Swahili

edit
 
Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Etymology

edit

From Arabic جَهْد (jahd), plural جُهُود (juhūd).[1]

Pronunciation

edit
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

edit

juhudi (n class, plural juhudi)

  1. effort, hard work, diligence, enthusiasm

References

edit
  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 65 Nr. 544