lissafi

Hausa

Etymology

Ultimately (but not necessarily directly) from Arabic اَلْحِسَاب (al-ḥisāb). Doublet of hisabi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lìs.sáː.fìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [lɪ̀s.sáː.ɸìː]

Noun

lìssāfī̀ m (possessed form lìssāfìn)

1. mathematics, arithmetic
2. counting