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hekalu

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

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    hekalu class V (plural mahekalu class VI)

    1. temple

    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 300 Nr. 2869