al'umma

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Hausa

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Etymology

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From Arabic اَلْأُمَّة (al-ʔumma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔàl.ʔúm.màː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔàl.ʔʊ́m.màː]

Noun

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àl'ummā̀ f (plural àl'ùmmai or al'ummōmī, possessed form àl'ummàr̃)

  1. nation, (especially) the people of a nation
  2. community, public