dirisha

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From Omani Arabic دريشة (drīša), from Persian دریچه (dariče, “small window”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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dirisha (ma class, plural madirisha)

  1. window (opening for light and air)

Descendants

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  • → Kikuyu: ndirica
  • → Lingala: lininísa

References

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  1. ^ Brook, Zev (2022) “Which Arabic Dialect Are Swahili Words From?”, in Studia Orientalia Electronica‎[1], volume 10, number 1, page 9 of 1-10: “‘Window’, Sw dirisha. From OAr dryše norm. drīše (R: 58) / drī́ša (N: 23), from Persian darīča.”
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