gharadhi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَرَض (ḡaraḍ).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

gharadhi class IX (plural gharadhi class X)

  1. intention (course intended to follow)
  2. aim or purpose

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 221 Nr. 2007
  2. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2009) “Swahili”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 4, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 384 of 381-387
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