mrehani

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

From m- +‎ Arabic رَيْحَان (rayḥān).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

mrehani class III (plural mirehani class IV)

  1. basil, Ocimum basilicum

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 127 Nr. 1134