kiyama

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic قِيَامَة (qiyāma).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kì.jáː.màː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [cɪ̀.jáː.màː]

Noun

kìyāmā̀ f (possessed form kìyāmàr̃)

  1. (Islam) resurrection (event that will occur on judgement day)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِيَامَة (qiyāma).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

kiyama (needs class)

  1. (Islam) resurrection (event that will occur on judgement day)

References
  • Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) 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 254 No. 2361
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