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simu

See also: Simu and sīmù

Ngazidja Comorian

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Noun

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simu class 9 (plural simu class 10)

  1. telephone

References

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  • “simu” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Omani Arabic سيم (sīm, “telegram”), from Persian سیم (sim, “wire”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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simu (n class, plural simu)

  1. telegram
  2. telephone

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎[1], volume 10, number 1, page 9 of 1-10: “‘Telephone’, Sw simu. From OAr sym norm. sīm ‘telegram’ (R: 35) (the original meaning in Swahili), from Persian sīm ‘wire’.”

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From Malay semut.

Noun

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simu

  1. ant
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