idili

Middle English

Adverb

idili

  1. alternative form of ydelly

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِدْل (ʕidl).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

idili class IX (plural idili class X)

  1. effort, attempt, perseverance

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 201 Nr. 1809