nasaba

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَسَب (nasab) or a related form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ná.sá.bàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [nə́.sə́.bàː]

Noun

nasabā̀ f (possessed form nasabàr̃)

  1. familial relationship

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَسَب (nasab).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

nasaba class IX (plural nasaba class X)

  1. ancestry, lineage, genealogy, dynasty, pedigree

Derived terms

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 288 Nr. 2724
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