silaha

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِلَاح (silāḥ).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

silaha class IX (plural silaha class X)

  1. weapon

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. 1323

Swazi

Verb

-síláha

  1. to slit the throat of an animal

Inflection

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