zaiba

Hausa

Etymology

Compare Arabic زِئْبَق (ziʔbaq). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zái.bàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [zéi.bàː]

Noun

zaibā̀ f (possessed form zaibàr̃)

1. mercury (element)