shu'umi

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شُؤْم (šuʔm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃú.ʔù.míː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʃɪ́.ʔʊ̀.míː]

Noun

shu'ùmī m (feminine shu'ùmā, plural shù'ùmai, possessed form shu'ùmin)

1. something or someone inhabited or possessed by spirits