sifiri

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Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sí.fì.ríː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sɪ́.ɸɪ̀.ríː]

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr).

Numeral

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sifìr̃ī m

Hausa numbers (edit)
0 1  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: sifìr̃ī
  1. zero

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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sifìr̃ī m (possessed form sifìr̃in)

  1. renting a beast of burden