kafila

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English

Noun

kafila (plural kafilas)

  1. Alternative form of cafila

Anagrams

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَافِلَة (qāfila).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

kafila (n class, plural kafila)

  1. (uncommon) caravan, cafila
    Synonym: msafara

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 250 No. 2323