asali

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔá.sá.líː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.sə́.líː]

Noun

asalī m (plural àsàlai, possessed form asalin)

  1. origin, beginning
  2. foundation
  3. heritage, pedigree

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَسَل (ʕasal).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

asali class IX (no plural)

  1. honey (sweet substance produced by bees)
  2. syrup

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 208 Nr. 1863
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