uzuri

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Hausa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عُذْر (ʕuḏr).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔú.zù.ríː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔʊ́.zɪ̀.ríː]

Noun

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uzùr̃ī m (possessed form uzùr̃in)

  1. excuse

Swahili

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Etymology

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From u- +‎ -zuri (“beautiful, good”).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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uzuri (u class, no plural)

  1. goodness (state or characteristic of being good)
    Antonym: ubaya
  2. beauty

Synonyms

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