háràfí
noun
/há.ɾà.fí/
Definitions
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letter (of the alphabet)
Háràfí kìíní lédè Yorùbá jẹ́ "A" The first letter in the Yoruba language is "A"
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Hausa har̃àfī, ultimately from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf, “letter”).
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “harafi”.
Reference:
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