siasa

Ese

Noun

siasa

  1. steps
  2. ladder

Swahili

Other scripts
Ajami سِئَاسَ

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِيَاسَة (siyāsa).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /siˈɑ.sɑ/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

siasa class IX (plural siasa class X)

  1. politics

Derived terms

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 155 Nr. 1396
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