fara'a

Hausa

Etymology

Seemingly from Arabic فَرْحَة (farḥa), with an irregular development of a glottal stop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fá.rá.ʔàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɸə́.rə́.ʔàː]

Noun

far̃a'ā̀ f (possessed form far̃a'àr̃)

1. cheerfulness