dafina

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَفِينَة (dafīna).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

dafina (n class, plural dafina)

  1. (clarification of this definition is needed) hidden treasure

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 103 Nr. 917
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