Wiktionary

fitila

Hausa edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Songhay, from Arabic فَتِيلَة (fatīla, “wick”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fì.tí.làː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸɪ̀.tɪ́.làː]

Noun edit

fìtilā̀ f (plural fìtìlū, possessed form fìtilàr̃)

  1. lamp

Descendants edit

  • Igala: ẹ̀mùtúlà
  • Nupe: fìtíla
  • Yoruba: fìtílà
  • Hausa: fitila

References edit

  • Charles Henry Robinson, Dictionary of the Hausa language, volume 1 (1913)
  • Paul Newman, A Hausa-English Dictionary (2007)

Nupe edit

 
Fìtíla

Etymology edit

From Hausa fìtíla, from Songhay, ultimately from Arabic فَتِيلَة (fatīla).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

fìtíla (plural fìtílazhì)

  1. lamp, candle, lantern

Yoruba edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Hausa fìtilā̀, ultimately from Arabic فَتِيلَة (fatīla).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

fìtílà

  1. lamp
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