jami'a

Hausa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic جَامِعَة (jāmiʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(d)ʒáː.mí.ʔàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒáː.mɪ́.ʔàː]

Noun

jāmi'ā̀ f (plural jāmi'ō'ī, possessed form jāmi'àr̃)

1. university

Etymology 2

See jami'i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(d)ʒáː.mì.ʔáː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒáː.mɪ̀.ʔáː]

Noun

jāmì'ā f (possessed form jāmì'ar̃)

1. female equivalent of jami'i