naira

English

Etymology

A contraction of Nigeria, coined by Federal Commissioner for Finance Obafemi Awolowo.

Noun

naira (plural nairas or naira)

2. The official currency of Nigeria. Equal to 100 kobo. (The naira replaced the pound in 1973.)

   Alternative form: ₦ (symbol)

   • 2009 January 7, Mike Oboh, “Nigerian bikers wear fruit shells to avoid helmet law”, in Reuters‎^[1]:

     "We will not tolerate this. We gave them enough time to purchase helmets. Six months ago the price of helmets was below 800 naira so complaints about non-availability and high prices are no excuse," he told Reuters.

   • 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 37:

     ‘Five naira for one small cup. The big one is ten naira.’

Translations

the currency of Nigeria

• Arabic: نَيْرَة f (nayra), نَيْر m (nayr)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奈拉 (nàilā)

• Finnish: naira (fi)
• Hausa: nair̃ā̀ (ha)
• Persian: نایرا sg (nâyrâ)
• Portuguese: naira (pt) f
• Spanish: naira (es) f
• Yoruba: náírà

Anagrams

• -arian, Arian, Iraan, Raina, Riaan, aiRNA, airan, airna

Finnish

Etymology

From English naira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑi̯rɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝i̯rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑirɑ
• Syllabification^(key): nai‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): nai‧ra

Noun

naira

1. naira (Nigeria's currency)

Declension

Inflection of naira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		naira	nairat
genitive		nairan	nairojen
partitive		nairaa	nairoja
illative		nairaan	nairoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		naira	nairat
accusative	nom.	naira	nairat
	gen.	nairan
genitive		nairan	nairojen nairain rare
partitive		nairaa	nairoja
inessive		nairassa	nairoissa
elative		nairasta	nairoista
illative		nairaan	nairoihin
adessive		nairalla	nairoilla
ablative		nairalta	nairoilta
allative		nairalle	nairoille
essive		nairana	nairoina
translative		nairaksi	nairoiksi
abessive		nairatta	nairoitta
instructive		—	nairoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of naira (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nairani nairani accusative nom. nairani nairani gen. nairani genitive nairani nairojeni nairaini rare partitive nairaani nairojani inessive nairassani nairoissani elative nairastani nairoistani illative nairaani nairoihini adessive nairallani nairoillani ablative nairaltani nairoiltani allative nairalleni nairoilleni essive nairanani nairoinani translative nairakseni nairoikseni abessive nairattani nairoittani instructive — — comitative — nairoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nairasi nairasi accusative nom. nairasi nairasi gen. nairasi genitive nairasi nairojesi nairaisi rare partitive nairaasi nairojasi inessive nairassasi nairoissasi elative nairastasi nairoistasi illative nairaasi nairoihisi adessive nairallasi nairoillasi ablative nairaltasi nairoiltasi allative nairallesi nairoillesi essive nairanasi nairoinasi translative nairaksesi nairoiksesi abessive nairattasi nairoittasi instructive — — comitative — nairoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nairamme nairamme accusative nom. nairamme nairamme gen. nairamme genitive nairamme nairojemme nairaimme rare partitive nairaamme nairojamme inessive nairassamme nairoissamme elative nairastamme nairoistamme illative nairaamme nairoihimme adessive nairallamme nairoillamme ablative nairaltamme nairoiltamme allative nairallemme nairoillemme essive nairanamme nairoinamme translative nairaksemme nairoiksemme abessive nairattamme nairoittamme instructive — — comitative — nairoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nairanne nairanne accusative nom. nairanne nairanne gen. nairanne genitive nairanne nairojenne nairainne rare partitive nairaanne nairojanne inessive nairassanne nairoissanne elative nairastanne nairoistanne illative nairaanne nairoihinne adessive nairallanne nairoillanne ablative nairaltanne nairoiltanne allative nairallenne nairoillenne essive nairananne nairoinanne translative nairaksenne nairoiksenne abessive nairattanne nairoittanne instructive — — comitative — nairoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nairansa nairansa accusative nom. nairansa nairansa gen. nairansa genitive nairansa nairojensa nairainsa rare partitive nairaansa nairojaan nairojansa inessive nairassaan nairassansa nairoissaan nairoissansa elative nairastaan nairastansa nairoistaan nairoistansa illative nairaansa nairoihinsa adessive nairallaan nairallansa nairoillaan nairoillansa ablative nairaltaan nairaltansa nairoiltaan nairoiltansa allative nairalleen nairallensa nairoilleen nairoillensa essive nairanaan nairanansa nairoinaan nairoinansa translative nairakseen nairaksensa nairoikseen nairoiksensa abessive nairattaan nairattansa nairoittaan nairoittansa instructive — — comitative — nairoineen nairoinensa

Anagrams

• Aarni, Arina, aarin, aarni, arina, raain, raani, raina

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nái.ràː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [néi.ràː]

Noun

nair̃ā̀ f (plural nair̃ōr̃ī, possessed form nair̃àr̃)

1. naira (currency of Nigeria)

References

• Awde, Nicholas (1996), Hausa-English/English-Hausa Dictionary, New York, USA: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 124

Spanish

Noun

naira f (plural nairas)

1. naira

Yoruba

Etymology

From English naira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ná.í.ɾà/

Noun

náírà

1. naira (currency of Nigeria)