jemadari

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Swahili

Etymology

From Hindi जमादार (jamādār) / Urdu جمعدار (jamadār), from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ, “gathering”) + Persian ـدار (-dâr, “bearer”).

Noun

jemadari (ma class, plural majemadari)

  1. a military officer, jemadar
  2. (chess) knight

See also

Chess pieces in Swahili · kete za sataranji (see also: sataranji, chesi) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
shaha, shehe, mfalme, kete kuu malkia ngome sataranja, padre farasi, jemadari kitunda

References

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