nahiya

English

Noun

nahiya (plural nahiyas)

1. Alternative form of nahiyah

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَاحِيَة (nāḥiya).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nāhiyā̀ f (plural nāhiyōyī, possessed form nāhiyàr̃)

1. region, district
2. continent