haraka

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic حَرَكَة (ḥaraka).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

haraka class IX (plural haraka class X)

  1. hurry, haste
  2. speed
    Synonyms: mbio, kasi

Adjective

haraka (invariable)

  1. fast (occurring or happening within a short time)

Adverb

haraka

  1. quickly

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 72 Nr. 627
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