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Borrowed from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).
- IPA(key): /mìs.kíː.nìː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [mɪ̀s.cíː.nìː]
mìskīnī̀ m (feminine mìskīnìyā, plural mìskī̀nai, possessed form mìskīnìn)
- pauper, poor person
- Synonym: faƙiri
- Antonym: attajiri
