almajiri
English
Etymology
From Hausa àlmājìr̃ī.
Noun
almajiri (plural almajiris)
- An itinerant student at an Islamic school in northern Nigeria.
- (uncountable) The system of Islamic education employed at these schools.
Hausa
Etymology
From Arabic اَلْمُهَاجِر (al-muhājir, “the emigrant, the one who leaves home”).
Noun
àlmājìr̃ī m (feminine àlmājìr̃ā, plural àlmā̀jìr̃ai, possessed form àlmājìr̃in)
- An itinerant student at an Islamic school in northern Nigeria.