ghulamu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غُلَام (ḡulām).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣu.la.mu/, /ɡu.la.mu/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

ghulamu class V (plural maghulamu class VI)

  1. young man
  2. (card games) jack
    Synonym: mzungu wa tatu

See also

Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text)
ree, rea, rei mbili tatu nne tano sita saba
nane tisa kumi ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha jokari

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 224 Nr. 2042
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