ruya

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رُؤْيَا (ruʔyā).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

ruya class IX (plural ruya class X)

  1. vision, dream

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 114 Nr. 1008