Hausa edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic أَصْل (ʔaṣl).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔá.sá.líː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔá.sə́.líː]

Noun edit

asalī m (plural àsàlai, possessed form asalin)

  1. origin, beginning
  2. foundation
  3. heritage, pedigree

Swahili edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic عَسَل (ʕasal).

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

asali (n class, no plural)

  1. honey (sweet substance produced by bees)
  2. syrup

Synonyms edit