shaba

See also: sħaba

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic شَبَه (šabah, “brass”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

shaba class IX (plural shaba class X)

  1. copper (chemical element)
    Synonym: kupri
  2. brass

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 162 Nr. 1431a
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