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Hausa
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wà.zíː.rì, wà.zíː.rìː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key):
Noun
wàzīr̃ì, wàzīr̃ī̀ m (plural wàzī̀r̃ai)
- a traditional title for a ruling official
- a minister or vizier in government
Usage notes
When used as a title, the final vowel is shortened.
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic وَزِير (wazīr, “vizier, minister”).
Pronunciation
Noun
waziri class V (plural mawaziri class VI)
- minister (person who is commissioned by the government for public service)
- waziri wa afya ― minister of health
- waziri wa fedha ― minister of finance
- waziri wa kilimo ― minister of agriculture
- waziri wa nchi ― minister of state
- waziri wa nishati na madini ― minister of energy and minerals
- waziri wa uchenzi ― minister of construction
Derived terms
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) 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, pages 303-304 No. 2922