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{{noun|disaster}} | {{noun|disaster}} | ||
<abbr title="feminine gender">''f''</abbr>[[Category:Feminine gender Hausa nouns]] | <abbr title="feminine gender">''f''</abbr>[[Category:Feminine gender Hausa nouns]] | ||
# a [[disaster]], [[misfortune]] or [[calamity]]. (Cf. [[bala'i]].) | # a [[disaster]], [[misfortune]], [[hardship]] or [[calamity]]. (Cf. [[bala'i]].) | ||
## ''wannan yaro da '''masifa''' ya ke, <> this child is continually crying ([[throwing a fit]]). | ## ''wannan yaro da '''masifa''' ya ke, <> this child is continually crying ([[throwing a fit]]). | ||
## ''mutumin nan '''masifa''' gare shi <> this man treats his womenfolk badly. ([[high-tempered]]) | ## ''mutumin nan '''masifa''' gare shi <> this man treats his womenfolk badly. ([[high-tempered]]) |
Latest revision as of 06:31, 10 November 2020
Noun
f
- a disaster, misfortune, hardship or calamity. (Cf. bala'i.)
- wannan yaro da masifa ya ke, <> this child is continually crying (throwing a fit).
- mutumin nan masifa gare shi <> this man treats his womenfolk badly. (high-tempered)
- kuma ba domin wata masifa ta same su <> and if not that a disaster should strike them
- Excessiveness, very, to a high degree. e.g.
- hatsi yina da masifar tsada yanzu, corn is very expensive just now.
- yarinyan nan tana da masifar kyau, this girl is exceptionally good looking and well made. (Vide tsanani; tajarifi; tajariba.)