lafiya

Hausa

Etymology

From Kanuri kǝ́láfíà, from Arabic عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /láː.fí.jàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [láː.ɸɪ́.jàː]

Noun

lāfiyā̀ f (possessed form lāfiyàr̃)

  1. health

Adverb

lāfiyā̀

  1. safely

Descendants
  • → Yoruba: àlàáfíà, الَافِا
    • → Krio: alafia
  • → Nupe: láfíyà
  • → Igala: ọ̀làáfíáà

Nupe

Etymology

From Hausa lāfiyā̀, from Kanuri kǝ́láfíà, from Arabic عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lá.fí.jà/

Noun

láfíyà

  1. health
    Synonym: yéyè
  2. peace
    Wo de láfíyà à? ― Are you not well? (literally, “Do you not have peace?”)

Adverb

láfíyà

  1. safely; peacefully
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