talasimu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic طَلَاسِم (ṭalāsim), plural of طِلَسْم (ṭilasm).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

talasimu class ? (plural [please provide])

  1. talisman, charm

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 192 Nr. 1711