albarka

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic بَرَكَة (baraka).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔàl.bár.kàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔàl.bár.kàː]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

àlbar̃kā̀ f (possessed form àlbar̃kàr̃)

  1. blessing
  2. abundance, prosperity

Interjection[edit]

àlbar̃kā̀

  1. Used to reject an offer when bargaining.

Descendants[edit]

  • Nupe: àlùbáríka
  • Yoruba: àlùbáríkà