aru-aru

Hausa

Etymology

Reduplication of a term likely borrowed from Tuareg, e.g. Tamasheq ărú (“in times gone by”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔà.rúː.ʔà.rúː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔà.rúː.ʔà.rúː]

Adverb

àr̃ū-àr̃ū

1. long ago

References

• Kossmann, Maarten (2005) Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN