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mashariki

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَشْرِق (mašriq, “sunrise”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Adjective

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mashariki (invariable)

  1. east, eastern

Noun

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mashariki class IX (plural mashariki class X)

  1. dawn
  2. The east
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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 165 Nr. 1465
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