asiri

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic سِرّ (sirr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔà.síː.ríː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔà.síː.ríː]

Noun

àsīr̃ī m (plural àsī̀r̃ai, possessed form àsīr̃in)

1. secret
2. charm, magic spell

Descendants

• Yoruba: àṣírí
• Nupe: àsiri; àshiri

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic أَثِيرِي (ʔaṯīrī), أَثَارَ (ʔaṯāra, “to arouse, to incite; to provoke; to irritate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈasiri/
• Rhymes: -ri, -i
• Hyphenation: asi‧ri

Adjective

asiri

1. volatile: evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.

   Synonym: eteris

Alternative forms

• atsiri

Further reading

• “asiri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Nupe

Alternative forms

• àshiri

Etymology

From Hausa àsīr̃ī, ultimately from Arabic سِرّ (sirr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.sī.ɾī/

Noun

àsiri (plural àsirizhì)

1. secret

Derived terms

• àsirisó (“secret hiding”)