hamdala

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic حَمْدَلَة (ḥamdala), derived from the expression الحَمْدُ لِله (al-ḥamdu li-llāh, “praise be to God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hám.dá.làː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [hám.də́.làː]

Noun

hamdalā̀ f (possessed form hamdalàr̃)

1. (Islam) gratitude to God