Difference between revisions of "almajiri"
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| − | almajiri: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, | + | almajiri: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggers. -- |
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#: {{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|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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| + | ===Adjective=== | ||
| + | almajiri: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, it is a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggers. -- | ||
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| + | Definition in Naija? | ||
| + | * how pesin look like, or, the meaning wey come from how pesin look or dress | ||
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| + | #: {{ux|dv|why you dey look like '''Almajiri''' pesin?. |(why are you looking unkept?.)}} | ||
Revision as of 13:07, 29 September 2020
Naija
Alternative forms
- almajiri (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, a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggers. --
Definition in Naija?
- pesin wey no get anoda lifestyle pass to go islamic school and begs 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.)
Adjective
almajiri: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, it is a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggers. --
Definition in Naija?
- how pesin look like, or, the meaning wey come from how pesin look or dress
- why you dey look like Almajiri pesin?. — (why are you looking unkept?.)
Antonyms
Alfa, imam, mallam
Translations
- English: Almajiri, which means seeker of Islamic knowledge, it is a system of Islamic Education in Nigeria., street beggars.