thaura

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ثَوْرَة (ṯawra).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

thaura class IX (plural thaura class X)

  1. revolution
    Synonym: mapinduzi

References

  1. ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎[1], volume 10, number 1, page 2 of 1-10: “Finally, modern engagement with the wider Islamic world has inspired Swahili lexicographers to coin words based on Modern Standard Arabic, like thaura ‘revolution’ or rais ‘president’”
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