janaba

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic جَنَابَة (janāba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(d)ʒà.ná.bàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [d͡ʒə̀.nə́.bàː]

Noun

jànabā̀ f (possessed form jànabàr̃)

  1. (Islam) ritual impurity

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَنَابَة (janāba).[1]

Noun

janaba class IX (plural janaba class X)

  1. (Islam) ritual impurity (impurity after intercourse or discharge of semen)

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 63 Nr. 528
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