ayari

Hausa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔáː.jà.ríː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔáː.jɛ̀.ríː]

Noun

āyàr̃ī m (plural āyar̃ōr̃ī, possessed form āyàr̃in)

1. caravan
2. (by extension) a group of people going in the same direction

References

• Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

ayari (n class, plural ayari)

1. impostor, cheat

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

ayari (n class, plural ayari)

1. anchor rope