arba'in

Hausa

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Cardinal: gṑmiyā huɗu     Arabic-derived cardinal: àr̃bà'in

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَرْبَعِين (ʔarbaʕīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔàr.bà.ʔín/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔàr.bə̀.ʔɪ́ŋ]

Numeral

àr̃bà'in f

1. forty

Synonyms

• gomiya huɗu

Noun

àr̃bà'in f

1. the forty-day period after a woman gives birth