maarufu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْرُوف (maʕrūf, “[commonly] known”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

maarufu (invariable)

  1. popular, famous, distinguished (known by the common people)
  2. known (as)

Derived terms

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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 205 Nr. 1844
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