dawati

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَوَاة (dawāh).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

dawati class V (plural madawati class VI)

  1. desk (table for writing and reading)
    Synonym: deski
  2. bureau

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 109 Nr. 968

Yoruba

Etymology

From di (“to become”) +‎ àwátì (“something that is searched for unsuccessfully”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dà.wá.tì/

Verb

dàwátì

  1. to go missing; to disappear; to vanish
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