safina

See also: Safina

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَفِينَة (safīna).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

safina class IX (plural safina class X)

  1. (uncommon) ship, boat
  2. ark (ship of the biblical character Noah)

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 114 Nr. 1299
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