ma'amala

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُعَامَلَة (muʕāmala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mà.ʔáː.má.làː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [mə̀.ʔáː.mə́.làː]

Noun

mà'āmalā̀ f (plural ma'āmalōlī, possessed form mà'āmalàr̃)

1. business dealing, transaction

Alternative forms

• mù'āmalā̀