jahili

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Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic جَاهِل (jāhil).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /(d)ʒáː.hì.líː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [d͡ʒáː.hɪ̀.líː]

Noun[edit]

jāhìlī m (feminine jāhìlā, plural jā̀hìlai, possessed form jāhìlin)

  1. ignoramus, illiterate

Swahili[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic جَاهِل (jāhil).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

jahili (ma class, plural majahili)

  1. idiot, fool
    Synonym: mpumbavu

Adjective[edit]

jahili (invariable)

  1. merciless, cruel, brutal