msalaba

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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msalaba (m-mi class, plural misalaba)

  1. cross (geometrical figure)
  2. cross (cross-shaped wooden post)
  3. cross (Christian symbol)

Descendants

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  • → Kikuyu: mũtharaba

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) 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 180 Nr. 1601
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