harara

Swahili

Etymology

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    Arabic حَرَارَة (ḥarāra)bor.
    Swahili harara

    Borrowed from Arabic حَرَارَة (ḥarāra).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    harara class IX (plural harara class X)

    1. heat
    2. passion, zeal
    3. fever
      Synonym: homa

    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 71 Nr. 619
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