samawati
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَمَاوَات (samāwāt), the plural of سَمَاء (samāʾ, “sky”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
samawati (n class, plural samawati)
- sky
Adjective
-a samawati (invariable)
- (color) azure, light blue
See also
| -eupe | -a kijivujivu ; -a kijivu | -eusi |
| -ekundu | -a machungwa; -a hudhurungi ; -a kahawia | -a manjano ; -a kimanjano ; -a njano ; -a dhahabu |
| -a manjani giza | -a kibichi ; -a kijani | -a manjani mwangaza |
| -a bluu mwangaza | -a samawati | -a bluu |
| -a urujuani | -a zambarau | -a waridi ; -a pinki |
References
- Baldi, Sergio (2009), “Swahili”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 4, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 383