zuwa
التعريفات والمعاني
== Bavarian ==
=== Etymology ===
Equivalent to zu + her. Compare archaic German zuher.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈt͡suˑβɐ/
=== Adverb ===
zuwa
here (direction towards the speaker)
Kumm zuwa då! ― Come here!
==== Usage notes ====
Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).
==== Related terms ====
zuwe
zuwi
== Hausa ==
=== Etymology ===
Possibly related to Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙ (s, “to, towards”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /zú.wàː/
(Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [zʊ́.wàː]
=== Noun ===
zuwā̀ m (possessed form zuwàn)
arrival
=== Preposition ===
zuwā̀
to, towards
to, into
as far as, up to, until
=== References ===
Newman, Paul (2007), A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven; London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 234.