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thawabu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic ثَوَاب (ṯawāb).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

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    thawabu class IX (plural thawabu class X)

    1. (religion) spiritual rewards, credit for good deeds; (Islam) hasanat

    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 53 Nr. 427
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