jam'iyya

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَمْعِيَّة (jamʕiyya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(d)ʒàm.ʔíj.jàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒàm.ʔɪ́j.jàː]

Noun

jàm'iyyā̀ f (plural jam'iyyōyī, possessed form jàm'iyyàr̃)

1. club, society
2. political party