almajiri
noun
almajiri is spelled A-L-M-A-J-I-R-I: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, almajiri means “An itinerant student at an Islamic school in northern Nigeria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of almajiri is almajiris.
How many letters and syllables are in almajiri?
| Letters | 8: A-L-M-A-J-I-R-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is almajiri?
Almajiri appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of almajiri
- almajiris plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does almajiri mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An itinerant student at an Islamic school in northern Nigeria.
- 2
The system of Islamic education employed at these schools.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does almajiri come from?
From Hausa àlmājìr̃ī.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).