rubuta

Hausa

Etymology

From Kanuri ruwo (“write”), likely via the verbal noun ruwotǝ́. The ultimate origin is disputed; a Berber language seems likely (cf. Ghadames orəḇ), but a Saharan origin has also been suggested (cf. Dazaga urudí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rú.bùː.táː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [rɪ́.bùː.táː]

Verb

r̃ubū̀tā (grade 1)

1. to write

Derived terms

• r̃ùbū̀tū

References

• Kossmann, Maarten (2005), Berber Loanwords in Hausa (Berber Studies; 12), Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN