Swahili

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic نَزْر (nazr, little, trifle).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnusuɾɑ/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Adverb

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nusura

  1. almost, nearly

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 288 Nr. 2719
  2. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2009) “Swahili”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 4, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 385 of 381-387