aduwa

Hausa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔá.dú.wàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.dʊ́.wàː]
Hausa(file)

Noun

aduwā̀ f (plural aduwōyī, possessed form aduwàr̃)

  1. desert date palm (Balanites aegyptiaca)
  2. a date, the fruit of this tree

Descendants
  • → Nupe: ádúwaci

Nupe

Etymology

From Hausa àddu'ā̀, from Arabic اَلدُّعَاء‎ (ad-duʕāʔ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /à.dú.wā/

Noun

àdúwa

  1. prayer

Derived terms
  • jin àdúwa (“to pray”)
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