kafila

English

Noun

kafila (plural kafilas)

  1. Alternative form of cafila.

Anagrams

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَافِلَة (qāfila).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

kafila class IX (plural kafila class X)

  1. (uncommon) caravan, cafila
    Synonym: msafara

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 250 Nr. 2323