mizani

See also: Mizani

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِيزَان (mīzān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /míː.záː.nìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [míː.záː.nìː]

Noun

mīzānī̀ m (possessed form mīzānìn)

1. scales, balance

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِيزَان (mīzān).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

mizani (n class, plural only)

1. scales, balance (device for weighing goods)
2. (poetry) poetic meter