kadhaa

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Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic قَضَاء (qaḍāʔ, judgment, edict; divine decree”, hence “something inevitable).

Noun[edit]

kadhaa (n class, plural kadhaa)

  1. requirement; necessity

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic كَذَا (kaḏā) used with the same sense, e.g. in كَذَا مَرَّة (kaḏā marra, several times).

Alternative forms[edit]

Determiner[edit]

kadhaa

  1. several (used following a noun)

Adjective[edit]

kadhaa (invariable)

  1. various, some