hekima

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic حِكْمَة (ḥikma).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

hekima (n class, no plural)

  1. wisdom

See also

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 78 Nr. 686

Further reading

  • Leslie, David (2010) “Hekima and Busara - are they different concepts and how do they relate to Utu?”, in Swahili Forum, volume 17, →ISSN, pages 24-33