dhehebu

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Etymology

Backformation from the plural form madhehebu, from Arabic مَذْهَب (maḏhab) or its plural مَذاهِب (maḏāhib).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

dhehebu (ma class, plural madhehebu)

  1. (religion) denomination, sect

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 112 Nr. 997
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