ishara

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Hausa

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Etymology

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From Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔì.ʃáː.ràː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔɪ̀.ʃáː.ràː]

Noun

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ìshār̃ā̀ f (plural ishār̃ōr̃ī, possessed form ìshār̃àr̃)

  1. sign, signal

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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ishara (n class, plural ishara)

  1. sign, signal
  2. symbol, mark
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References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) 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 172 Nr. 1534