shabaha
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
The abstract meaning and probably also the form point to Arabic origin. If so, perhaps from Arabic شُبْهة (šubha, “suspicion, supposition”), seen as an incentive to act.
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Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
shabaha (n class, plural shabaha)