Where does “habada” come from?

habada (Bambara) comes from Arabic أبدا, from Arabic أَبَد — eternity, eternal duration.

habada (Bambara): (in a negative phrase) never

Definitions

  1. (in a negative phrase) never

Ancestry of “habada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأبداforever, always
2Arabicأَبَدeternity, eternal duration
Every word from Arabic أَبَد →Every word from Arabic أبدا →
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