desert

(noun) hamada, (verb) bari

Pronunciation

noun 1

• IPA: /'dɛzət/
• enPR: dĕ'zə(r)t
• SAMPA: /"dEz@(r)t/

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noun 2

• IPA: /dɪ'zɜ:t/

verb

• IPA: /dɪ'zɜ:t/
• enPR: dĭzû(r)t'
• SAMPA: /dI"z3:(r)t/

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Homophones

• (noun 2, verb) dessert

Noun 1

Singular desert

Plural deserts

A desert <> hamada

1. A desert is a bare area of land, especially one with little water or plants.

   As for the disbelievers, their deeds are like a mirage in a desert.
   Amma wadanda suka kafirta ayyukansu kamar ƙawalwalniya ne a hamada. --Qur'an 24:39

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) desert

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) deserts

Past tense (ya wuce) deserted

Past participle (ya wuce) deserted

Present participle (ana cikin yi) deserting

1. To leave, abandon or forsake someone or something. <> bar, bari.

   Your Lord hasn’t deserted you, nor is He displeased with you. <> ubangijinka bai yi maka bankwana ba, kuma bai ƙi kaba. = [ 93:3 ] ubangijinka bai manta da kai ba, kuma bai qi ka ba. --Qur'an 93:3