunkùmī (canonical masculine)
tā̀kunkùmin (possessed-form)

[tàː.kʷʊ́ŋ.kʷʊ̀.míː]

From Tuareg, compare Tamasheq takmamt (“muzzle”) for the sense, but the form is closer to Ghat akunkum (“snout”). The Berber term is ultimately an old loan from Arabic كِمَامَة (kimāma).


taliki

tālìkī m (feminine tālìkā, plural tā̀lìkai, possessed form tālìkin)

tālìkī (canonical masculine)
tālìkā (feminine)
tā̀lìkai (plural)
tālìkin (possessed-form)

From Tuareg taxlək (“creature”), formed from Arabic خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa, “create”).


tantakwashi

tàntakwàshī m (possessed form tàntakwàshin)

tàntakwàshī (canonical masculine)
tàntakwàshin (possessed-form)

[tàn.tə́.kʷə̀.ʃíː]

From Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet tătoɣăst (“buttocks and pelvis”).

cog

various soft parts of animal bones (head of the femur, caudal end of the backbone) used to make soup


tozali

tōzàlī (canonical masculine)
tōzàlin (possessed-form)


daƙashi

daƙàshī (canonical masculine)
daƙàshin (possessed-form)

/dá.kʼà.ʃíː/

[də́.kʼə̀.ʃíː]

An early loan from Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet adăɣăs.


linzami

ha-noun

lìnzāmī̀ m (plural lìnzā̀mai, possessed form lìnzāmìn)

lìnzāmī̀ (canonical masculine)
lìnzā̀mai (plural)
lìnzāmìn (possessed-form)

triangular embroidery of the neck of a gown


ragama

ragàmā f (plural ragamōmī, possessed form ragàmar̃)

ragàmā (canonical feminine)
ragamōmī (plural)
ragàmar̃ (possessed-form)

[ɽə́.ɡə̀.máː]

An early borrowing from Tuareg, e.g. Tawellemmet alăgom (“reins”).


auduga

audùgā (canonical feminine)
audùgar̃ (possessed-form)

/ʔáu.dù.ɡáː/

[ʔáu.dɪ̀.ɡáː]


cukwi

cukwī (canonical masculine)
cukwin (possessed-form)

[t͡ʃɪ́.kʷíː]


tabarma

tā̀barmā f (plural tā̀bàrmī, possessed form tā̀barmar̃)

tā̀barmā (canonical feminine)
tā̀bàrmī (plural)
tā̀barmar̃ (possessed-form)

→ Zarma: tábármá

Unknown. Kossmann considers the proposed derivation from Tuareg tebăremt (“grass used to make mats”) "problematic".


aru-aru

/ʔà.rúː.ʔà.rúː/

[ʔà.rúː.ʔà.rúː]

Reduplication of a term likely borrowed from Tuareg, e.g. Tamasheq ărú (“in times gone by”).


mubazzari

ha-noun

mùbazzàr̃ī m (feminine mùbazzàr̃ā, plural mùbàzzàr̃ai, possessed form mùbazzàr̃in)

mùbazzàr̃ī (canonical masculine)
mùbazzàr̃ā (feminine)
mùbàzzàr̃ai (plural)
mùbazzàr̃in (possessed-form)


zikiri

zikìr̃ī (canonical masculine)
zikìr̃in (possessed-form)


zira'i

zìr̃ā'ī̀ (canonical masculine)
zìr̃ā'ìn (possessed-form)

/zì.ráː.ʔìː/

[zɪ̀.ráː.ʔìː]


ƙaddara

ƙàddar̃ā̀ (canonical feminine)
ƙàddar̃àr̃ (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: kádàrá


ƙafa

ƙafā̀ f (plural ƙafā̀fū or ƙafāfuwā̀, possessed form ƙafàr̃)

ƙafā̀ (canonical feminine)
ƙafā̀fū (plural)
ƙafāfuwā̀ (plural)
ƙafàr̃ (possessed-form)


ɗungum

[ɗɪ̀ŋ.ɡʷʊ́m]


tuɓur-tuɓur

[tɪ́.ɓʊ́r.tɪ̀.ɓʊ̀r]


wulik

Altered from the older form wuluk, due to either the influence of /l/ or possibly rhyming with siɗik.


zigidir

[zɪ̀.ɟɪ̀.dɪ́r]


butsu-butsu

[bʊ́.sʼúː.bʊ̀.sʼùː]


ɓalo-ɓalo

/ɓá.lóː.ɓà.lòː/

[ɓə́.lóː.ɓə̀.lòː]

large and round (only used for things which contain liquid)


sheƙeƙe

/ʃèː.kʼèː.kʼèː/

[ʃèː.cʼèː.cʼèː]


ɓaga-ɓaga

/ɓá.ɡáː.ɓà.ɡàː/

[ɓə́.ɡáː.ɓə̀.ɡàː]


raɓe-raɓe

/ɽá.ɓéː.ɽà.ɓèː/

[ɽə́.ɓéː.ɽə̀.ɓèː]


maƙo-maƙo

[mə̀.kʷʼòː.mə́.kʷʼóː]


cif-cif

[t͡ʃɪ́ɸ.t͡ʃɪ́p]

Alternative form of cif (“complete (of numbers or money)”)


kam-kam

Alternative form of kam (“firmly, tightly; adamant, insistent”)


ƙuƙut

[kʷʼʊ́.kʷʼʊ́t]

Alternative form of ƙut (“intimate, close (of a relationship)”)


kwatsam

kwatsàm (canonical)
kwaràm (alternative)


kwaram

Alternative form of kwatsàm (“suddenly”)


birjik

plentiful, abundant, scattered everywhere


warwar

wàr̃war̃ (canonical)
wàr̃was (alternative)
wànwar̃ (alternative)


warwas

Alternative form of wàr̃war̃ (“falling flat on one's back”)


zundum

zùndum (canonical)
tsùndum (alternative)


tsundum

something not too big falling into water


tsundum

Alternative form of zùndum (“full (of a body of water)”)


jawur

[d͡ʒàː.wʊ́r]


jazur

[d͡ʒàː.zɪ́r]


fururu

[ɸʊ́.ɽɪ́.ɽɪ́]


tsalala

[sʼə́.lə́.lə́]


dukuku

[dɪ̀.kʷʊ̀.kʷʊ̀]


sukuku

[sɪ̀.kʷʊ̀.kʷʊ̀]


zaƙaƙa

[zə̀.kʼə̀.kʼə̀]


boɗoɗo

/bòː.ɗòː.ɗòː/

[bòː.ɗòː.ɗòː]


bonono

something thought to be secure that turns out not to be


zololo

zṑlṑlṑ (canonical)
tsṑlṑlṑ (alternative)


tsololo

[sʼòː.lòː.lòː]

Alternative form of zṑlṑlṑ (“tall and thin, having a long neck”)


ɓelele

/ɓèː.lèː.lèː/

[ɓèː.lèː.lèː]


ƙerere

/kʼèː.ɽèː.ɽèː/

[cʼèː.ɽèː.ɽèː]

standing disrespectfully before a superior


galala

/ɡàː.làː.làː/

[ɡàː.làː.làː]


burɗunɗun

[bʊ̀r.ɗɪ̀n.ɗɪ̀ŋ]

Partial reduplication of bur̃ɗumī (“huge”), with a low tone pattern applied.


ɓangwalgwal

/ɓàn.ɡʷàl.ɡʷàl/

[ɓàŋ.ɡʷàl.ɡʷàl]

Partial reduplication of ɓangwalī (“large and round”), with a low tone pattern applied.

reduplication

solid, round, and fleshy (e.g., like a kola nut)


jimɓirɓir

[d͡ʒɪ̀m.ɓɪ̀r.ɓɪ̀r]

Partial reduplication of jimɓirmī (“heavy from being soaked”), with a low tone pattern applied.

large and heavy from being soaked or bloated


ƙursunsun

[kʷʼʊ̀ɽ.sɪ̀n.sɪ̀ŋ]


ramɓasɓas

Partial reduplication of r̃amɓashēshḕ (“huge, of a body”), with a low tone pattern applied.

large and bare (usually used to describe a bald head)


samɓalɓal

Partial reduplication of sàmɓal (“straight; tall”), with a low tone pattern applied.

straight and tall, slender (of a person)


buguzunzum

[bʊ̀.ɡʷʊ̀.zɪ̀n.zɪ̀m]

Partial reduplication from the same source as bùgùzunzùmī (“big, fat, untidy”), with a low tone pattern applied.

big, fat, untidy, hairy (mainly of women and animals)


fata-fata

[ɸə́.tə́.ɸə́.tə́]


kwata-kwata

[kʷə́.tə́.kʷə́.tə́]


rugu-rugu

/ɽú.ɡú.ɽú.ɡú/

[ɽɪ́.ɡʷʊ́.ɽɪ́.ɡʷʊ́]


wara-wara

[wə́.ɽə́.wə́.ɽə́]


dushi-dushi

[dɪ́.ʃɪ́.dɪ́.ʃɪ́]


buɗu-buɗu

[bʊ́.ɗɪ́.bʊ́.ɗɪ́]


caɓa-caɓa

/t͡ʃá.ɓá.t͡ʃá.ɓá/

[t͡ʃə́.ɓə́.t͡ʃə́.ɓə́]


caɓaɓa

/t͡ʃá.ɓá.ɓá/

[t͡ʃə́.ɓə́.ɓə́]


buɗuɗu

[bʊ́.ɗɪ́.ɗɪ́]


faca-faca

/fà.t͡ʃàː.fá.t͡ʃáː/

[ɸə̀.t͡ʃàː.ɸə́.t͡ʃáː]


cuku-cuku

/t͡ʃù.kùː.t͡ʃú.kúː/

[t͡ʃɪ̀.kʷùː.t͡ʃɪ́.kʷúː]


giɗi-giɗi

/ɡì.ɗìː.ɡí.ɗíː/

[ɟɪ̀.ɗìː.ɟɪ́.ɗíː]


jale-jale

[d͡ʒə̀.lèː.d͡ʒə́.léː]


wuƙi-wuƙi

[wʊ̀.cʼìː.wʊ́.cʼíː]


budum-budum

floundering (physicially or metaphorically)


cukun-cukun

[t͡ʃɪ́.kʷʊ́n.t͡ʃɪ̀.kʷʊ̀ŋ]


gatsal-gatsal

[ɡə́.sʼál.ɡə̀.sʼàl]


makari

ha-noun

makarī m (plural makàrai, possessed form makarin)

makarī (canonical masculine)
makàrai (plural)
makarin (possessed-form)

[mə́.kə́.ɽíː]


arewa

arḕwa (canonical feminine)
arḕwar̃ (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: àríwá

→ Nupe: arèwa

[ʔá.ɽèː.wə́]


gusum

→ Yoruba: gúúsù


waliyyi

wàliyyī̀ m (plural wàlìyyai, possessed form wàliyyìn)

wàliyyī̀ (canonical masculine)
wàlìyyai (plural)
wàliyyìn (possessed-form)
wàlî (alternative)

the man who represents the bride in marriage negotiations


dogara

[dòː.ɡə́.ɽə̀]

/dòː.ɡá.ɽàː/

[dòː.ɡə́.ɽàː]


dogara

dṑgarā̀ (canonical feminine)
dṑgaràr̃ (possessed-form)

[dòː.ɡə́.ɽə̀]

/dòː.ɡá.ɽàː/

[dòː.ɡə́.ɽàː]


zafi

zāfī (canonical masculine)
zāfin (possessed-form)


hurriyya

hùr̃r̃iyyā̀ f (possessed form hùr̃r̃iyyàr̃)

hùr̃r̃iyyā̀ (canonical feminine)
hùr̃r̃iyyàr̃ (possessed-form)


hazbiya

hazbiyā (canonical feminine)
hazbiyar̃ (possessed-form)


hodar-ibilis

From hōdā̀ (“powder”) + ìbìlîs (“Satan”), literally “Satan's powder”.


hawainiya

ha-noun

hàwainìyā f (possessed form hàwainìyar̃)

hàwainìyā (canonical feminine)
hàwainìyar̃ (possessed-form)


gwanjo

gwànjō (canonical masculine)
gwànjon (possessed-form)

→ Yoruba: gbàǹjo

[ɡʷàn.d͡ʒóː]

secondhand clothes, often of European origin, for sale in a market


fuɗu

(Western Hausa) Alternative form of huɗu (“four”)


gwanki

gwankī m (plural gwankaye, possessed form gwankin)

gwankī (canonical masculine)
gwankaye (plural)
gwankin (possessed-form)

Cognate with Bole gòmòkì, Mangas gwanki.


gamsheƙa

gàmshḕƙā (canonical feminine)
gàmshḕƙar̃ (possessed-form)
gànshḕƙā (alternative)

/ɡàm.ʃèː.kʼáː/

[ɡàm.ʃèː.kʼáː]


tsagagi

tsagagī (canonical masculine)
tsagagin (possessed-form)

[sʼə́.ɡə́.ɟíː]


tankarki

tànkarkī̀ (canonical masculine)
tànkarkìn (possessed-form)


tafarnuwa

tàfar̃nuwā f (possessed form tàfar̃nuwar̃)

tàfar̃nuwā (canonical feminine)
tàfar̃nuwar̃ (possessed-form)


siyaki

sìyākī m (plural sìyākai, possessed form sìyākin)

sìyākī (canonical masculine)
sìyākai (plural)
sìyākin (possessed-form)


shirwa

shirwā̀ m (plural shirwōwī, possessed form shirwàn)

shirwā̀ (canonical masculine)
shirwōwī (plural)
shirwàn (possessed-form)


haƙori

haƙōrī m (plural haƙṑrā, possessed form haƙōrin)

haƙōrī (canonical masculine)
haƙṑrā (plural)
haƙōrin (possessed-form)

/há.kʼóː.ɽíː/

[há.kʷʼóː.ɽíː]

Related to haurḕ (“tusk of elephant or hippopotamus ivory”), from earlier *haƙrḕ. Probably cognate with Ron aŋgúr, Duhwa agûr, Mundat àgúrì, Fyer háŋgṑr, Tambas hàŋwì, Muyang àɬə́r, Moloko áɬar, Podoko slira, Zulgo-Gemzek zlír, Bura hyìr.


tsamiya

tsāmiyā f (plural tsā̀màikū, possessed form tsāmiyar̃)

tsāmiyā f (plural tsāmōmī, possessed form tsāmiyar̃)

tsāmiyā (canonical feminine)
tsā̀màikū (plural)
tsāmiyar̃ (possessed-form)
tsāmōmī (plural)

[sʼáː.mɪ́.jáː]

The tree Dialium guineense (velvet tamarind)


magana

màganā̀ f (plural màgàngànū, possessed form màganàr̃)

màganā̀ (canonical feminine)
màgàngànū (plural)
màganàr̃ (possessed-form)

[mə̀.ɡə́.nàː]


sulhu

sulhū̀ (canonical masculine)
sulhùn (possessed-form)


tuntunmi

tuntunmī (canonical masculine)
tuntunmin (possessed-form)


yabirbira

yā̀birbìrā f (possessed form yā̀birbìrar̃)

yā̀birbìrā (canonical feminine)
yā̀birbìrar̃ (possessed-form)

/jàː.bíɽ.bì.ɽáː/

[jàː.bɪ́ɽ.bɪ̀.ɽáː]


zumurrudu

zumùr̃r̃udù m (possessed form zumùr̃r̃udùn)

zumùr̃r̃udù (canonical masculine)
zumùr̃r̃udùn (possessed-form)


darduma

dàr̃dūmā̀ f (plural dàr̃dūmōmī or dàr̃dūmai, possessed form dàr̃dūmàr̃)

dàr̃dūmā̀ (canonical feminine)
dàr̃dūmōmī (plural)
dàr̃dūmai (plural)
dàr̃dūmàr̃ (possessed-form)


dimilmilo

dimilmilṑ (canonical masculine)
dimilmilòn (possessed-form)