tajiri

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /táː.(d)ʒì.ríː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [táː.d͡ʒɪ̀.ríː]

Noun

tājìr̃ī m (feminine tājìr̃ā, plural tā̀jìr̃ai, possessed form tājìr̃in)

1. Alternative form of àttājìr̃ī (“wealthy person”)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَاجِر (tājir).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

tajiri (invariable)

1. rich (having wealth)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “rich”): hafifu, maskini

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Stative: -tajirika (“to become rich”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mtajiri (“rich person”)
  • utajiri (“wealth”)

Noun

tajiri (ma class, plural matajiri)

1. rich person
2. employer (person or entity which employs others)

   Synonym: mwajiri