hatamu
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خِطَام (ḵiṭām).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
hatamu class IX (plural hatamu class X)
Derived terms
- -shika hatamu (“to take control, to lead”)
References
- ^ 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. 813