serikali
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Swahili
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Etymology
Borrowed from Omani Arabic سُركار (sörkār), from Persian سرکار (sarkâr).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
serikali (n class, plural serikali)
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References
- ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica, volume 10, number 1, page 8 of 1-10: “‘Government’, Sw serikali. From OAr sörkār norm. serkār (R: 126) from Persian sarkār. Sw serikari is found in nineteenth-century texts, so the dissimilation of the liquids likely happened after it was loaned, but Holes (2011: 479) also notes instability between /l/ and /r/.”