igiya

Hausa
Other scripts
Ajami إِغِیَ

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔí.ɡí.jàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔɪ́.ɟɪ́.jàː]

Noun

igiyā̀ f (plural igiyoyi, possessed form igiyàr̃)

  1. rope, string
  2. cable
  3. chevron on military or police uniforms indicating rank

References
  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 92.
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