Hausa edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic قَائِم (qāʔim).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kʼáː.ʔì.míː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kʼáː.ʔɪ̀.míː]

Noun edit

ƙā'ìmī m (feminine ƙā'ìmā, plural ƙā̀'ìmai, possessed form ƙā'ìmin)

  1. head of a house, householder