ghulamu
Swahili
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic غُلَام (ḡulām).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ghulamu (ma class, plural maghulamu)
- young man
- (card games) jack
- Synonym: mzungu wa tatu
See also
[edit]| Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text) | ||||||
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| nane | tisa | kumi | ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu | malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi | mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha | jokari |
References
[edit]- ^ 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 224 Nr. 2042