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nikaha

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Swahili

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic نِكَاح (nikāḥ).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

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    nikaha class IX (plural nikaha class X)

    1. marriage
      Synonym: ndoa

    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 295 Nr. 2793
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