Swahili

edit

Pronunciation

edit
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

edit

Borrowed from Arabic عَرْف (ʕarf).

Noun

edit

harufu (n class, plural harufu)

  1. smell, scent, odour

Etymology 2

edit

Borrowed from Arabic حَرْف (ḥarf).

Noun

edit

harufu (n class, plural harufu)

  1. Alternative form of herufi
  2. (poetry) syllable