idili

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Middle English

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Adverb

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idili

  1. Alternative form of ydelly

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic عِدْل (ʕidl).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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idili (n class, plural idili)

  1. effort, attempt, perseverance

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 201 Nr. 1809
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