mizani

See also: Mizani

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِيزَان (mīzān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /míː.záː.nìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [míː.záː.nìː]

Noun

mīzānī̀ m (possessed form mīzānìn)

  1. scales, balance

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِيزَان (mīzān).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

mizani class X (plural only)

  1. scales, balance (device for weighing goods)
  2. (poetry) poetic meter