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aali

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See also: ääli

Fula

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Etymology

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From Arabic عَائِلَة (ʕāʔila).

Noun

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aali (plural aaliiɓe ɓe)

  1. (Pular) family, clan, lineage
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Greenlandic

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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aali

  1. golly! would you believe it!

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَعْلَى (ʔaʕlā).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Adjective

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-aali (declinable)

  1. good, superior (of things)

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 215 Nr. 1931