lissafi

Hausa

Etymology

Ultimately (but not necessarily directly) from Arabic اَلْحِسَاب‎ (al-ḥisāb). Doublet of hisabi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lìs.sáː.fìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [lɪ̀s.sáː.ɸìː]

Noun

lìssāfī̀ m (possessed form lìssāfìn)

  1. mathematics, arithmetic
  2. counting
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