ahadi

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَهْد (ʕahd).[1]

Noun

ahadi class IX (plural ahadi class X)

  1. promise, pledge, commitment
    kutoa ahadi ― to make a promise
    kuvunja ahadi ― to break a promise

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

ahadi class IX (plural ahadi class X)

  1. death
    Synonyms: kifo, mauti

References

  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 217 Nr. 1960
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