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heshima

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حِشْمَة (ḥišma).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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heshima class IX (plural heshima class X)

  1. honour, dignity
  2. respect
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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 75 Nr. 652
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