Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic غُلَام (ḡulām).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣu.la.mu/, /ɡu.la.mu/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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ghulamu (ma class, plural maghulamu)

  1. young man
  2. (card games) jack
    Synonym: mzungu wa tatu

See also

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Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text)
             
ree, rea, rei mbili tatu nne tano sita saba
             
nane tisa kumi ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha jokari

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) 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 224 Nr. 2042