alƙali

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Hausa

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَاضِي (qāḍī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔàl.kʼáː.líː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):
  • Audio (Nigeria):(file)

Noun

àlƙālī m (plural àlƙā̀lai, possessed form àlƙālin)

  1. judge
  2. (Islam) qadi

Descendants

  • Portuguese: alicali