dhoruba

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Swahili

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Dhoruba ikiambatana na radi
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Etymology

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From Arabic ضَرْبَة (ḍarba, “storm”, literally “hit, blow”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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dhoruba (n class, plural dhoruba)

  1. storm, tempest
    Synonym: tufani

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 187 Nr. 1655
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