littafi

Hausa

Other scripts
Ajami لِتَّاࢻِى

Etymology

A very old borrowing from Arabic اَلْكِتَاب (al-kitāb, “the book”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lít.táː.fìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [lɪ́t.táː.ɸìː]

Noun

littāfī̀ f (plural lìttàttàfai or lìttàfai, possessed form littāfìn)

  1. book
    Na karanta wannan littafin.
    I read this book.
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