ajali
Hausa
Etymology
From Arabic أَجَل (ʾajal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔá.(d)ʒà.líː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.d͡ʒə̀.líː]
Noun
ajàlī m (possessed form ajàlin)
- deadline, span of time
- fate, destiny
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَجَل (ʾajal).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
ajali (n class, plural ajali)
- accident (befalling, mishap, casualty)
- ajali ya magari ― car accident
- fate, destiny
Ternate
Etymology
From Arabic أَجَل (ʾajal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a.ˈd͡ʒa.li]
Noun
ajali
- the limit of one's life, one's allotted lifespan
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh