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jahazi

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Swahili

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic جَهَاز (jahāz).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Kenya):(file)
    • Hyphenation: ja‧ha‧zi

    Noun

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    jahazi class V or IX (plural majahazi class VI or jahazi class X)

    1. ship

    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 65 Nr. 547