mahiri

Swahili

Etymology

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    Arabic مَهَرَ (mahara)
    Arabic مَاهِر (māhir)bor.
    Swahili mahiri

    Borrowed from Arabic مَاهِر (māhir), from مَهَرَ (mahara).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

    mahiri (invariable)

    1. skilful, skilled
    2. clever

    Derived terms

    • Nominal derivations:

    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 283 Nr. 2675
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