fajaa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فَجْأَة (fajʔa).

Noun

fajaa class IX (plural fajaa class X)

  1. a sudden death (an instantaneous, unexpected death)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic فَجْأَةً (fajʔatan).[1]

Adverb

fajaa

  1. suddenly, quickly

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 227 Nr. 2088
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