hatua

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic خُطْوة (ḵuṭwa, step).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

hatua class IX (plural hatua class X)

  1. A step, a pace
  2. The length of a pace, used as a measurement of distance.
  3. A development

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. 814