imani

See also: Imani

Hausa

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān), from آمَنَ (ʔāmana).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʔíː.máː.nìː/
      • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔíː.máː.nìː]

    Noun

    īmānī̀ m (possessed form īmānìn)

    1. faith, belief (especially in Islam)

    Descendants

    • Nupe: imanì

    Italian

    Noun

    imani m

    1. plural of imano

    Anagrams

    Nupe

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Hausa īmānī̀, borrowed from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān), from آمَنَ (ʔāmana).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ī.mã̄.nĩ̀/

    Noun

    imanì

    1. (Islam) faith; submission

    Swahili

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān), from آمَنَ (ʔāmana).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /iˈmɑni/
    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

    imani class IX (no plural)

    1. faith, belief
    2. conviction (belief)

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 18 Nr. 116