nahiya

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

nahiya (plural nahiyas)

  1. Alternative form of nahiyah

Hausa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic نَاحِيَة (nāḥiya).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /náː.hí.jàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [náː.hɪ́.jàː]

Noun[edit]

nāhiyā̀ f (plural nāhiyōyī, possessed form nāhiyàr̃)

  1. region, district
  2. continent
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