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Yoruba
Abẹ́rẹ́ ìránṣọ
Etymology
Some sources suggest it may come from Arabicإِبْرَة(ʔibra), however the Hausa word from this Arabic root does not resemble the Yoruba form. Thus, either Yoruba inherited directly from Arabic as it did not inherit it through Hausa, which is generally the way Arabic words enter the Yoruba vocabulary.
