hatari

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic خَطَر (ḵaṭar, danger).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

hatari class IX (plural hatari class X)

  1. danger (exposure to liable harm), risk

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. 812