igiya

Hausa

Other scripts
Ajami	إِغِیَا

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔí.ɡí.jàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔɪ́.ɟɪ́.jàː]

Noun

igiyā̀ f (plural igiyoyi, possessed form igiyàr̃)

1. rope, string
2. cable
3. chevron on military or police uniforms indicating rank

References

• Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 92.