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fajaa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Arabic فَجْأَة (fajʔa).

Noun

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fajaa class IX (plural fajaa class X)

  1. a sudden death (an instantaneous, unexpected death)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic فَجْأَةً (fajʔatan).[1]

Adverb

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fajaa

  1. suddenly, quickly

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, page 227 Nr. 2088
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