ajali

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic أَجَل (ʔajal).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔá.(d)ʒà.líː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.d͡ʒə̀.líː]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

ajàlī m (possessed form ajàlin)

  1. deadline, span of time
  2. fate, destiny

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَجَل (ʔajal).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

ajali (n class, plural ajali)

  1. accident (befalling, mishap, casualty)
    ajali ya magari ― car accident
  2. fate, destiny

Ternate

Etymology

From Arabic أَجَل (ʔajal).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [a.ˈd͡ʒa.li]

Noun

ajali

  1. the limit of one's life, one's allotted lifespan

References
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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