ajali

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic أَجَل (ʔajal).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔá.(d)ʒà.líː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.d͡ʒə̀.líː]
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

ajàlī m (possessed form ajàlin)

  1. deadline, span of time
  2. fate, destiny

Swahili[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic أَجَل (ʔajal).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ajali (n class, plural ajali)

  1. accident (befalling, mishap, casualty)
    ajali ya magari ― car accident
  2. fate, destiny

Ternate[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic أَجَل (ʔajal).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ajali

  1. the limit of one's life, one's allotted lifespan

References[edit]

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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