maskani

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَسْكَن (maskan).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

maskani class IX (plural maskani class X)

  1. residence, home, abode, dwelling, dwelling-place

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 147 Nr. 1319
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