fitila

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Songhay, from Arabic فَتِيلَة (fatīla, “wick”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fì.tí.làː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɸɪ̀.tɪ́.làː]

Noun

fìtilā̀ f (plural fìtìlū, possessed form fìtilàr̃)

  1. lamp

Descendants
  • Igala: ẹ̀mùtúlà
  • Nupe: fìtíla
  • Yoruba: fìtílà
  • Hausa: fitila

References
  • Charles Henry Robinson, Dictionary of the Hausa language, volume 1 (1913)
  • Paul Newman, A Hausa-English Dictionary (2007)

Nupe
Fìtíla

Etymology

From Hausa fìtíla, from Songhay, ultimately from Arabic فَتِيلَة (fatīla).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fì.tí.lā/

Noun

fìtíla (plural fìtílazhì)

  1. lamp, candle, lantern

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hausa fìtilā̀, ultimately from Arabic فَتِيلَة (fatīla).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fì.tí.là/

Noun

fìtílà

  1. lamp
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