annabi

Fula

Etymology

From Arabic اَلنَّبِيّ (an-nabiyy).

Noun

annabi o (plural annabaaɓe ɓe)

1. (Pulaar) prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)

Related terms

• annabaajo
• annabaaku

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic اَلنَّبِيّ (an-nabiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔàn.ná.bìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔàn.nə́.bìː]

Noun

ànnabī̀ m (plural annabāwā, possessed form ànnabìn)

1. prophet

Usage notes

When used as a title, the final vowel is shortened. When used without any qualification, this word usually refers to Muhammad.

Descendants

• → Yoruba: ànábì

References

• Awde, Nicholas (1996) Hausa-English/English-Hausa Dictionary, New York, USA: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 6
• Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 8.