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Ultimately (but not necessarily directly) from Arabic اَلْحِسَاب (al-ḥisāb). Doublet of hisabi.
- IPA(key): /lìs.sáː.fìː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [lɪ̀s.sáː.ɸìː]
lìssāfī̀ m (possessed form lìssāfìn)
- mathematics, arithmetic
- counting
