uzuri

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عُذْر (ʕuḏr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔú.zù.ríː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ́.zɪ̀.ríː]

Noun

uzùr̃ī m (possessed form uzùr̃in)

1. excuse

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *lu-

Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *wu-

Swahili u-

Swahili -zuri

Swahili uzuri

From u- + -zuri (“beautiful, good”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

uzuri class XI (no plural)

1. goodness (state or characteristic of being good)

   Antonym: ubaya

2. beauty

Synonyms

• (beauty): jamala