Hausa

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Etymology

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From Arabic تَأْثِير (taʔṯīr).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /táː.síː.ɽìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [táː.síː.ɽìː]

Noun

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tāsīrī̀ m (possessed form tāsīrìn)

  1. influence, power
  2. benefit, usefulness

References

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  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 199.