ayari

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Hausa

Etymology

Likely from Tayert ayəṛ (Aïr; annual caravan from Aïr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔáː.jà.ríː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

āyàr̃ī m (plural āyar̃ōr̃ī, possessed form āyàr̃in)

  1. caravan
  2. (by extension) a group of people going in the same direction

References

  • Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic .

Noun

ayari (n class, plural ayari)

  1. impostor, cheat

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic .

Noun

ayari (n class, plural ayari)

  1. anchor rope