Hausa edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic قَلَم (qalam).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔàl.kʼá.là.míː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔàl.kʼə́.lə̀.míː]
  • Audio (Nigeria):(file)

Noun edit

àlƙalàmī m (plural alƙalumā̀, possessed form àlƙalàmin)

  1. pen
  2. number, figure (in maths)