Zohali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic زُحَل (zuḥal, Saturn).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Proper noun

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Zohali

  1. Saturn (planet)

Usage notes

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  • Zohali was traditionally used to refer to the planet Saturn.[1]

A 1995 dictionary used the name for the seventh planet Uranus.[2] Some books for primary school use in Tanzania repeated this usage.[3][4]

In the present dictionaries this aberration has been corrected and Zohali is reserved for the sixth planet Saturn (Kamusi Kuu ya Kiswahili, Longhorn Nairobi 2017, →ISBN ("sayari ya sita" = the sixth planet); TUKI ENglish-Swahili Dictionary 3rd edition, Dar es Salaam 2006, →ISBN ("Saturn 1. Zohali").

Synonyms

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See also

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Solar System in Swahili · mfumo wa jua (see also: sayari) (layout · text)
Star jua
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets
Utaridi
Zebaki
Zuhura
Ng'andu
dunia Mirihi
Murihi
Meriki
Ceres Mshtarii Zohali
Zuhali
Uranus Neptun Pluto Eris
Notable
moons
mwezi














References

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  1. ^ The relevant source for tradional astronomic vocabulary in Swahili is Jan Knappert, "The Swahili Names of Stars, Planets and Constellations." In: Indian Ocean Review, The. Perth, Australia, v. 6 n. 3, September 1993, pp 5-7.
  2. ^ Kamusi Awali ya Sayansi na Tekinologia (KAST). Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Ben & Co. Ltd., 1995; out of print and out of use.
  3. ^ Wallah, W.B. & Mwamburi, J. Kiswahili mufti darasa la 8: Mwongozo wa mwalimu. Longhorn, 2009. →ISBN Invalid ISBN
  4. ^ TESSA - Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa. Nishati na Mwendo: Kutoka Ardhini kenda kwenye nyota – kutumia Zana Kifani. Available at: www.tessafrica.net