saraa
Ternate
editEtymology
editProbably from Arabic صَلَاة (ṣalāh, “prayer”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsaraa
- an imam
References
edit- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Yoruba
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa), perhaps through Hausa sadakā̀, compare with sádákà; or from Arabic زَكَاة (zakāh).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsàráà