shujaa

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شُجَاع (šujāʕ).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

shujaa (invariable)

  1. brave, courageous

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Noun

shujaa class V (plural mashujaa class VI)

  1. hero (person of great bravery)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Mashujaa Day

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 162 Nr. 1438
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