adhimu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَظِيم (ʕaẓīm).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

adhimu (invariable)

  1. important, significant, glorious

Derived terms

See also

References

  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 210 Nr. 1888