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Etymology

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From Arabic مَجْرًى (majran).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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majira (ma class, plural only)

  1. season
  2. period of time
  3. time, as measured by a clock

See also

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Noun

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majira

  1. plural of jira

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 57 Nr. 469