takbira

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَكْبِير (takbīr).

Noun

takbira (n class, plural takbira)

  1. (Islam) takbir (proclamation of the greatness of God)

References
  • 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 256 Nr. 2389
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.