littafi

Hausa

Other scripts
Ajami	لِتَّاࢻِى

Etymology

A very old borrowing from Arabic اَلْكِتَاب (al-kitāb, “the book”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lít.táː.fìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [lɪ́t.táː.ɸìː]

Noun

littāfī̀ f (plural lìttàttàfai or lìttàfai, possessed form littāfìn)

1. book

   Na karanta wannan littafin.

   I read this book.