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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* idai 0.72 8, dikwa 0.72 6, ebere 0.71 14, adenuga 0.71 9, idayat 0.71 5, gololo 0.71 12, nwokorie 0.70 5, ughamadu 0.70 11, oyeyemi 0.70 26
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* [[alumajiri]], [[amajiri]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
etymology:HausaHausa
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From: Hausa ''almajiri'', 'pupil'. Cf  Arabic ''al-muhājir''.
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* àmádʒìrí
 
* àmádʒìrí
 
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 1
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 28823
 
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
almajiri: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge,  is a a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggers. -- Definition in Naija?
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* Person wey be sey e dey go Islamic school.
 
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:* {{ux|dv|Government build '''almajiri''' school. |(The government built a Koranic school.)}}
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Government build '''almajiri''' school. |(The government built a school for the seekers of Islamic knowledge.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|'''Almajiri''' dem dey beg for road. |(The almajiris are begging on the street.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
* idai 0.72 8, dikwa 0.72 6, ebere 0.71 14, adenuga 0.71 9, idayat 0.71 5, gololo 0.71 12, nwokorie 0.70 5, ughamadu 0.70 11, oyeyemi 0.70 26
 
 
 
====Antonymes====
 
* idai 0.72 8, dikwa 0.72 6, ebere 0.71 14, adenuga 0.71 9, idayat 0.71 5, gololo 0.71 12, nwokorie 0.70 5, ughamadu 0.70 11, oyeyemi 0.70 26
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge,  is a a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggers.
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* English: ''Koranic school pupil''.

Latest revision as of 11:01, 14 February 2024

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: Hausa almajiri, 'pupil'. Cf Arabic al-muhājir.

Pronunciation

  • àmádʒìrí

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Noun

  • Person wey be sey e dey go Islamic school.
  • Government build almajiri school.  — (The government built a Koranic school.)

Translations

  • English: Koranic school pupil.