fida'u

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic فِدَاء (fidāʔ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fì.dáː.ʔùː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸɪ̀.dáː.ʔùː]

Noun[edit]

fìdā'ū̀ m (possessed form fìdā'ùn)

  1. (Islam) the prayers said for the dead