muhula

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُهْلَة (muhla).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

muhula class III (plural mihula class IV)

  1. term (period of time in a position)
  2. semester

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. 2677
  2. ^ Zawawi, Sharifa M. (1979) Loan words and their effect on the classification of Swahili nominals‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 46
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