huruma

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic رَحْمَة (raḥma).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

huruma class IX (plural huruma class X)

  1. mercy, compassion, pity, sympathy
    Synonyms: rehema, shufaka

Derived terms

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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 117 Nr. 1053
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