mauti

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْت (mawt).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

mauti class ? (plural [please provide])

  1. death, demise
    Synonym: kifo

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. 2678