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Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic جِيرَان (jīrān), plural of جَار (jār).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
jirani (ma class, plural majirani) or jirani (n class, plural jirani)
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References
- ^ 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 66 Nr. 559