samawati
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Swahili
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic سَمَاوَات (samāwāt), the plural of سَمَاء (samāʔ, “sky”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]samawati (n class, plural samawati)
Adjective
[edit]-a samawati (invariable)
See also
[edit]| -eupe | -a kijivujivu ; -a kijivu | -eusi |
| -ekundu | -a machungwa; -a hudhurungi ; -a kahawia | -a manjano ; -a kimanjano ; -a njano ; -a dhahabu |
| -a manjani giza | -a kibichi ; -a kijani | -a manjani mwangaza |
| -a bluu mwangaza | -a samawati | -a bluu |
| -a urujuani | -a zambarau | -a waridi ; -a pinki |
References
[edit]- ^ 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 152 Nr. 1362
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (2009) “Swahili”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 4, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 383 of 381-387