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harara

Swahili

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Arabic حَرَارَة (ḥarāra)bor.
Swahili harara

    Borrowed from Arabic حَرَارَة (ḥarāra).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

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    harara class IX (plural harara class X)

    1. heat
    2. passion, zeal
    3. fever
      Synonym: homa

    References

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    1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), 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 71 Nr. 619
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