dalili

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Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic دَلِيل (dalīl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dà.líː.lìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

dàlīlī̀ m (plural dàlìlai, possessed form dàlīlìn)

  1. cause, reason

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 41.

Swahili

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَلِيل (dalīl).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

dalili (n class, plural dalili)

  1. sign, symptom, indication, omen
    Synonym: ishara
  2. mark, trace, clue
    Synonym: asira