msumari

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic مِسْمَار (mismār).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

msumari class III (plural misumari class IV)

  1. nail (metal fastener)

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, pages 150-151 Nr. 1355
  2. ^ Zawawi, Sharifa M. (1979) Loan words and their effect on the classification of Swahili nominals[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 45