ajuza

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔà.(d)ʒúː.zàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔà.d͡ʒúː.zàː]

Noun

àjūzā̀ f (plural àjū̀zai, possessed form àjūzàr̃)

  1. (derogatory) a shameless woman, a (female) liar

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَجُوز (ʕajūz).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

ajuza class ? (plural [please provide])

  1. very old woman

References

  1. ^ 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, page 200 Nr. 1788
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