dhati

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ذَات (ḏāt).

Pronunciation

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Noun

dhati class IX (plural dhati class X)

  1. being, essence
  2. free will
    • 2009 January 9, Mwananchi:
      [] "[K]ama mshindi kapatikana basi tutamuunga mkono kwa dhati," alisema mama Kahama.
      "If there is found to be a winner, well, we will willingly support him," said mother Kahama.