nikaha

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نِكَاح (nikāḥ).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

nikaha class IX (plural nikaha class X)

  1. marriage
    Synonym: ndoa

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 295 Nr. 2793