taarab

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Swahili taarab, from Arabic طَرَب (ṭarab, “entertainment with music”).

Noun[edit]

taarab (uncountable)

  1. A genre of music popular in Tanzania and Kenya, influenced by the music of cultures with a historical presence in East Africa.

Anagrams[edit]

Swahili[edit]

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic طَرَب (ṭarab, “entertainment with music”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun[edit]

taarab (n class, plural taarab)

  1. (music) taarab

References[edit]

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) 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 190 Nr. 1691
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