àníyàn noun /à.nĩ́.jã̀/
انِيَن (alternative)
Definitions
  1. aspiration, anxiety, concern, desire, hope
    Àníyàn mi ni pé mo máa ṣe é parí My expectation is that I would finish the task
Etymology
From Arabic نِيَّة (niyya), perhaps through Hausa àniyà (“intention, diligence”).
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “aniyan”. Reference: en-aniyan-yo-noun-tKQyXRzq