wakili

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Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wà.kíː.lìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):

Noun

wàkīlī̀ m (plural wàkī̀lai, possessed form wàkīlìn)

  1. representative, agent
  2. member of the legislature

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

wakili (ma class, plural mawakili)

  1. lawyer, attorney (professional person authorized to practice law)
    Synonym: mwanasheria
  2. agent, representative

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 309 Nr. 2980
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