zaiba

Hausa

Etymology

Compare Arabic زِئْبَق‎ (ziʾbaq). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zái.bàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [zéi.bàː]

Noun

zaibā̀ f (possessed form zaibàr̃)

  1. mercury (element)
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