taarab
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Swahili taarab, from Arabic طَرَب (ṭarab, “entertainment with music”).
Noun
[edit]taarab (uncountable)
- 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]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic طَرَب (ṭarab, “entertainment with music”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]taarab (n class, plural taarab)
References
[edit]- ^ 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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