wakili
Hausa edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wàkīlī̀ m (plural wàkī̀lai, possessed form wàkīlìn)
- representative, agent
- member of the legislature
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
wakili (ma class, plural mawakili)
- lawyer, attorney (professional person authorized to practice law)
- Synonym: mwanasheria
- agent, representative
Derived terms edit
- Verbal derivations:
- Causative: -wakilisha
- Stative: -wakilika
References edit
- Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 309 Nr. 2980