Difference between revisions of "almajiri"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
* almajiri (virtually everywhere)
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* [[alumajiri]], [[amajiri]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
from:Hausa
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From: Hausa ''almajiri'', 'pupil'. Cf  Arabic ''al-muhājir''.
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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*  àlùmádʒìrí
 
*  àlmádʒìrí
 
 
===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.
 
===Usage===
 
 
de dey use am for the north because the practice itself is rampant in the north
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
almajiri: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge,  is a a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggers. --
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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.)}}
Definition in Naija?
 
*pesin wey no get anoda lifestyle pass to go islamic school and begs for survival.
 
 
 
 
 
# 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.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|politician dem don sabi how to use '''Almajiri''' dem to scata election. |(The politicians have perfected the use of almajiris to rig election.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|why you dey look like '''Almajiri''' . |(why are you looking unkept?.)}}
 
 
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
[[Alfa]], [[imam]], [[mallam]]
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, it is a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggars.
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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.