mnara
Maltese
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Alternative forms
- imnara (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology
From Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ɪ)mˈnaː.ra/
Noun
mnara f (plural mnajjar or mnieri or mnariet)
- (dated or historical) oil lamp
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic مَنَارَة (manāra).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
mnara class III (plural minara class IV)
Derived terms
- kinara (“candlestick”)
- mnara wa kengele (“bell tower”)
- mnara wa taa (“lighthouse”)
References
- ^ 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 296 Nr. 2815