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Ulaya

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Chichewa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swahili Ulaya, from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /uˈɽá.ja/, /uˈɽa.já/

Proper noun

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Uláya or Ulayá

  1. Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)

Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya); the directly borrowed doublet is wilaya.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Proper noun

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Ulaya

  1. Europe (a continent located west of Asia and north of Africa)

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • → Chichewa: Ulaya

See also

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continents: mabaraedit

References

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  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, pages 310-311 Nr. 2990
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