ghubari

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غُبَار (ḡubār).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

ghubari class V (plural maghubari class VI)

  1. cloud (mass of dust, steam or smoke)
  2. nimbus

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 220 Nr. 1995