dalili

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic دَلِيل (dalīl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dà.líː.lìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [də̀.líː.lìː]

Noun

dàlīlī̀ m (plural dàlìlai, possessed form dàlīlìn)

1. cause, reason

References

• Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 41.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَلِيل (dalīl).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

dalili (n class, plural dalili)

1. sign, symptom, indication, omen

   Synonym: ishara

2. mark, trace, clue

   Synonym: asira