elfu

Icelandic

Noun

elfu

  1. indefinite accusative singular of elfa
  2. indefinite dative singular of elfa
  3. indefinite genitive singular of elfa

Swahili

Swahili numbers (edit)
10,000
 ←  100  ←  900 1,000 2,000  →  10,000  → 
100
    Cardinal: elfu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَلْف (ʔalf).[1]

Pronunciation

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Numeral

elfu (invariable)

  1. thousand

Noun

elfu class V (plural maelfu class VI)

  1. thousand

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 15 Nr. 81
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