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Chichewa
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili sadaka, from Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa).
Pronunciation
Noun
sadáka class 9 (plural sadáka class 10)
- alms, something given freely
- a memorial meal held on the anniversary of a death
References
- Mtanthauziramawu wa Chinyanja (2000), Centre for Language Studies
Hausa
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa).
Pronunciation
Noun
sadakā̀ f (plural sadakōkī, possessed form sadakàr̃)
- alms, charity
Japanese
Romanization
sadaka
- Rōmaji transcription of さだか
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa).
Noun
sadàka f (Cyrillic spelling сада̀ка)
- alms, charity
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
sadaka (n class, plural sadaka)
- alms, charity
- religious offering or sacrifice
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 177 Nr. 1571
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa, “alms; charity”). Compare Maranao sadka, Maguindanao sadeka, Tausug sarakka, and Malay sedekah.
Pronunciation
Noun
sadaká (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜃ) (Islam)
- sadaqah (voluntary alms or charity)
See also
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish صدقه (sadaka), from Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa).
Noun
sadaka (definite accusative sadakayı, plural sadakalar)
- (Islam) alms, charity
Declension
Turkmen
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic صَدَقَة (ṣadaqa). Compare Turkish sadaka.
Noun
sadaka (definite accusative sadakany, plural sadakalar)
- offering, sacrifice
- (Islam) alms
Declension