imale

Serbo-Croatian edit

Participle edit

imale (Cyrillic spelling имале)

feminine plural active past participle of imati

Yoruba edit

Alternative forms edit

اِمَلعِ (in Ajami)
ìmọ̀le

Etymology edit

Of unclear origin, but likely from Hausa mālàmī (“[Islamic] teacher”). A common folk etymology connects the term with the Mali Empire.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ì.mà.lē/

Noun edit

ìmàle

Muslim
Synonym: Mùsùlùmí

Usage notes edit

This term is not used by Yoruba Muslims.

Descendants edit

→ Portuguese: malê

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