nahodha

Swahili

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Middle Persian nʾw
    Classical Persian نَاو (nāw)
    Middle Persian hwtʾy
    Classical Persian خُدَای (xudāy)
    Classical Persian خُدَا (xudā)
    Classical Persian نَاوْخُدَا (nāwxudā)
    Classical Persian نَاخُدَا (nāxudā)bor.
    Arabic نَاخُوذَاة (nāḵūḏāh)bor.
    Swahili nahodha

    Borrowed from Arabic نَاخُوذَاة (nāḵūḏāh), borrowed from Classical Persian نَاخُدَا (nāxudā), from نَاوْخُدَا (nāwxudā), from نَاو (nāw) + خُدَا (xudā).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    nahodha class V (plural manahodha class VI)

    1. captain (commander of a ship)
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