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nasaba

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Hausa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic نَسَب (nasab) or a related form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ná.sá.bàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [nə́.sə́.bàː]

Noun

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nasabā̀ f (possessed form nasabàr̃)

  1. familial relationship

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic نَسَب (nasab).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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nasaba class IX (plural nasaba class X)

  1. ancestry, lineage, genealogy, dynasty, pedigree

Derived terms

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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 288 Nr. 2724