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aali

See also: ääli

Fula

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Etymology

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From Arabic عَائِلَة (ʕāʔila).

Noun

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aali (plural aaliiɓe ɓe)

  1. (Pular) family, clan, lineage
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Greenlandic

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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aali

  1. golly! would you believe it!

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Swahili

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic أَعْلَى (ʔaʕlā).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ɑˈɑ.li/
    • IPA(key): [ˈɑː.li]
    • Rhymes: -ɑli
    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Adjective

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    -aali (declinable)

    1. good, superior (of things)

    References

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    1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), 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 215 Nr. 1931
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