See also: Ibada

Hausa

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Etymology

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From Arabic عِبَادَة (ʕibāda).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔì.báː.dàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔɪ̀.báː.dàː]

Noun

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ìbādā̀ f (possessed form ìbādàr̃)

  1. (Islam) worship, service to God

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عِبَادَة (ʕibāda).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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ibada (n class, plural ibada)

  1. (religion) worship
  2. (religion) services

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 198 Nr. 1771