harafi

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /há.rà.fíː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [há.rə̀.ɸíː]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. letter (of the alphabet)

Descendants[edit]

  • → Nupe: harànfi
  • → Yoruba: háràfí

Yoruba[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Likely borrowed from Hausa har̃àfī, ultimately from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf, “letter”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

háràfí

  1. letter (of the alphabet)
    Synonym: lẹ́tà
    Háràfí kìíní lédè Yorùbá jẹ́ "A" ― The first letter in the Yoruba language is "A"

References[edit]

  1. https://open.bu.edu/handle/2144/40758
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