idili

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Middle English

Adverb

idili

  1. Alternative form of ydelly

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عِدْل (ʕidl).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

idili (n class, plural idili)

  1. effort, attempt, perseverance

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. 1809