miskini

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mìs.kíː.nìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [mɪ̀s.cíː.nìː]

Noun

mìskīnī̀ m (feminine mìskīnìyā, plural mìskī̀nai, possessed form mìskīnìn)

1. pauper, poor person

   Synonym: faƙiri

   Antonym: attajiri