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Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic مَجْرًى (majran).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
majira class VI (plural only)
- season
- period of time
- time, as measured by a clock
See also
Noun
majira
- plural of jira
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 57 Nr. 469