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aljan
- Romanization of 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽
From Arabic جَانّ (jānn).
- IPA(key): /ʔàl.(d)ʒán/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔàl.d͡ʒáŋ]
àljan m (feminine àljanā, plural àljanū)
- jinn, spirit (good or bad)
alij (“bearn”) + -an
aljan
- (stative) to be heavily bearded