jirani

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic جِيرَان (jīrān), plural of جَار (jār).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

jirani class I/IX (plural jirani class II/X or majirani class II/X)

  1. neighbour

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 66 Nr. 559
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