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mraba

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic مُرَبَّعْ (murabbaʕ).[1][2]

Noun

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mraba class III (plural miraba class IV)

  1. square, rectangle

Adjective

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-a mraba (invariable)

  1. squared
  2. square (one-dimensional units of measurement made two-dimensional)
    maili tatu za mraba — three square miles

Etymology 2

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From Arabic مُرَبَّى (murabbā).

Noun

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mraba class ? (plural [please provide])

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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 115 Nr. 1028
  2. ^ Krumm, Bernhard (1932) Wörter und Wortformen orientalischen Ursprungs im Suaheli‎[1] (in German), Hamburg: Friederichsen, De Gruyter & Co. m.b.H., →DOI, →ISBN, page 51
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