ibada

See also: Ibada

English

Noun

ibada (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of ibadah.

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic عِبَادَة (ʕibāda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔì.báː.dàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔɪ̀.báː.dàː]

Noun

ìbādā̀ f (possessed form ìbādàr̃)

  1. (Islam) worship, service to God

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِبَادَة (ʕibāda).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

ibada class IX (plural ibada class X)

  1. (religion) worship
  2. (religion) services

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 198 Nr. 1771