Difference between revisions of "almajiri"
(The almajiris have a routine of begging in the morning and attending the Quranic schools scattered round the Northern region. They are nomads who are inducted into begging for survival while acquiring islamic knowledge.) |
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The word is used more in written texts than orally. | The word is used more in written texts than orally. | ||
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
almajiri: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, is a a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggers. -- Definition in Naija? | almajiri: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, is a a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggers. -- Definition in Naija? | ||
+ | *p wey no get anoda lifestyle pass islamic school and begging | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|Government build '''almajiri''' school. |(The government built a school for the seekers of Islamic knowledge.)}} | #: {{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|'''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?.)}} | ||
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+ | de dey use am for the north because the practice itself is rampant in the north | ||
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
− | * | + | * |
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====Antonyms==== | ====Antonyms==== | ||
− | * | + | * Alfa (teacher) |
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* imam | * imam | ||
* mallam | * mallam | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
− | * English: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, is | + | * English: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, is a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggers. |
Revision as of 12:18, 29 September 2020
Naija
Alternative forms
- almajiris (virtually everywhere)
Etymology
from:Hausa
Pronunciation
- àmádʒìrí
- 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
Noun
almajiri: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, is a a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggers. -- Definition in Naija?
- p wey no get anoda lifestyle pass islamic school and begging
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- Government build almajiri school. — (The government built a school for the seekers of Islamic knowledge.)
- Almajiri dem dey beg for road. — (The almajiris are begging on the street.)
- politician dem don sabi how to use Almajiri dem to scata election. — (The politicians have perfected the use of almajiris to rig election.)
- why you dey look like Almajiri . — (why are you looking unkept?.)
Usage
de dey use am for the north because the practice itself is rampant in the north
Synonyms
Antonyms
- Alfa (teacher)
- imam
- mallam
Translations
- English: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, is a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggers.