baƙi

Not to be confused with baki or bakin (mouth, unhooked k)

Noun 1

Tilo baƙi

Jam'i baƙaƙe or babbaƙu

Singular black

Plural blacks

m

1. letter of any language's alphabet <> Ɗaya daga cikin haruffan da ake amfani da su wajen rubutun boko ko Larabci.
2. (idiomatic/karin magana) san baƙi wato sanin yadda ake karatu ko samun ilimi <> know the alphabet, be literate.

   Ta san baƙi sosai <> She reads well (is literate)

3. the color black

Noun 2

Tilo baƙo

Jam'i baƙi

Singular guest

Plural guests

1. The plural form of baƙo; more than one (kind of) baƙo. <> guests, foreigners, stranger, visitors

   Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? - <> Shin, lãbãrin Bãƙin Ibrãhĩm, waɗanda aka girmama, ya zo maka? = Shin, labarin baƙin Ibrahim, wadanda aka girmama, ya zo maka? --Qur'an 51:24

Adjective

baƙi = m | baƙa = f

1. the color black, dark <> launi mai duhu, kishiyar fari.
   • Antonym: fari
2. something bad or evil (examples below) <> abu mara kyau, mugun nufi

   baƙar magana, baƙar aniya, baƙin aljani... <> bad mouthing, evil intention, evil spirit