bayana

See also: Bayana

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَيَان (bayān).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

bayana class IX (plural bayana class X)

  1. evidence, proof, exhibit

Adjective

bayana (invariable)

  1. transparent

Adverb

bayana

  1. clearly, patently, openly, publicly

Derived terms

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 45 Nr. 357
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