hafifu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَفِيف (ḵafīf).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

hafifu (invariable)

  1. weak, soft
    Synonym: maskini
    Antonym: imara
  2. inferior, mediocre, poor
  3. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) poor
    Synonym: maskini

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 92 Nr. 816
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