dalili
Hausa
Etymology
From Arabic دَلِيل (dalīl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dà.líː.lìː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [də̀.líː.lìː]
Noun
dàlīlī̀ m (plural dàlìlai, possessed form dàlīlìn)
- cause, reason
References
- Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven; London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 41.
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دَلِيل (dalīl).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
dalili (n class, plural dalili)
- sign, symptom, indication, omen
- Synonym: ishara
- mark, trace, clue
- Synonym: asira