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.) |
(Almajiri is a practice predominant in the North.) |
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===Usage=== | ===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. -- Definition in Naija? | + | almajiri: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, is a a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggers. -- |
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| + | *pesin wey no get anoda lifestyle pass islamic schooling and begging for survival. | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|why you dey look like '''Almajiri''' . |(why are you looking unkept?.)}} | #: {{ux|dv|why you dey look like '''Almajiri''' . |(why are you looking unkept?.)}} | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
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====Antonyms==== | ====Antonyms==== | ||
| − | + | [[Alfa (teacher]], [[imam]], [[mallam]] | |
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, | + | * English: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, it is a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggars. |
Revision as of 12:33, 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
de dey use am for the north because the practice itself is rampant in the north
Noun
almajiri: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, is a a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggers. --
Definition in Naija?
- pesin wey no get anoda lifestyle pass islamic schooling and begging for survival.
- 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?.)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Alfa (teacher, imam, mallam
Translations
- English: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, it is a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggars.