jirani

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic جِيرَان (jīrān), plural of جَار (jār).[1]

Pronunciation
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Noun

jirani (ma class, plural majirani) or jirani (n class, plural jirani)

  1. neighbour

References
  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 66 Nr. 559
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