mala'ika

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic مَلَائِكَة (malāʔika), the plural of مَلْأَك (malʔak, “angel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mà.láː.ʔí.kàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [mə̀.láː.ʔɪ́.kàː]

Noun

màlā'ikā̀ m (plural màlā̀'ìkū, possessed form màlā'ikàn)

  1. angel
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