swala

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh).[1]

Alternative forms

Noun

swala class IX (plural swala class X)

  2. prayer (practice of communicating with one's God)
    Synonym: ombi

See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?]

Noun

swala class IX (plural swala class X)

  1. gazelle

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 181 Nr. 1612

Further reading

  • swala in Swahili Oxford Living Dictionaries, Oxford University Press
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