barafu
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Omani Arabic برف (barf, “ice”), from Persian برف (barf, “snow”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
barafu (n class, plural barafu)
Derived terms edit
- dubu barafu (“polar bear”)
- mashine ya barafu (“refrigerator”)
References edit
- ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica[1], volume 10, number 1, page 8 of 1-10: “‘Ice’, Sw barafu. From OAr barf (R: 41) / báraf (N: 84), from Persian barf ‘snow’.”