fuadi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فُؤَاد (fuʔād).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

fuadi class IX (plural fuadi class X)

  1. (dated) heart
    Synonym: moyo

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), 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 226 Nr. 2068