harafi

== Hausa == === Etymology === From Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /há.rà.fíː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [há.rə̀.ɸíː] === Noun === har̃àfī m (plural har̃ufā̀ or hàr̃àfai, possessed form har̃àfin) letter (of the alphabet) ==== Descendants ==== → Nupe: harànfi → Yoruba: háràfí == Yoruba == === Etymology === Likely borrowed from Hausa har̃àfī, ultimately from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf, “letter”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /há.ɾà.fí/ === Noun === háràfí • (Ajami Spelling هَرَفِ or حَرَفِ) letter (of the alphabet) Synonym: lẹ́tà Háràfí kìíní lédè Yorùbá jẹ́ "A" ― The first letter in the Yoruba language is "A" === References === https://open.bu.edu/handle/2144/40758