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ajuza

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Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔà.(d)ʒúː.zàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔà.d͡ʒúː.zàː]

Noun

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àjūzā̀ f (plural àjū̀zai, possessed form àjūzàr̃)

  1. (derogatory) a shameless woman, a (female) liar

Swahili

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic عَجُوز (ʕajūz).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

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    ajuza class ? (plural [please provide])

    1. very old woman

    References

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    1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 200 Nr. 1788
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