jahili

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Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic جَاهِل (jāhil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(d)ʒáː.hì.líː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

jāhìlī m (feminine jāhìlā, plural jā̀hìlai, possessed form jāhìlin)

  1. ignoramus, illiterate

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَاهِل (jāhil).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

jahili class V (plural majahili class VI)

  1. idiot, fool
    Synonym: mpumbavu

Adjective

jahili (invariable)

  1. merciless, cruel, brutal
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