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herufi

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Etymology

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Arabic حَرَفَ (ḥarafa)
Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf)bor.
Swahili herufi

    Borrowed from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    herufi class IX (plural herufi class X)

    1. letter (letter of the alphabet)

    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 72 Nr. 623
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