faɗa

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Hausa[edit]

Pronunciation 1[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fà.ɗáː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸə̀.ɗáː]

Verb[edit]

fàɗā (grade 2)

  1. to tell, say

Pronunciation 2[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fáː.ɗàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸáː.ɗàː]

Verb[edit]

fāɗā̀ (grade 1)

  1. to fall into, fall onto, descend on
  2. to throw oneself into

Pronunciation 3[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fá.ɗàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸə́.ɗàː]

Noun[edit]

faɗā̀ m (plural fàɗā̀ce-fàɗā̀ce, possessed form faɗàn)

  1. quarrel, fight
  2. reprimand

References[edit]

  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 56.