taarifa

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَعْرِيف (taʕrīf).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

taarifa class IX (plural taarifa class X)

1. headline (heading or title of an article)
2. report, communique, notice (piece of information)

   Synonym: ripoti

3. something well known, statement

Derived terms

• -taarifu (“to inform, report”)