karama

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic كَرَامَة (karāma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kà.ráː.màː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kə̀.ráː.màː]

Noun

kàr̃āmā̀ f (plural kar̃āmōmī, possessed form kàr̃āmàr̃)

  1. generosity
  2. something amazing or wonderful

Malagasy

Noun

karama

  1. payroll

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَرَامَة (karāma).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

karama class IX (plural karama class X)

  1. gift, talent, accomplishment, endowment

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 260 Nr. 2419
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