ijara

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic إِجَارَة (ʔijāra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔì.(d)ʒáː.ràː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔɪ̀.d͡ʒáː.ràː]

Noun

ìjār̃ā̀ f (possessed form ìjār̃àr̃)

  1. wages, fee, commission
  2. agreement regarding pay

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِجَارَة (ʔijāra).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

ijara class IX (plural ijara class X)

  1. wages, rent

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 10 Nr. 19
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