Jump to content

kawaida

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: Kawaida

Swahili

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

    Borrowed from Arabic قَوَاعِد (qawāʕid), plural of قَاعِدَة (qāʕida).[1]

    Pronunciation

    [edit]
    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

    [edit]

    kawaida class IX (plural kawaida class X)

    1. regular or normal thing, habit

    Adjective

    [edit]

    -a kawaida (invariable)

    1. regular, ordinary, normal

    Derived terms

    [edit]

    References

    [edit]
    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 250 Nr. 2318
    Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=kawaida&oldid=89963894"