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barafu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Omani Arabic برف (barf, “ice”), from Persian برف (barf, “snow”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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barafu class IX (plural barafu class X)

  1. ice

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎[1], volume 10, number 1, page 8 of 1-10: “‘Ice’, Sw barafu. From OAr barf (R: 41) / báraf (N: 84), from Persian barf ‘snow’.”
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