nahodha

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Persian nʾw

Classical Persian نَاو (nāw)

Middle Persian hwtʾy

Classical Persian خُدَای (xudāy)

Classical Persian خُدَا (xudā)

Classical Persian نَاوْخُدَا (nāwxudā)

Classical Persian نَاخُدَا (nāxudā)bor.

Arabic نَاخُوذَاة (nāḵūḏāh)bor.

Swahili nahodha

Borrowed from Arabic نَاخُوذَاة (nāḵūḏāh), borrowed from Classical Persian نَاخُدَا (nāxudā), from نَاوْخُدَا (nāwxudā), from نَاو (nāw) + خُدَا (xudā).

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Noun

nahodha class V (plural manahodha class VI)

1. captain (commander of a ship)