Jump to content

ahadi

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Swahili

[edit]
Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

[edit]

    Borrowed from Arabic عَهْد (ʕahd).[1]

    Noun

    [edit]

    ahadi class IX (plural ahadi class X)

    1. promise, pledge, commitment
      kutoa ahadi ― to make a promise
      kuvunja ahadi ― to break a promise
    [edit]

    Etymology 2

    [edit]

    Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

    Noun

    [edit]

    ahadi class IX (plural ahadi class X)

    1. death
      Synonyms: kifo, mauti

    References

    [edit]
    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 217 Nr. 1960
    Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=ahadi&oldid=91161313"