karahiya

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic كَرَاهِيَة (karāhiya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kà.ráː.hí.jàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kə̀.ráː.hɪ́.jàː]

Noun

kàr̃āhiyā̀ f (possessed form kàr̃āhiyàr̃)

1. (Islam) an act which is disfavored but not forbidden in Islam