maalum

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

maalum (invariable)

  1. special, distinguished
    Synonym: spesheli
  2. famous, well-known

Adverb

maalum

  1. certainly

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 214 Nr. 1924
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