shali

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian and Arabic شَال (šāl).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

shali class IX (plural shali class X)

  1. shawl
    Synonym: kashida

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 159 Nr. 1414
  2. ^ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. (2000) Oriental Influences in Swahili: a study in language and culture contacts‎[1], Göteborg: Acta Universitatis Gothoburgensis, →ISBN, page 63: “The Bulushi might also have consolidated the use of certain Persian items already found in Swahili and East Africa but which were not that common earlier, e.g. shali (shawl), cherehani (sewing-machine, any machine with a pedal) and karkhana, karakana (factory, workshop).”
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