Hausa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَأْن (šaʔn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃá.ʔà.níː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʃə́.ʔà.níː]

Noun

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sha'ànī m (plural sha'anōnī, possessed form sha'ànin)

  1. matter, affair
  2. nature, disposition