daftari

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dáf.tà.ríː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [dáɸ.tə̀.ríː]

Noun

daftar̃ī m (plural dàftàr̃ai, possessed form daftar̃in)

  1. notebook, ledger

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَفْتَر (daftar).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

daftari class V or IX (plural madaftari class VI or daftari class X)

  1. notebook, journal, ledger

Derived terms

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 102 Nr. 913
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