English edit

Noun edit

nahiya (plural nahiyas)

  1. Alternative form of nahiyah

Hausa edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic نَاحِيَة (nāḥiya).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /náː.hí.jàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [náː.hɪ́.jàː]

Noun edit

nāhiyā̀ f (plural nāhiyōyī, possessed form nāhiyàr̃)

  1. region, district
  2. continent