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janaba

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Hausa

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Etymology

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From Arabic جَنَابَة (janāba).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /(d)ʒà.ná.bàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [d͡ʒə̀.nə́.bàː]

Noun

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jànabā̀ f (possessed form jànabàr̃)

  1. (Islam) ritual impurity

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic جَنَابَة (janāba).[1]

Noun

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janaba class IX (plural janaba class X)

  1. (Islam) ritual impurity (impurity after intercourse or discharge of semen)

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 63 Nr. 528
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