mithali

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مِثْل (miṯl).[1]

Noun

mithali class IX (plural mithali class X)

  1. equal, equivalent

Etymology 2

Noun

mithali class IX (plural mithali class X)

  1. alternative form of methali (“proverb”)

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 275 Nr. 2588
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