tajiri

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /táː.(d)ʒì.ríː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [táː.d͡ʒɪ̀.ríː]

Noun

tājìr̃ī m (feminine tājìr̃ā, plural tā̀jìr̃ai, possessed form tājìr̃in)

  1. alternative form of àttājìr̃ī (wealthy person)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَاجِر (tājir).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

tajiri (invariable)

  1. rich (having wealth)

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
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Noun

tajiri class V (plural matajiri class VI)

  1. rich person
  2. employer (person or entity which employs others)
    Synonym: mwajiri

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 46 Nr. 366