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fitila

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Hausa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Songhay, from Arabic فَتِيلَة (fatīla, wick).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fì.tí.làː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸɪ̀.tɪ́.làː]

Noun

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fìtilā̀ f (plural fìtìlū, possessed form fìtilàr̃)

  1. lamp

Descendants

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  • Igala: ẹ̀mùtúlà
  • Nupe: fìtíla
  • Yoruba: fìtílà
  • Hausa: fitila

References

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  • Charles Henry Robinson, Dictionary of the Hausa language, volume 1 (1913)
  • Paul Newman, A Hausa-English Dictionary (2007)

Nupe

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Fìtíla

Etymology

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From Hausa fìtíla, from Songhay, ultimately from Arabic فَتِيلَة (fatīla).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fìtíla (plural fìtílazhì)

  1. lamp, candle, lantern

Yoruba

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hausa fìtilā̀, ultimately from Arabic فَتِيلَة (fatīla).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fìtílà

  1. lamp