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dhambi

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic ذَنْب (ḏanb, “offence”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈðɑᵐbi/, /ˈdɑᵐbi/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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dhambi class V (plural madhambi class VI)

  1. sin
  2. crime, offense

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 112 Nr. 995
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