wakili

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wà.kíː.lìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [wə̀.cíː.lìː]

Noun

wàkīlī̀ m (plural wàkī̀lai, possessed form wàkīlìn)

1. representative, agent
2. member of the legislature

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَكِيل (wakīl).^[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

wakili (ma class, plural mawakili)

1. lawyer, attorney (professional person authorized to practice law)

   Synonym: mwanasheria

2. agent, representative

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -wakilisha
  • Stative: -wakilika

References

1. Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 309 Nr. 2980