Balarabe

Hausa

Etymology 1

From ba- +‎ Arabic عَرَب (ʕarab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bà.láː.rá.bèː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bə̀.láː.rə́.bèː]

Noun

Bàlār̃abḕ m (feminine Bàlār̃abìyā, plural Lār̃abāwā, possessed form Bàlār̃abèn)

1. Arab

Etymology 2

From Lā̀r̃àbā (“Wednesday”), with conflation from etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bà.láː.rá.bè/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bə̀.láː.rə́.bè]

Proper noun

Bàlār̃abè m

1. a male given name given to a boy born on a Wednesday

Related terms

• Bàlār̃abà