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Where does “nahiya” come from?

nahiya (Hausa) comes from Arabic نَاحِيَة.

nahiya (Hausa): region, district

Definitions

  1. region, district

Ancestry of “nahiya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَاحِيَة—
Every word from Arabic نَاحِيَة →