sifiri

Hausa
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    Cardinal: sifìr̃ī

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sí.fì.ríː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sɪ́.ɸɪ̀.ríː]

Numeral

sifìr̃ī m

  1. zero

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sí.fì.ríː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sɪ́.ɸɪ̀.ríː]

Noun

sifìr̃ī m (possessed form sifìr̃in)

  1. renting a beast of burden
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