dhahabu
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Swahili
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Nomen
[edit]dhahabu (n class, plural dhahabu)
- gold (element, mineral)
Descendants
[edit]- → Kikuyu: thahabu
Adjective
[edit]-a dhahabu (invariable)
- gold (color/colour)
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 112 Nr. 996