thawabu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ثَوَاب (ṯawāb).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

thawabu class IX (plural thawabu class X)

  1. (religion) spiritual rewards, credit for good deeds; (Islam) hasanat

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 53 Nr. 427