msalaba

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree
Akkadian 𒁇 (ṣalāpu)bor.
Aramaic צְלִיבָא (ṣəlīḇā)bor.
Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb)bor.
Swahili msalaba

    Borrowed from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    msalaba class III (plural misalaba class IV)

    1. cross (geometrical figure)
    2. cross (cross-shaped wooden post)
    3. cross (Christian symbol)

    Descendants

    • → Kikuyu: mũtharaba

    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 180 Nr. 1601
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