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Noun
nusu
- mouth
References
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Omani Arabic نص (nuṣṣ), widespread dialectal variant of standard Arabic نِصْف (niṣf, “half”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nusu class IX (plural nusu class X)
- half
See also
For more, see Appendix:Swahili numbers#Fractions.
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (November 30 2020) 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 290 Nr. 2748