fasihi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَصِيح (faṣīḥ).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

fasihi (invariable)

  1. pure; elegant

Noun

fasihi class IX (plural fasihi class X)

  1. literature

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 233 Nr. 2149
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