tohara

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic طَهَارَة (ṭahāra).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

tohara class IX (plural tohara class X)

  1. (religion) (ritual) cleanliness, purity
  2. (medicine) circumcision

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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 193 Nr. 1724