jirani
Swahili
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic جِيرَان (jīrān), plural of جَار (jār).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjirani (ma class, plural majirani) or jirani (n class, plural jirani)
References
edit- ^ 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 66 Nr. 559