adili

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See also: adilî and aðili

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑɗili/
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Adjective

adili (invariable)

  1. just, fair, impartial

Noun

adili class V (plural maadili class VI)

  1. (commonly plural) ethics, morals, good conduct

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) 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 201 Nr. 1813