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Where does “malami” come from?

malami (Hausa) comes from Kanuri málə̀m, from Arabic معلم, from Arabic أَعْلَمَ — to inform.

malami (Hausa): teacher; scholar; official, supervisor

Definitions

  1. teacher; scholar; official, supervisor

Ancestry of “malami”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kanurimálə̀mscholar
2Arabicمعلمtaught, schooled, instructed, educated, trained;...
3Arabicأَعْلَمَto inform

Words derived from “malami”

  • malam
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