zinari

Hausa

Alternative forms

• zinariya

Etymology

Borrowed from Kanuri dínàr, from Arabic دِينَار (dīnār, “gold coin”). Doublet of dinari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zíː.náː.rìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [zíː.náː.rìː]

Noun

zīnār̃ī̀ m (possessed form zīnār̃ìn)

1. gold

   Synonym: gwal