allura

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرَة (ʔibra). Cognate with Kushi ʔàlúurà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔàl.lúː.ràː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔàl.lúː.ràː]

• Audio (Nigeria):

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Noun

àllūr̃ā̀ f (plural àllū̀r̃ai, possessed form àllūr̃àr̃)

1. needle
2. injection

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian allura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈluː.ra/

• Audio (Gozo):

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Adverb

allura

1. so, well then

Interjection

allura

1. so what