ajali

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic أَجَل (ʔajal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔá.(d)ʒà.líː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔá.d͡ʒə̀.líː]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ajàlī m (possessed form ajàlin)

1. deadline, span of time
2. fate, destiny

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَجَل (ʔajal).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

ajali (n class, plural ajali)

1. accident (befalling, mishap, casualty)

   ajali ya magari ― car accident

2. fate, destiny

Ternate

Etymology

From Arabic أَجَل (ʔajal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.ˈd͡ʒa.li]

Noun

ajali

1. the limit of one's life, one's allotted lifespan

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh