bisimillahi

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ (bismi llāhi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bì.sí.mìl.láː.hìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bɪ̀.sɪ́.mɪ̀l.láː.hìː]

Interjection

bìsimìllāhī̀

1. Said when one is about to start eating or doing something.

See also

• bisimilla