nahiya

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English

Noun

nahiya (plural nahiyas)

  1. Alternative form of nahiyah

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَاحِيَة (nāḥiya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /náː.hí.jàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

nāhiyā̀ f (plural nāhiyōyī, possessed form nāhiyàr̃)

  1. region, district
  2. continent