Chadian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic سَعَف (saʕaf), with an irregular change of s > z.

Noun

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زعف (zaʔafm (collective, singulative زعفاي f (zaʔafāy))

  1. palm leaves

References

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  • Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français[1] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 156
  • Pommerol, Patrice Jullien de (1999) Dictionnaire Arabe Tchadien-Français (in French), Éditions Karthala, →ISBN, page 1331