utamaduni

Swahili

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Swahili u-
    Arabic تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana)
    Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)bor.
    Swahili utamaduni

    From u- +‎ Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    utamaduni class XI (plural tamaduni class X)

    1. culture, tradition, custom

    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 276 Nr. 2605
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