malaika

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Swahili

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Etymology

From Arabic مَلَائِكَة (malāʔika), plural of مَلْأَك (malʔak).

Pronunciation

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Noun

malaika (n class, plural malaika)

  1. angel (messenger from a deity)
  2. angel (term of affection)

Tooro

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili malaika (angel), from Arabic مَلَائِكَة (malāʔika), plural of مَلْأَك (malʔak), from Ge'ez መልአክ (mälʾäk, messenger; angel), a calque of Aramaic מַלְאֲכָא / ܡܠܐܟܐ (malʾăḵā, angel, messenger) and Hebrew מַלְאָךְ (malʾā́ḵ, angel, messenger).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /maláíka/

Noun

malaika class 1a (plural baamalaika class 2a, augmentless only)

  1. angel