nahodha
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Swahili
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Borrowed from Arabic نَاخُوذَاة (nāḵūḏāh), borrowed from Classical Persian نَاخُدَا (nāxudā), from نَاوْخُدَا (nāwxudā), from نَاو (nāw) + خُدَا (xudā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nahodha (ma class, plural manahodha)
- captain (commander of a ship)